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Buhari, Violence, and Distractions By Okey Ndibe
Last week, General Muhammadu Buhari (ret.) set off a typically Nigerian kind of storm when he reportedly asserted that Nigerians are bound to react violently to the rigging of the 2015 general...
The Second Calabash By Pius Adesanmi
Prof. Pius Adesanmi
In Okun land, my generation grew up to the story, often told, of a visit by a military governor to one of the towns in the region.We were then part of the old Kwara...
What Is Killing Off African Men In America? By Rudolf Ogoo Okonkwo
Up until six years ago, Africans in America, especially the Nigerians, started to express quiet discontent on the prevalent increase in the observance of wake-keeping for relations who died at home....

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Consumer Reports
Undiluted consumer reports directly filed by citizens/consumers of goods and services about their experiences.
Nigerian Election 2011
Coverage of the Nigerian Election in 2011. News, articles, reports and commentaries.
Global Economic Crisis
Coverage of the global financial crisis. News, articles and opinion pieces.

Commentary

Before Relocating To Nigeria By Jon Chikadibie...
Since the advent of our “nascent democracy”, the government of Nigeria has continued to sell the idea of relocating back home to those in the diaspora-come and help develop our nation....
JFK and Buhari- Spot the Difference
“Those who possess wealth and power in poor nations must accept their own responsibilities. They must lead the fight for those basic reforms which alone can preserve the fabric of their...
Why We Hate Each Other: The Genesis (1 of 3) By...
According to Yoruba mythology, Moremi, the heroine for whom many streets and halls are named in western Nigeria, entered into folklore by saving the people of Ile-Ife from a marauding forest people...
What Is Wrong With Buhari’s Statement?
Democracy ensures peaceful transfer of power because it recognizes the people as the ultimate repository of power. And as such, power is derived solely from the will of the people. Democracy does not...
Annual Ritual: You Spill Oil, No We Don’t By...
The media are full of reports about oil theft in Nigeria, environmental activists are busy launching cool new campaigns to embarrass Shell – it can only mean one thing: it’s almost time...

Interviews

FG Must Parley Now With Boko Haram-Shehu Sanni By...
Comrade Shehu Sani, Kaduna-based author and activist, tells FEMI ADI how the Boko Haram menace could be ended.
INTERVIEW: Wole Soyinka: Next Phase Of Boko Haram...
To what will you attribute Boko Haram’s terrorism?-Let me begin by reminding everyone that Boko Haram has a very long history, whether you describe Boko Haram as an army of the discontent, or...
Famed Author Chinua Achebe On The Occupy Nigeria...
In an interview with The Christian Science Monitor, Nigerian author Chinua Achebe supports fuel-subsidy protests and says that Nigeria's unrest can be eased by better, less-corrupt leaders.

Letters

Broad Daylight Robbery By Airtel On My Phone
  I subscribed to Airtel's Blackberry service on 7th February 2012. However , after 3 days of very poor service and several calls to the call centre without improvements , I had to go back...
Re: Delta Commissioner, Joseph Otumara, Slaps...
I am constrained to respond to the publication pasted on your website on the first of April 2012 alleging that the Delta state commissioner for Health, Dr. Joseph Otumara slapped a female nurse at...
GT Bank, NGN100 ‘Congestion’ Charge And The...
GT Bank is arguably one of Nigeria’s biggest and most impressive bank by many standards. Over the years GT bank has become my Bank!

Press Releases

CPC Uncovers Fresh PDP Plot
The Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, has uncovered another devious plot by the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to cause disaffection and confusion within the Polity.
In Solidarity And Support Of The Illegally Sacked...
 
Bloody 2015 Controversy: CPC Replies Jonathan On...
The Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, has noted the response of Dr Goodluck Jonathan, as President of Nigeria, to the altruistic statement credited to our National Leader, General Muhammadu...
We Say No To Bloodthirsty Leaders! By Christian...
We have noted with dismay the bloodthirsty and unstatesmanly conduct of Muhammadu Buhari who threatened the nation with bloodshed should the 2015 election not be free and fair. We understand that...
Buhari’s Prediction Of Bloodshed In 2015 And...
The attention of the Presidency has been drawn to unfortunate statements in the media made by former Head of State and presidential candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), Major Gen....

Reports

The Looting Of Nigeria: BIG OIL’s $140 Billion A...
As western oil companies loot some $140 billion a year of Nigeria’s black gold, two thirds of the country’s 100 million people live on less than $2 a day.
The Unemployment Crises In Delta State By Eddy...
    Unemployment in Delta State is becoming abnormally high. This is in spite of the fact that Delta State is one of the richest states in the country in terms of the revenue it receives...
Daily Abuses Suffered By Nigeria’s Journalists-...
Following World Press Freedom Day on May 3, Reporters Without Borders takes a look at the breaches of freedom of news and information in Nigeria during the first quarter of 2012, turning the...