Feminism stole the show at the recently concluded UN General Assembly in New York. If by now you have not heard that actress Emma Watson delivered...
Last Saturday, I was in Sokoto where I witnessed the turbaning ceremony of Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, Speaker of the House of Representatives as the Mutawalle of...
As General Muhammadu Buhari prepares to declare his fourth run for the presidency of Nigeria, it is important that this campaign departs radically from previous ones,...
by John Igoli While other citizens of the world are enjoying the internet, Nigerians are stuck on the outernet. As every other thing that gets corrupted...
Everything turns upside down in Nigeria. Logic becomes illogical. Wisdom becomes foolishness. Two plus two becomes seven. Hospitals become mortuaries. Stealing is not corruption. Education is...
This September, I was determined to scour for signs that Nigeria was moving in a good direction. I was able to count one solid, uplifting sign:...
By Remi Oyeyemi “Kaka ki Kiniun se akapo Ekun, kaluku a ya se ode ti e l’ototo ni.” (The Lion would rather hunt separately rather than...
By Tahir Sherrif The Jonathanian era is one which will go down in Nigeria’s history books. It will be written in great words, describing lofty achievements...
My attention was drawn last week to the controversy surrounding the introduction, by the National Youth Service Corps, of a N4000 fee for the printing of...
If there is one thing I remember vividly about my childhood, it is the numerous African folktales my late grandma often spice up our nights with...
Politics, as practised in Nigeria, is often times annoyingly drab and lacklustre. At other instances, it is painfully cold-hearted and cold-blooded! While the actors are simply...
Religion focuses the attention of mankind on life after death rather than life while on earth. It has brought about the development, mainly physically and financially,...
