Columnists

The Village Mourners Association By Wole Soyinka
Nigerians who are old enough will surely recall the source of the above title. For others, I ought to narrate its origin. Fortunately, early this year, I delivered a lecture at the University of...
That Enigma Of Kasper Hauser By Hannatu Musawa
“Once Upon A Time, A Mysterious Teenage Boy Named Kasper Hauser Walked Into A Town. He Was Dirty And Could Barely Speak. No One Knew Who He Was Or Where He Came From But It Was Revealed That...
If Mandela Were A Nigerian By Okey Ndibe
If Nelson Mandela were a Nigerian, he would never be treated in a hospital within his country. God forbid! At the slightest sign of ill health, he would be airlifted to a hospital in Germany, the UK...
Celebrating A Father On Fathers Day By Hannatu Musawa
This Sunday the 17th, as the world honours fathers and celebrates fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence of fathers in society, I would like to use this forum to honor and recognize all the...
Hard View: Jubilee’ve Its Been 50 Years?
Alhaji Ado Bayero’s appearance at the Durbar in Kano this weekend will cap a triumphant Golden Jubilee for a Monarch who is secure in his subject’s’ hearts and has emerged as one of...
June 12: How Can We Forget? (2) By Chido Onumah
“I betrayed my very genuine friend for 25 years. From the day we met, there was rapport. I had my friend there waiting to take over. Truly, it would have been a great destiny”. –...

Cartoons

Documents

Commentary

Fracking: Nigeria Economy On The Bed Of Shale By...
The outcome of last OPEC meeting held in Vienna, Austria on the 31st of May 2013 was an unexpected departure from the past, openly admitting for the first time, the threat to its dominance in global...
Rivers: What Odili Did Not Tell Amaechi- Part II...
Truth be told, Chibuike Amaechi by the “k-legged” circumstances that threw him up as governor of Rivers state, was fired into genuine action right from his first day in office. It is on...
You've Spoken And We Are Listening...GTB...
Dear Colleagues and Esteemed Stakeholders: We have been paying a lot of attention to your reactions to the post by Mr. Junaid Korede Agbabiaka (JKA), on work­ ing conditions at Guaranty Trust...
When GDP Counts By Chiechefulam Ikebuiro
There has been so much talk recently about the growth of Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product as well as economy and I am wondering where the evidence is. What does it matter if we have the highest...
When I Die, Please Don’t Put Me In A $25,000 Gold...
Since the creation of man, one question that has been a thorn in the human soul and which it eagerly desires a clear and sure answer is: “If a man die, shall he live again?  It is an old,...

Interviews

Gov. Fayemi: NGF Will Bounce Back Under Amaechi
Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi was a key player in the intrigues that have dogged the politics of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), which culminated in the disputed election of May 24...
SaharaReporters Interview Exclusive: Achebe A...
Also: Why He Wished Achebe Had Not Written His Last Book; What He Told Ojukwu Before The War; Genocide, And Other Issues
TheNEWS Interview: Flawed Implementation Of...
Toyin Akinosho, geologist and former employee of an international oil company is the Publisher of the highly rated Africa Oil and Gas Report and is reputed for his deep knowledge of the Nigerian oil...

Letters

Re: Delta Commissioner may have pocketed “Vision...
The attention of the Delta State Ministry of Information has been drawn to a publication posted on Saharareporters web journal of June 11, 2013 with the above title. Earlier in May this year, a...
Fraud Perpetrated By Mobile Service Providers In...
This piece is aimed at alerting Nigerian to fraud being perpetrated by mobile service provider in Nigeria. I had subscribed to Airtel’s daily internet package which is expected to provide me...
Staff "Disloyalty" In The Nigerian...
Is Aero Cpntractors going the Air Nigeria way? Staff of Aero has been sacked due to "DISLOYALTY". Whilst we are yet to get over the Air Nigeria saga as Staff of Air Nigeria were sacked due...

Press Releases

EFCC Press Release: N.8m Fraud: EFCC Arraigns...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, on June 17, 2013 arraigned Gift Onyegam before Justice M. Shuaibu of the Federal High Court, Enugu, Enugu State on a 4-count charge of obtaining...
Press Release: No Nigeria Governors' Forum (...
 On Saturday June 15 and Sunday June 16, reports in the media credited to my brother governor, Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau State announced that he has called for a Nigeria Governors’...
EFCC Press Release: Akomaye, EFCC’s Pioneer...
The tenure of Mr. Emmanuel Akomaye as Secretary to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, formally came to an end on Friday, June 14, 2013 when he handed the affairs of his former office...
Press Release : Ethiopian Airlines Apologizes To...
Following a complaint filed by the Consumer Protection Council (CPC) on the ill treatment meted out to passengers of Ethiopian Airlines on Saturday, May 18, 2013 at the Nnamdi Azikwe International...
EFCC Press Release: EFCC Arraigns Mohammed Katun...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday June 13 re-arraigned a former staff of Pensions Account, office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mohammed Ahmed Katun,...

Reports

June 12's Epetedo Declaration '93 :...
People of Nigeria, exactly one year ago, you turned out in your millions to vote for me, Chief M.K.O. Abiola, as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. But politicians in uniform, who call...
Ambition, Selfishness And Climate Action By...
A Keynote presented by Nnimmo Bassey at the Intensive Practical Course on Climate Change, Environmental Law, Regulation and Management hosted by The Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (...
Why Former IGP Mike Okiro Is Unfit To Chair...
A new report by NOPRIN, the Network on Police Reform in Nigeria, has expressed strong opposition to the nomination of Mr. Mike Okiro, a former Inspector General of Police (IGP), as Chairman of the...