Life Style
Dear Bunmi: Should Sex Be This Painful?
Dear Bunmi, I first had sex when I was 18 years old. As a virgin then, I expected to feel pain, but not the excruciating one I felt. This scared me and I didn’t even […]
Articles by Omoniyi Osadare
Entertainment
What celebrities want as Christmas gifts ! By Iyabo Aina
When it comes to finding perfect Christmas gifts, Nigerian celebrities are not left out. Here, some celebs took time out to share what they ‘d like to have for Christmas, and places they hope to […]
Life Style
‘Christmas is dead’ in Venezuela’….Vanguard
“Christmas is dead,” says Elise Belisario, who, like many Venezuelans, can’t afford to hang decorations or make a traditional holiday meal this year. And 2016 augurs bleak times too in this staggering oil giant, where […]
Politics
‘Good, stupid, Trump king of simple speech’….Vanguard
Good. Bad. Stupid. When it comes to his choice of words, Donald Trump keeps it simple. So simple, in fact, that even a nine-year-old can get what the outspoken Republican White House hopeful is saying. […]
Government
NNPC: Kaduna now producing 3.2m litres of petrol daily ….TheCable
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says the Kaduna refining and petrochemical company now produces 3.2 million litres of petrol on a daily basis. Ohi Alegbe, the corporation’s group general manager of public affairs, disclosed […]
Economy
THE QUESTION: With OPEC oil at $30, is Buhari’s $38 budget benchmark feasible? ….TheCable
President Muhammadu Buhari presented a budget proposal of N6.08 trillion to a joint session of the national assembly on Tuesday, insisting on the oil benchmark of $38 per barrel. The price is above the $30.74 […]
Politics
INTERVIEW: Why Buhari insisted on having Amaechi, Fashola in his cabinet despite massive opposition — Itse Sagay….PremiumTimes
Itse Sagay, a professor of Law, is the Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Anti-Corruption. In this interview with PREMIUM TIMES’ Ben Ezeamalu, he spoke about his committee’s assignment as well as the present […]
CRIME
Biafra: Judge hands-off Kanu, others’ trial….Vanguard
Justice Ahmed Mohammed of a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, yesterday, withdrew from the trial of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu. This was even as Kanu, […]
Issues/Policy
We’ve met December deadline to defeat Boko Haram — FG….Vanguard
Lagos—The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said yesterday that the Nigerian military had met the December deadline to defeat the Boko Haram terrorists. The minister said this during his maiden meeting with […]
Society
Nigeria needs a higher sense of purpose By Tabia Princewill
It is no secret that the average Nigerian politician and even many of those who indulge in public debate have often chosen small mindedness over rescuing our country’s soul or our general sense of purpose […]
Society
Musings on Christmas By Lekan Sote
Earlier this month, the carol, “You better watch out. Better not pout. I’m telling you why. Santa Claus is coming to town,” and the Yoruba song, “A bi Olugbalaka fun wa, tiyiogbawa la,” born to […]
Economy
2016 federal budget: Matters arising By Odilim Enwegbara
If we don’t borrow to invest in reducing our huge infrastructure deficit to expand and upgrade it, especially in such presence of oil revenue and tax revenue along with our low savings-investment rates, are we […]
Economy
Naira: Emefiele is not the problem By Egheomhanre Eyieyien
The naira is taking an unprecedented bashing in our foreign exchange markets. In the parallel market, the dollar sold for as high as N280 and the pound sterling N398 some days back. In an era […]
Society
Biafra: A creation of northern elite By Afam Nkemdiche
THE present much-ado about the so-called renewed movement to actualise the state of Biafra would be utterly unnecessary, if it is recalled that Biafra was not an original concept, but rather it was the Ndigbo’s […]
Politics
Bruce Fein, Washington Times, and Buhari By Sabiu Galadima
IN a recent article published in the Washington Times, Bruce Fein, a former associate deputy attorney general and general counsel of the United States’ (US) Federal Communications Commission under President Ronald Reagan, tried to portray […]
Security
Military justice ….. NATION
“Twelve soldiers were convicted in September 2014 and sentenced to death by a court-martial for demanding weapons when the General Officer Commanding, the 7th Division of the Nigerian Army, visited a military camp in the war […]
Security
Nigeria Army’s comedy of errors By Bola Bolawole
The Nigerian Army is in the news again – ironically, though, for the wrong reasons. Penultimate week, the soldiers were said to have attacked Shiite Muslims in Zaria, Kaduna state; when the dust settled, dozens […]
MEDIA
The Nation hauls 13 awards at NMMA ……. NATION
The best writers and reporters have found a home in The Nation, it was confirmed last night. Of a record 35 nominations, this newspaper won in 13 categories at the prestigious Nigeria Media Merit Awards […]
Economy
Fuel subsidy removal inevitable, says APC …… PUNCH
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, has said the eventual removal of fuel subsidy is inevitable. According to him, the gradual removal of subsidy is necessary in view of emerging […]
Economy
Nigeria expects 2016 budget deficit to double to $11 bln – president …… REUTERS
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria expects its budget deficit to double to 2.2 trillion naira ($11 billion) in 2016 as the government plans to revive a flagging economy by tripling capital expenditure, President Muhammadu Buhari said […]