Obasanjo, Boko Haram Hold Talks over Chibok Girls
Sources have revealed that former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo has met with people close to Boko Haram in a move to negotiate the freedom of the more than 200…
PDP to APC ― Stop Denigrating the Presidency
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday warned the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) against what it called the opposition’s continuous insults at President Goodluck Jonathan and his government reminding…
#BringBackOurGirls Campaign And The Evolution Of Hashtag Activism
Hashtag online activism has continued to prove critics wrong in the amazingly unique way it amplifies disconsolate unheard minority voices, suppressed or subdued by a repressive and despotic government. It…
Boko Haram: Between Soyinka’s rabble-rousing and decency
When Professor Wole Soyinka takes the centre-stage, he expects to be listened to, and because he hides beneath the genre of entertainers who seek to use the mastery of English…
Family Disowns Ambode… As Obas, Group Ridicule Akiolu over Endorsement
The endorsement, days ago, of Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, a former civil servant in Lagos by the Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, has generated more controversies than was expected resulting in…
Editorial: Unwarranted Controversy over 2014 Budget
President Goodluck Jonathan earns full blame for the controversy that has erupted over the 2014 budget; in what is certainly another political miscalculation and embarrassing error of judgment which portends…
Boko Haram Kills 28 in Villages around Chibok
Gunmen suspected to be members of the Islam extremist sect Boko Haram, struck brutally in three villages in Borno State, northern Nigeria, leaving 28 people dead and several houses razed.…
To Femi Aribisala And Others, Jonathan Deserves Defeat Not Repeat
Femi Aribisala’s piece, referenced in the title of this rejoinder, is very interesting, but missing several pieces. The writer failed to identify what the conspiracy truly is, and who the…
Confab: Pro-Poor Delegates Vow to Resist Removal of Land Use Act from Constitution
Some delegates at the ongoing National Conference have vowed to resist with all vehemence, surreptitious attempt to remove the Land Use Act from the Nigerian Constitution. They have also declared…
Jonathan is Running from His Responsibilities ― APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the Jonathan-led Federal Government of abdicating its responsibility to Nigerian citizens with the statement attributed to the president that those who are calling…