By Godwin Adindu… You know the fast lane; the extreme corner of the road where drivers throw caution to the wind and challenge the speedometer of their...
By Reuben Abati… Turkey is about five hours away from Nigeria by air, about 2, 634 miles from here, but the night there was a coup attempt...
By Dr. Arthur Nwankwo… Emperor Nero’s emergence as Roman Emperor in AD 54 was greeted with wild jubilation and expectation especially among the plebeians, aristocrats and...
By Sonala Olumhense…This story is about three ghosts. Three ghosts that are not only related, but who haunt in the same darkness, none of them appearing...
By JUDE NDUKWE …The recent reconstitution of the Board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, by President Muhammadu Buhari is another gross abuse of the...
By Lawrence Chinedu Nwobu…In 2009, during a state visit to Ghana; one of the few countries on the continent credited with a vibrant democracy, President Barack...
By Reuben Abati…Two lives lost recently in the creative industry convey useful messages in terms of the import of their careers and the circumstances of their...
By Okey Ndibe…I recently surveyed President Muhammadu Buhari’s top appointments recently and was left wondering when last he took a long, hard look at Nigeria’s map....
By Paul E. Michael…As an ardent supporter of the President Mohammadu Buhari fight against corruption, I am not pleased with the manner at which the President...
By Reuben Abati “I am depressed, my brother.” “You are always depressed. I am actually used to that. I can’t remember when last you were not choleric,...
By Sonala Olumhense…Everyone knows the document now: the Government’s Sentencing Memorandum in the United States case against former Louisiana congressman William Jefferson of 2007. We...
By Sam Kargbo…This effort is inspired by the need to put into proper perspective the questions of the eligibility of General Muhammadu Buhari to contest the...
By Reuben Abati … What has the United Kingdom just done to itself, its people and the future of its youth? It is difficult to fully...
By Reuben Abati “My brother, I think all the people saying they have not seen any change should by now be convinced that truly, truly, the...
By Levi Obijiofor…They arrived with a bang and issued threats to just about everyone within their sight – the Federal Government, multinational oil companies, security forces,...
Adeola Aderounmu…By In 1986 as a 14-year-old boy, I took the bus and went to the General Hospital in Lagos for an ear operation. It was...
By Sonala Olumhense…Finally, the Nigerian government has practically devalued the naira. Given the nation’s economic and fiscal realities, action in that direction had been expected...
By Farouk Martins Aresa…What is surprising is that it took Nigeria’s Buhari this long to capitulate to Foreign countries that make the economic rules for the...
By Reuben Abati… On the occasion of his 80th birthday, Benson Idonije, who is arguably Nigeria’s most informed analyst of jazz music and an enthusiastic promoter...
By Remi Oyeyemi… I have just finished reading the powerful article by Sonala Olumhense with the heading “A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Sainthood.” ...
By Joseph Rotimi… Last week, a senior was lynched in a market in the northern city of Kano in circumstances that are yet to be clarified....
By Sam Kargbo… My first mental encounter with the State of Florida in America was in The Old Man and the Sea, the novel that earned...
By Emmanuel Uchenna Ugwu… Ibrahim Badamasi Babaginda has been busy lately. He has been tending his sick body and refuting rumors of his own death. ...
By Farouk Martins Aresa… Buhari one-year anniversary has been anything but glorious. It has been pitiful compare to his last time around. It is a different...
By Sonala Olumhense… First, my sympathies go to President Muhammadu Buhari, who is battling an ear infection. It is disappointing, however, that he chose to travel...
By Reuben Abati . . . This day, June 12 will always be remembered by those who have defied the culture of silence and conspiracy against...
By Tony Ogunlowo… It’s very good that the governor of Ekiti state, Governor Fayose, can take time out from his busy schedule to feed the people...
By Reuben Abati . . . “Have you eaten today? If not, let me show you this new restaurant. Good food, the service girls specially attractive,...
Adeola Aderounmu… One year after the official emergence of the APC mandate, the most unexpected scenarios are here. The current situation in Nigeria today was unimaginable...
Dele Awogbeoba… A cursory look at the Niger Delta and the damage done to its environment as a result of the huge cross the Niger Delta...
By Reuben Abati . . . Muhammad Ali, who died late Friday evening aged 74, was one of the greatest icons of the 20th century, one...
By Reuben Abati… No one should be surprised by the loud and widespread support that has attended the latest call by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar...
By Ikechukwu Amaechi… Voting on March 28, 2015 for the then presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Muhammadu Buhari, was almost a badge of...
By.Abiodun Komolafe… “He who knows no hardships will know no hardihood. He who faces no calamity will need no courage. Mysterious though it is, the characteristics...
By Kolade Gbolagade… “Had long sought a separate state not because they loved power but because their conditions were peculiar and the authorities did not understand...
By Benjamin Obiajulu Aduba… President Muhammadu Buhari completes his first year in office this today. In sports parlance this would be the end of the first...
By Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani… President Muhammadu Buhari came to power promising Nigerians “change”. Novelist and writer Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani gives five examples of what has changed...
By SON… One of the quotable quotes from President Buhari that has become something of an “iconic” signature is his declaration that Nigerians have nothing to...
By Adetola Ogunsola… “I will shoot you all like Boko Haram! Do you know how many people I’ve killed!?” The words of a soldier in...
By Senator Babafemi Ojudu… Today, May 29, 2016 marks President Muhammadu Buhari’s first year in office. It has indeed been an all-round exhilarating year, not only...
By Garba Shehu… Twelve months ago, President Muhammadu Buhari was sworn in as the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of...
By Reuben Abati… One of the major news items in circulation has been the scarcity of tomato. Incidentally, Nigeria is (was) the 14th largest producer of...
By Prince Charles Dickson PhD… “Close One Yesterday” One more day in the struggle Have to get up and juggle You done know, want a...
Moses E. Ochonu… The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, said recently that the Nigerian government plans to restore history to the secondary school curriculum. For...
By Levi Obijiofor… Nigerians can now rest easy. The Frivolous Petitions Bill 2015 that was introduced in the Senate and sparked public outrage after it passed...
By Joe Igbokwe… All things considered, the Niger Delta Avengers are no different from the Boko Haram criminality in the Northern part of Nigeria and if...
By Reuben Abati… Niger Delta Avengers is the name of a new group of militants in the Niger Delta who claim to be different from the...
By Churchill Obinna Okonkwo… A good starting point in this discourse on fuel crisis, our refineries and government’s policy direction is a quick look at our...
By Reuben Abati … This thing called democracy, particularly the Nigerian brand, never ceases to throw up new and intriguing lessons about the relationship between government...
By Okey Ndibe… Before the 2015 presidential election, Candidate Muhammadu Buhari essentially advertised himself as a magician. Even though oil prices were tumbling, Mr. Buhari promised...
