Nigerian woman caught between benevolence and rape
By Garba Shehu Are there countries in which women are worse treated than in Nigeria? Yes, I would say, there are, especially in those dictatorships that profess to practising Islam in the way it should not, and in all those countries, where capitalism has transformed women into sex slaves. In this country under the administration of President Goodluck More...
Kenya: A case in point for Nigeria to echo
GUEST COLUMNIST by Ugochukwu Ogwuanyi There are certain points of convergence between Nigeria and Kenya. The latter is East Africa’s largest economy, ditto for us in West Africa. Only one in every four Kenyans More...
Like Amaechi, unlike Wamakko
MONDAY with Ali M. Ali aliyumaliyu@yahoo.com First, it was Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers state that was ‘sledgehammered’. The embattled governor had the ‘temerity’ to stand eyeball to eyeball with More...
Tribute to Ado Bayero on his Golden Jubilee
By General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, GCFR Tomorrow, June15th, His Royal Highness Alhaji Ado Abdullahi Bayero will begin celebrations marking a milestone. He has been on the throne of his forebears for 50 years. More...
States of Emergency (III)
With Aisha Yolah In 2010 shortly after the October 1 atrocity this column commented thus: “Life is precious, always….. As we pray for the souls of the dead which include policemen and an SSS officer, we hope More...
Amigo: Not all that glitters is gold
By Garba Shehu The Amigo Supermarket in Wuse 11 area of Abuja is perhaps the busiest shopping place in the capital city. This was until a week ago, when security operatives took over the place following the alleged More...
Yuguda is finished
MONDAY with Ali M. Ali aliyumaliyu@yahoo.com In matters of style, swim with the current, in matters of principle, stand like a rock – Thomas Jefferson Governor Isa Yuguda of Bauchi state is an ideal politician. More...
Jonathan’s half-time: The verdict
With NASIR EL-RUFAI The mid-term review of the Goodluck Jonathan administration was celebrated with much pomp and pageantry. To an onlooker or a visitor to the country, the review of the administration’s performance More...
States of emergency (II)
With Aisha Yolah States, yes multiple, states of emergency are the best description for our Cartelopian condition. If ever there was any doubt, morning television talk shows in the past couple of weeks have surely More...
ICPC-NUC: Righting the wrongs in education
In what can be described as the lowest part of the Nigerian education system, a joint team of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, and the National Universities Commission, More...
