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What Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Meant To Me By Hannatu Musawa
As the news of the passing of a hero broke on this sad December morning, the heartbreak and sadness felt by many of us had to be juggled by the stoical sense of realism in the knowledge that a...
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...

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Documents

Commentary

Rolihlahla: A Tribute To Madiba Mandela By Ugorji...
President George W. Bush once reportedly said that in history we are all “dead.” But every now and then, someone emerges in our collective consciousness who we wish could live with us...
To Nelson Mandela By Legborsi Esaen
“What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.” —...
Nelson Mandela Must Not Die By Selorm Kofi Dake
I was but a very young boy when Nelson Mandela was released from prison, after 27 years, back in 1990. There was spontaneous jubilation and celebration in Have, the village my father was then serving...
With Dream, It Is Possible To Poison Sleep: Ode...
On your 93rd  birthday anniversary in 2011, I wrote that you were ‘Son of a Local chief who ended up becoming Father of many Nations through perseverance, dogged struggle and indubitable...
Nelson Mandela 1918-2013: Evidence Of Divine...
On 5/12/2013 that great man of South Africa and arguably the most revered global elder statesman of the decade passed on to a bigger glory. Through his life and many struggles the world has learnt...

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

NEWS FLASH : President Mahama Will Now Deliver...
Dear Friends:  Please note: President Mahama will deliver the inaugural Chinua Achebe leadership forum lecture on Monday, December on 9th, 2013 at 4 pm at Bard College and not the earlier...
Mandela, A Special Gift To Humanity – ActionAid...
ActionAid Nigeria has described former South African president, Nelson Mandela as a special gift to humanity, who exemplified all that Africa had expected in leadership.
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...

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...