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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.

Columnists

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....
Jobs, Jobs, Jobs By Sonala Olumhense
Goodluck Jonathan Declaration for Presidency Speech 18 September 2010   “…We will fight to create jobs, for all Nigerians!” Nigeria targets 600,000 jobs as N15tr gas...
The Politics Of Bombs And Bullets Or Political Darwinism
The need to keep up appearances has so far prevented President Goodluck Jonathan from giving up the pretence of governance. But he owes it to the God he built a church for in his hometown —...

Cartoons

Documents

Commentary

Nigeria Police Must Join The People By Remi...
“There are only two forces in the world, the sword and the spirit. In the long run the sword will always be conquered by the spirit.”         ...
President Charles Logan: The Sad Nigerian...
“In the absence of value, you’ll always argue on cost.” – Pat Mesiti Nothing is more surprising than the easiness with which the many are governed by the few. ~ David Hume...
War On: Boko Haram Vs. MEND
There were 3 countries in Nigeria: Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba. Which country were you? That was during the Nigeria/Biafra war.
Manifesto Of Nigerian Opposition Politics: Why...
If Nigeria’s opposition parties ever hope to defeat the PDP’s stranglehold on Nigeria and the political environment, the planning, mergers and alliances must begin from now. Opposition...
Death And The Old Witch’s Cry (1) By Louis Odion
In African folklore, countless myths are surely evoked at the mention of an old witch. The wailing of this dark creature is, for instance, taken as portentous, a signpost to evil.  So, at its...

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

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....
PDP Press Release: "Buhari Should Spare The...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) finds it very disturbing that General Muhammadu Buhari, former Head of State and presidential candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) is once again...
$6.8 Billion Fuel Subsidy Fraud: It’s Time For...
(Being text of a press conference by Save Nigeria Group (SNG) on official responses to calls for the prosecution of subsidy thieves, on Monday, May 14, 2012)

Reports

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...
Nigeria Orders Ex-Militants Out Of South Africa...
The Nigerian government has been insincere in its running of the Niger Delta Amnesty Programme, 90 ex-militants in South Africa have often cried out. Of this number, 28 arrived the Lagos Murtala...