Life Style
Sex makes the world go round By Bisi Lawrence
A lot of excitement was recently aroused in Nigeria with the law which allows men to marry men, and women to marry women in the United States of America. So what? The U.S. of A has […]
Articles by Omoniyi Osadare
Government
Buhari Goes to America; First Son, 32 Others Make Entourage By Nduka Nwosu
With an official entourage of 33 including his son Yusuf, President Muhammadu Buhari arrives the Joint Base Andrews Airport, Washington DC Sunday to kick start his official visit to the United States. Apart from getting […]
Politics
Security Council: Ndigbo diminution by Steve Osuji
Those who warned during electioneering that PMB was never enamoured of the Igbo nation would be laughing now as the Buhari canvass unfurls. Sixteen appointments so far and not one single Igbo man is good […]
Sport
Fallout Of Keshi’s Exit …. LEADERSHIP
The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) invoked clause 4.3 of the employment contract between it and Mr Stephen Keshi and summarily terminated his appointment as the Super Eagles coach. By that action, the NFF drew the […]
Issues/Policy
Between Adams Oshiomhole and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala by Is’haq Modibbo Kawu
ONE of the more defining aspects of the new culture of change in Nigeria is taking place right before our eyes today, in the enduring and intense debate on the state of Nigeria’s finances, especially […]
Economy
BUHARI’S ‘BAILOUT’ PACKAGES …. THISDAY
The reliefs are only temporary. The states must put their house in order In an effort to end the lingering crisis of unpaid workers’ salaries in several states across the nation, President Muhammadu Buhari last […]
Politics
Jonathan agonistes …. NATION
The Guilty are Afraid, James Hadley Chase, the crime thriller great, would have dubbed it, being the title of one of his ever-racy novels. But Hardball prefers Jonathan Agonistes — the agony of Jonathan — […]
Religion
Embracing The Message Of Understanding At Eid By Hannatu Musawa
As Iliyasu Adamu woke up to the news that the first sliver of the new moon had been sighted the night before, he felt a sense of optimism that he had not felt in a […]
Issues/Policy
Why Nnamdi Kanu’s Biafra Project Must Be Stopped, By Joe Igbokwe
Last week, I saw the photo of a group of people who gave the impression that they are receiving military training somewhere in Igboland. This afternoon, I saw another photograph on Facebook, with some youths […]
Politics
Asiwaju and National Assembly leadership crisis By Mohammed Haruna
Chief Bisi Akande, former governor of Osun State and interim national chairman of the now ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), is hardly your typical politician, who is easily given to demagoguery. As anyone familiar with […]
Economy
Bailouts in Greece and Nigeria: Public debt and accountability By Tabia Princewill
The debate over the possibility of Greece leaving the Eurozone due to its inability to repay its debts, led me to think about the usefulness and purpose of the African Union, AU. Beyond defending war […]
Security
CURBING THE BOKO HARAM MENACE by Tony Ademiluyi
The Jama’atul Alhul Sunnah Lidda’watiwul more popularly as boko haram started as a peaceful organization in 2002 with the late Mohammed Yusuf as its founding father. Many never thought that this innocuous organization would end […]
Issues/Policy
In the name of Nigeria, they share by Owei Lakemfa
WE are in an upbeat mood. Money is beginning to flow again. At least from the federal main supply, to the state and local government taps, and of course the federal tank which collects 52 percent […]
Economy
‘The Economist’ and CBN’S “toothpick alert” By Henry Boyo
A scathing assessment of the CBN’s strategy for reducing the increasing demand pressure on the Naira was recently published by “The Economist,” which is a UK based internationally respected magazine. ‘The Economist’ in its report titled […]
Life Style
The agony of monogamy By Tola Adeniyi
IT was at the church service for the 90th birthday of the legendary matriarch of the Awo dynasty, Chief Dr Hannah Dideolu Awolowo (HID) in Ikenne, that the thoughts that prompted this article began. Some […]
Security
Exit of the ‘partisan’ Service Chiefs By Gbade Ogunwale
At last, President Muhammadu Buhari sacked the service chiefs. Many had expected the President to have relieved them of their appointments shortly after he was sworn-in on May 29. But for reasons known to the […]
Issues/Policy
We Need More Brain Infrastructure! By Ben Murray-Bruce
All the conspiracy theories about the Boko Haram uprising collapse when you consider the data painstakingly acquired by the Africa Health, Human & Social Development Information Service (Afri-Dev). I was just going through the data […]
Issues/Policy
SYNAGOGUE AND THE CORONER’S VERDICT …. THISDAY
The right lesson will be learned by prosecuting the offender The controversy surrounding last year’s collapsed guest house at the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) in Lagos seems to have been finally laid to […]
Security
Should Nigeria Negotiate With Boko Haram? By ‘Tope Oriola
Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, announced about a week ago that the Nigerian government was willing to negotiate with the deadly terrorist group, Boko Haram. If we leave […]
Politics
Pros and cons of presidential ‘go slow’ By Festus Eriye
In his last incarnation as Head of State, Muhammadu Buhari and his second-in- command, Tunde Idiagbon, were a couple of all-action soldiers who took an unruly nation by the scruff of the neck and set […]