The Arts
Are the Oscars too white? | aljazeera
It’s the world’s most prestigious movie awards ceremony. But controversy over racial discrimination overshadowed the Oscars in Hollywood on Sunday night.
Articles by Omoniyi Osadare
Politics
US elections 2016: Super Tuesday voting under way | aljazeera
Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton face another opportunity to pull away from their rivals in the so-called Super Tuesday primaries, their biggest test yet. It will be a delegate-rich dash across the country […]
Issues/Policy
UK immigration centre conditions ‘desolate’ | BBC News
Some detainees are being held for too long and in insect-ridden rooms at Europe’s largest immigration centre in west London, inspectors say.
Issues/Policy
Complaints on Poor Electricity Supply in Abiona Close, Falolu Road and Environs
Dear Sirs, On behalf of the residents of Abiona Close, off Falolu Road, Masha, Surulere, Lagos (Residents), please find attached our petition setting out, in detail, our complaints as regards the unfair treatment meted to […]
Issues/Policy
BIAFRA: How activists met Pope Francis in Rome……VANGUARD
Catholic Pontiff, Pope Francis greeted a group of activists from the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, group, who are campaigning for secession from Nigeria, after they gathered at the Vatican on Sunday. During his weekly […]
Business
Unilever, Guinness hit by dollar shortage……..PUNCH
Some multinational manufacturing firms operating in the country have said the shortage of foreign currencies, especially the United States dollar, is having a seriously adverse impact on their operations, thereby pushing up costs and consumer […]
Government
FG: 1m ‘extremely poor’ Nigerians will get N5000…….TheCable
federal government says it has budgeted N5,000 each for one million “extremely poor” Nigerians, as a total of N500 billion has been allocated for social investment in the 2016 budget. Insisting that President Muhammadu Buhari […]
Politics
When will the buck start stopping on Buhari’s desk? By Azuka Onwuka
There is a narrative that has been sustained by the All Progressives Congress concerning the Muhammadu Buhari administration. The narrative is that President Buhari is always right and he is never to blame for anything. […]
Education
Private varsities protest discrimination by FG……….NATIONAL MIRROR
Private universities have raised the alarm over what their leadership said was discriminatory and harsh treatment by the federal government. To this end, they are set to collectively forward a bill by way of protest […]
Society
Once upon a life-changing picture By Olatunji Dare
By now, almost everyone in the attentive audience in Nigeria and even abroad knows Olajumoke’s story. If anyone quips “Olajumoke who?” at the mention of that name, simply add “the bread seller.” That should settle […]
Economy
Senator Murray-Bruce: Purchasing Nigerian Goods to Build Nigeria, By Adewale Sogunro
Nigeria’s solution-driven initiative, “Buy Naija to Grow the Naira” comes in face of our nation’s ailing economy and plummeting global oil prices. CNN World announced that “crude prices have fallen by 75 percent, and Nigeria, […]
Issues/Policy
Time to revisit the Oronsaye report By Adewale Kupoluyi
The prevailing situation in the country calls for a thorough reappraisal of the existing economic template, with a view to having sound fiscal public management during a period of depression. It is worrisome to note […]
CRIME
Muslim group, MURIC, demands arrest, prosecution of alleged abductor of Bayelsa minor……..PREMIUM TIMES
A rights group, The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), has called on Nigerian authorities to immediately commence the prosecution of Yunusa Yellow, the man who allegedly abducted a teenager from her Bayelsa home, and took her […]
Economy
From Stiglitz to Ezekwesili By Sanya Oni
Never mind that the naira has been “technically” devalued, the debate on whether or not to throw the currency to the market hounds is getting more interesting by the day. I just finished reading an […]
Sport
Golden boy chickens out …… NATION
Sunday Oliseh, Amaju Pinnick’s golden boy, with the golden touch, to make the Super Eagles golden again, has sensationally chickened out! Was that an unforeseen glitch or accident waiting to happen? The exit of Stephen […]
Economy
Ideologies don’t deliver results for the poor (1) By Oby Ezekwesili
In this first of a three-part article, my aim is to get President Muhammadu Buhari to re-evaluate his obvious discomfort with the workings of a market economy and change; so that he can effectively lead […]
Government
Saboteurs in NNPC responsible for fuel scarcity, says Kashamu
The Senator representing Ogun East Senatorial district, Buruji Kashamu has urged the federal government to centralize allocation of petroleum products within the NNPC and depots in the country in order to end the acute fuel […]
Economy
We are killing jobs, not the naira By Akin Oyebode
IF various estimates are to be believed, approximately five million Nigerians come into the workforce annually, yet in the same period, the country struggles to create more than 1.5 million jobs. This is why unemployment […]
Society
IG, Girl Ese and the culture of impunity ……. PUNCH
A macabre crime story is unfolding before a bewildered country. But for the palpable pain and anguish of a mother, Rose Oruru, and her family, it looks more like a Nollywood horror film. Yet, it […]
Education
Ekiti govt blames Fayemi for failure to assess N852m SUBEB fund…….DAILY TIMES
Ekiti State Government has said that the misappropriation of N852.9 million State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) counterpart fund by the immediate past All Progressives Congress (APC) government of Dr. Kayode Fayemi made the Universal […]