Columnists

God Told Me . . . Ogaga Ifowodo
(In Memoriam: Kofi Awoonor, 1935-2013) On 21 September, the Ghanaian poet, writer, scholar and diplomat, Kofi Awoonor, was murdered along with many others in a terrorist attack launched by religious...
What Anambra Says By Okey Ndibe
Numerous political pundits stipulated that the recent governorship election in Anambra would serve as a gauge of things to come in the 2015 general elections. Anambra, these pundits suggested, would...
Hard View : Know The Facts To Get Ahead Of Aids By Hannatu Musawa
The World Aids day, first held on 1 December 1988, is a day set aside each year for people globally to unite in the fight against HIV/AIDS scourge. It is a day to show support for people living with...
Is APC Less Dangerous Than PDP? By Sonala Olumhense
Last week, the All Progressives Congress (APC) moved from kasuwa nama to Eagle Square: reaching deep into the heart of Nigeria’s dominant Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and yanking unto itself...
Thanksgiving: Why I Am Thankful By Rudolf Ogoo Okonkwo
For those in America and those who embrace its sensibilities, today is Thanksgiving.   I am thankful that the people’s servants are throwing away their umbrellas for the brooms. Let the...
Countdown Calendar: 550 Goodluck Jonathan Days To Go By Sonala Olumhense
Today, President Goodluck Jonathan has 550 days left on his oath of office.  I would like to suggest resignation to him as a patriotic and honourable course of action, but I use both adjectives...

Cartoons

Documents

Commentary

The Madiba Bows Out Of The Amphitheatre Of Life...
Jacob Zuma, President of South Africa, put it succinctly when he announced to the world on 5th December 2013 that “our nation has lost its greatest son”. It was the beginning of...
‘Charismatic’ Mediocres And Eclipse Of Peace In...
‘The country does not know it yet, but it has created a monster, a monster in the form of millions of men who have been taught to deal and to trade in violence, and who are given the chance to...
The Third Reich Effect Of The Proposed 7 Years...
According to Daily Trust of Dec. 4, 2013, the Nigerian Senate has reached an advanced stage to pass a bill that seeks seven years jail term for social media critics found guilty of inciting the...
Autopsy Of The Anambra Election By Okechukwu...
Though not in equal measure, the Anambra state governorship election had everything - the good, the bad, the ugly, the absurd and the comical and I want to bet that none of these has run its full...
A Requiem For Maiduguri By Patrick Oguejiofor
This is a special tribute to the victims of numerous religious-motivated killings in the city of Maiduguri in recent times.

Interviews

Prof. Iyayi's Last Interview : Our Leaders...
There is obviously no headway in the negotiations between ASUU and the FG as both sides maintain the pre-strike positions? What is really happening?
I’d Rather Drink Wine Than Take Water- Wole...
Professor Wole Soyinka was his vintage self responding to questions about his life, activism, and muse amongst others during an interaction with four undergraduates at the just concluded Ake Arts and...
National Conference: Politicians Who Never Won...
Nobel Laureate, writer and political activist, Professor Wole Soyinka shared summary of his views on the proposed National Conference with citizen journalist, Segun O’Law, who recently met him...

Letters

FOI: Request For Information On Ejigbo-Idimu Road
Dear Sir : Civil Society Network Against Corruption (CSNAC) is a coalition of over hundred and fifty Anti Corruption organizations whose primary aim is to constructively combat corruption vigorously...
Endangered Businesses By Abimbola Okulaja
Dear Sir : Recently, a major newspaper carried an editorial about curious moves by the Federal Government to protect auto assembly plants. That seems to be the trend nowadays, for the government to...
LASG's Unethical Romance With British...
It has long been clearly established that tobacco consumption is a source of many deadly illnesses, ranging from various forms of cancer to fatal heart and lung diseases.  

Press Releases

EFCC Press Release: Timipre Sylva’s Arraignment...
The arraignment of the former Bayelsa State governor, Timipre Marlin Sylva and six others before a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja did not go on today as earlier announced.
EFCC Press Release: EFCC Arraigns Ajibola For...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned Fisayo Ajibola before Justice O.A Ipaye of a Lagos High Court,Ikeja, on an 8-count charge bordering on possession of fraudulent...
EFCC Press Release: Three Fraudsters Convicted...
Three internet fraudsters who are being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on a 4-count charge that borders on conspiracy to obtain money by false pretence were Monday...
EFCC Press Release: “Fayose Lied On Asset...
A principal prosecution witness in the on -going trial of a former governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Ayo Fayose, on Monday, December 2 , 2013 told a Federal High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State,...
Edo State House Press Release: Governor...
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has offered employment to the widow, Mrs Joy Ifije, whom he upbraided, penultimate week, and whose goods were seized by men of the State War Against...

Reports

Ogun State: A Tale Of Failed Promises (1) By...
‘By the grace of God, when ACN is sworn-in, we would provide FREE education for all primary and secondary students and there would also be FREE medical care for pregnant women and children...
How Stella Oduah And Cronies Plundered The...
Recent happenings in the Aviation industry in general and in particular; the government Agency saddled with the regulatory responsibility of civil Aviation in Nigeria; The Nigerian Civil...
Nigeria's BMW Scandal: Oduah And The Triumph...
Beyond the howls of outrage at the illegal purchase (with public funds) of bulletproof cars for Stella Oduah, the Minister of Aviation, Nigerians need to come to terms with the reality that the...