Issues/Policy
A Reunion and Memories of Jos By Hope Eghagha
So it was that on the 6th of October 2018 the foundation sets of University of Jos, that is, graduates of years 1979-1983 met in Lagos for a reunion. It was a beautiful time for […]
Month: October 2018
Issues/Policy
With Atiku and Obi, Nigeria’s Political Space Lightens Up By Sam Ohuabunwa
The drab Nigerian political environment has lightened up. The expected ‘unexpected’ happened. Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President of Nigeria was elected at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primaries held in Port Harcourt recently. It looked […]
Entertainment
If I Come Back To This World, I Won’t Be An Actor — Dele Odule
Popular actor Dele Odule speaks with JOY MARCUS about his life and challenges as an actor What stirred your interest in acting? I started acting because of the environment I grew up in. When I […]
Issues/Policy
2019 Presidential Election: Not A Binary Choice By Abiodun Ladepo
Suddenly, what seemed yesterday like a near-comatose PDP is now a resurgent party, buoyed by President Olusegun Obasanjo’s endorsement of the man he once vowed would rule Nigeria over his “dead body”. The PDP is […]
Issues/Policy
The Igbo Eat Their Own By Fredrick Nwabufo
That the Igbo are in a political freeze is largely due to their own “sleight of hand”; that they are in disarray is because they never agree. And that they have not had any success […]
Issues/Policy
How Yoruba Leaders Convinced Obasanjo To Reconcile With Atiku | SaharaReporters
More revelations have emerged on how the reconciliation between former President Olusegun Obasanjo and his estranged Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, was brokered. The sour relationship between the former President and his deputy was resolved last […]
Issues/Policy
Preview Of The Nigeria We Will Know In 2030!!! By Kay Toye
You may call me a Prophet of doom, I really don’t care. I have to deliver my message, since we feel leadership is a concept we should treat with levity. I have just seen into […]
Issues/Policy
Atiku And The Rise Of Peter Obi By Reuben Abati
Shortly after former Vice President Atiku Abubakar became the flag-bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on October 6, party members and other stakeholders began to recommend running mates for him and a short list […]
Issues/Policy
Keeping Vigil Over This Democracy By Martin Oloja
‘KEEPING VIGIL OVER THIS DEMOCRACY’. The 2019 general election is barely five months away. Though the campaigns are yet to begin in earnest, key issues that should dominate the election campaigns are curiously not crawling […]
Government
We Intend To Clear Ekiti Unpaid Salaries Within A Year –Fayemi | Punch
Governor-elect of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, unveils his post-inauguration priorities in this interview with SUNDAY ABORISADE What informed your decision to join the governorship contest barely three months to the election when many people […]
Government
IN DETAIL: Nigerians Now To Pay Tax On Foreign Income And Assets — Or Face The Law | TheCable
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday signed an executive order directing Nigerian taxpayers to voluntarily declare and pay tax on their offshore assets. The new executive order No. 8 is tagged Voluntary Offshore Assets Regularisation Scheme […]
Law
Court Sends Shell MD To Prison
A federal high court in Port Harcourt, Rivers state, has sentenced Osagie Okunbor, managing director of Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) to prison. On Tuesday, George Omeriji, a judge, ordered that Okunbor and two high-ranking […]
The Arts
Fela, Prince of Two Cities, At 80 By Benson Idonije
If the legendary Fela Anikulapo Kuti were still alive, he would be 80 years tomorrow. Age would have mellowed him down alright, but his music would continue to evolve mellifluously, reaching out to new levels […]
Issues/Policy
Falana Links Rising Number of Out-of-School Children To ‘Untapped’ N67bn Fund by Taiwo Adebulu
Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, says Nigeria’s out-of-school children increased because states have failed to access the N67bn Universal Basic Education (UBE) fund. In a statement on Tuesday, the senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN) said […]
Issues/Policy
How Spiritualisation of Mental illness Worsens Plight of Victims By Ogechi Ekeanyanwu
Mental health’s patient-worker ratio is dismal in Nigeria; it’s about one psychiatrist to one million people, according to the 2013 National Policy for Mental Health Services Delivery. The country also has about only five psychiatric nurses per […]
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The Arts
Kehinde Wiley, Nigerian Artist Who Painted Obama, Honoured By Harvard University
Kehinde Wiley, a Nigerian painter, who was commissioned to do a portrait of former United States President Barack Obama, has been honoured with the W.E.B. Du Bois Medal by Harvard University. On Thursday, Kehinde alongside […]
Politics
2019 Presidential Election: Not A Binary Choice By Abiodun Ladepo
Suddenly, what seemed yesterday like a near-comatose PDP is now a resurgent party, buoyed by President Olusegun Obasanjo’s endorsement of the man he once vowed would rule Nigeria over his “dead body”. The PDP is […]
Nigeria
PROFILE: Peter Obi, Fidelity Bank’s Youngest Chairman, Winner Of Several Political Battles
Peter Gregory Obi fondly, called ‘OKWUTE’ meaning ‘ROCK’, was born in Onitsha on July 19, 1961. He is a native of Agulu in Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State. He had his secondary education […]
Politics
‘A Most Disloyal Human Being’ And Other Bad Things Obasanjo Previously Said About Atiku | SaharaReporters
Olusegun Obasanjo, former President of Nigeria, and his second in command during his administration, Atiku AAbubakar buried the hatchet on Thursday. Who would have thought that Obasanjo would ever endorse a man he had called […]