X-raying the motives of overnight artiste-politiciSaturday, October 4, 2014
Just when we were coming to terms with the precipitous foray to the political scene of some entertainers like Gongo Aso crooner, Abolore Akande popularly known as 9ice, gospel singer, Kenny Saint Best and actor, Desmond Elliot, all of whom have in recent time declared their political ambition and al ...
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X-raying the motives of overnight artiste-politicians byThursday, October 2, 2014
Just when we were coming to terms with the precipitous foray to the political scene of some entertainers like Gongo Aso crooner, Abolore Akande popularly known as 9ice, gospel singer, Kenny Saint Best and actor, Desmond Elliot, all of whom have in recent time declared their political ambition and al ... |
Time To Stop The Tragedy Of Building CollapseSaturday, September 20, 2014
It was a tragedy of building collapse one too many on that balmy Friday, September 12, in the premises of the Synagogue Church, Ikotun, Lagos when the foundations of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) Guest House could no longer hold as it came down crashing like a pack of cards. 80 peop ... |
Boko Haram Sponsors: Beyond Stephen Davis’ RevelationSunday, September 14, 2014
The dust raised by the stunning exposé of Australian independent negotiator, Dr Stephen Davis,on the alleged sponsors of the Boko Haram Islamic sect, indicted former Chief of Army Staff, General Azubuike Ihejirika (retd), the usual suspect, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, former Borno State governor, a ... |
Ikimi, Ribadu And Politics Of DefectionMonday, September 8, 2014
In recent weeks the All Progressive Congress(APC) has been rocked with a tidal wave of defection of a founding member in Chief Tom Ikimi and the party s 2011 presidential candidate, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu to the party Nigerians loathe but can t vote out of power at the centre, the Peoples Democratic ... |
Hypocrisy Of America’s Experimental Ebola DrugSaturday, August 16, 2014
These days, nothing strikes a bout of panic and paranoia than the thought of Ebola Virus Disease. It s been decades since a disease or calamity of such proportions threatened our relationships, businesses, sports and our very existence. In the midst of all the trepidation came a ray of hop ... |
Little Girls As Weapons Of Terror?Thursday, August 7, 2014
On January 27, 2002,Palestinian anti-Israeli occupation activist,WafaIdriss, became the first female suicide bomber of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict when she boldly walked into a shopping district on Jerusalem s Jaffa Road and blew herself up in the heart of the City. The bomb killed Idris, an ... |
Who Is Afraid Of General Muhammadu Buhari?Tuesday, July 29, 2014
The attempt to snuff life out of one of Nigeria's most revered former Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari, in a fiendish operation which would have passed for a routine Boko Haram attack if their hand had performed their enterprise, would have thrown Nigeria in turmoil of unimaginable proport ... |
Fighting Terrorism With AmnestyThursday, June 5, 2014
Never mind the barefaced denial from Dr. Reuben Abati, Presidential Spokesman thatthe Commander-In-Chief, President Goodluck Jonathan, did not offer the Islamist group, Boko Haram, amnesty. On democracy day, we heard the speech of the Minister of Youth Development, Mr. Boni Haruna, loud and clear ... |
#BringBackOurGirls Campaign And The Evolution Of Hashtag ActivismTuesday, May 27, 2014
Hashtag online activism has continued to prove critics wrong in the amazingly unique way it amplifies disconsolate unheard minority voices, suppressed or subdued by a repressive and despotic government. It draws attention of millions to a horrific story. It gets better when world leaders and cele ... |
Why The North's Dependence On Oil Revenue Is Festering TerrorismSunday, May 11, 2014
The ongoing national conference has been fraught with some very controversial issues one of which is the agitation for control of resources by the delegates from South-South Nigeria pitching them against their Northern compatriots. If the last resource control debate at the confab had lasted for ... |
Why The North’s Dependence On Oil Revenue Is Festering TerrorismSunday, May 11, 2014
The ongoing national conference has been fraught with some very controversial issues one of which is the agitation for control of resources by the delegates from South-South Nigeria pitching them against their Northern compatriots. If the last resource control debate at the confab had lasted for ... |
Many Sins Of Ahmed GulakFriday, May 2, 2014
Think of been used and dumped, the case of former adviser on political matters to President Goodluck Jonathan, Ahmed Gulak, comes to mind. The Barrister s unguarded statements and unruly behavior have turned him to a liability capable of causing collateral damage to the president and his politica ... |
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