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Trials of Nigerians before the elections
In Nigeria, January is relatively associated with hardship, a period of struggle, and a time when most people manage the little left from the lavish expenses of the festive period. → Read More
As the G5 governors lose relevance
Is anybody still taking the G5 governors seriously? I mean does anyone still believe that this gang can strike and cause a political tsunami of some sort? If there is → Read More
Did CBN redesign or repaint the naira notes?
When the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria Godwin Emefiele announced that the N200, N500 and N1,000 notes will be redesigned, I was one of the Nigerians expecting to → Read More
Yes, the 2022 flood has some benefits for Nigerians
I know many of you reading this will wonder what kind of writer this is. How can you write about the advantages of an epidemic that has killed more than → Read More
'Japa': The trending time bomb we are ignoring
The number of young Nigerians leaving the country lately is mind-blowing. You could be chilling with a close pal on Tuesday, and boom, he has relocated to the United Kingdom → Read More
A generation weakened by drugs
The menace of drug abuse and drug trafficking is doing far more harm than we could imagine, they’re like conjoined twins that cannot be separated. The number of Nigerian youth → Read More
Another day, another extortion in Lagos
I had woken up very early to take Toyin to Yaba. She has an IELTS test on Herbert Macaulay Way at 8:30 am and considering the unavoidable traffic in Lagos → Read More
Tinubu, Muslim-Muslim ticket and APC's all shades of wrong
BY ISRAEL OJOKO While I try to make this as objective as possible, I hope I am not misunderstood, but if I am, nothing spoil. If the presidential election in → Read More
Terrorism and the second slow death of train transport in Nigeria
Travelling in Nigeria today, whether by road, train or air, has become a dangerous adventure dreaded by many. Apart from terrible roads that cause accidents and poorly maintained aeroplanes that → Read More
Whose house am I going to sleep tonight?
I tried to close my eyes on my bed, but the thoughts in my head and the pressure from my window gave me a sleepless night. I knocked on my → Read More
Of Ekweremadu, organ donor and the distracted public
Organ donation, as delicate as it is, is not a bad thing. It is the removal of an organ from one person (the donor) and surgically placing it in another → Read More
Five things I picked from Buhari's last Democracy Day speech as president
More than once, I have read through Muhammadu Buhari’s last Democracy Day speech as president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and part of what I decipher is a man → Read More
When presidential ambition becomes a do-or-die affair
Last weekend was a long one politically, no thanks to a perceived desperate speech made by All Progressives Congress presidential aspirant, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in Ogun state on Thursday. In → Read More
Nice one Tambuwal, you played it well for Atiku
Those of us who followed Aminu Tambuwal’s so-called consultations across the country will tell how much effort, energy, and resources he put into it. Traveling from Sokoto to Abuja, Lagos → Read More
Buhari's cabinet, pursuit of power and the crumbling administration
The way cabinet members of the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration are gradually abandoning their primary duties for selfish political ambition really calls for worry and must be addressed. It is → Read More
One week, many tragedies
The week ending March and starting April was one that came with many tragedies for Nigerians. It was a period terrorism reigned supreme in Kaduna state, leaving many including the → Read More
2023, Tinubu and the legendary Nigerian food-ballers
No doubt, we had the best Super Eagles squad between 1994 and 1998. Some may even argue, from their own point of view, that the formidable squad lasted up until → Read More
Rape, murder and our failure to protect our daughters
This is not funny anymore; a father cannot send his daughters to school and have peace of mind anymore. Parents cannot be fully happy that their children have secured jobs → Read More
Erelu Okin: What manner of installation party was that?
There are many instances to point to, to confirm that Nigeria is not just a lawless state, but most Nigerians who themselves complain all the time about the state of → Read More
Punches between Air Peace and Isa Bayero taken too far
The incident that happened last week between Air Peace and the revered Emir of Kano Aminu Ado Bayero is one of the abnormalities customers are forced to suffer in the → Read More