Boko Haram, Jonathan And A Nation Without Empathy, By Femi Fani-Kayode
Two days ago (on 12th February 2014) in Borno state, the extremist Boko Haram sect killed 60 innocent Nigerians and carted off 24 young girls without any trace. On January 27, the sect murdered no less than 70 innocent Nigerians in cold blood in a series of attacks in Borno…
National Conference: Preparing for a Marriage, Not a Wedding, By Reno Omokri
It's time to prepare for the marriage (more…)
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Lagos and the threat of Boko Haram attacks, By Dele Agekameh
The Boko Haram terrorists are said to be planning to infiltrate the state in vehicles painted with military colours. This is worrisome. (more…)
Politics of Deportations: Where Are the Northern Governors? By Gimba Kakanda
Religion and nationalism are the most powerful forms of indoctrination and, in the name of these two, many injustices can be done so that our idea of a shared humanity is thus contradicted and ridiculed. Nationalism is theoretically the healer of a colourfully diverse country possessed by the ghosts of…
A young Nigerian grieves the loss of his brother to militiamen, By Nicholas Ibekwe
Last May a police officer in northern Nigeria was brutally slaughtered by militiamen, but to this day no one has been held accountable. His brother, our reporter in Lagos, remains tormented by the injustice. My brother, Christian, was gruesomely killed alongside over 90 other policemen by Ombatse cultists-cum-militiamen in Nasarawa,…
The “Northern” Blackmail of Nigeria, By Femi Aribisala
The North has become the spoilt-child of Nigerian politics. It always has a grudge when it is not in power. I have never voted in a Nigerian election. I have only ever voted once, but it was in Britain and not in Nigeria. As a Commonwealth student in England in…
The Gutless Eunuch And The Spirit Of The Jagaban, By Femi Fani-Kayode
Permit me to begin this contribution by quoting from a portion of an essay that I wrote on 26 September 2011, which was titled ''On Goodluck Jonathan, David and Goliath''. The portion reads as follows: ''A few days ago from the sacred pulpit of the hallowed chambers of the National Christian Centre in Abuja and in the presence of…
Nigeria: 10 things to pay attention to in 2014, By @toluogunlesi
Tolu lists some of the events that could shape Nigeria in 2014. 1. Lugard’s Legacy There’s an ambitious plan for marking Nigeria’s centenary, which the government insists will be private sector led and funded. What I’m not very comfortable with is referring to or regarding it as a “Celebration.” If…
The year 2014 and the tempest ahead, By Dele Agekameh
Mr. Agekameh looks at the events that will shape the New Year, and concludes that 2014 is most likely going to be politically tempestuous (more…)
