New UK visa policy: Any cause for alarm?
By Nnamdi Ojiego Nigerians from all walks of life have continued to react to the introduction of a new visa policy by the British government, with many describing it as discriminatory and unacceptable....
View ArticleShould Tinubu’s daughter be the Iyaloja of Lagos?
The Lagos state PDP in a statement has kicked against the rumoured move to install Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu's daughter as the new Iyaloja of Lagos
View ArticleSuper Eagles’ Handler: Keshi or foreign coach?
Mixed reactions have continued to trail the Super Eagles of Nigeria early ouster from the ongoing FIFA Confederations Cup in Brasil. While some described Eagles performance as satisfactory, others say...
View ArticleMandela: Should life support machine be removed?
vanguardngr.com/ ****The former South African president, Nelson Mandela has been in a life support machine for the most of nearly one month he was admitted in a hospital.The post Mandela: Should life...
View ArticleASUP/ASUU: Is strike still best option?
vanguardngr.com/ ****It seems the most effective way in getting government's attention on any issue in Nigeria by its employees and other unions is to embark on industrial action, otherwise called...
View ArticleEgypt, Nigeria and the June connection
vanguardngr.com/ ****Perhaps only Bashorun MKO Abiola would have understood the agony of Mohammed Morsi, whose electoral mandate was truncated on June 30, barely one year in power. The fallout of the...
View ArticleAbacha’s children attack Soyinka
Sir, I believe brilliance is not perfection. I have grown and watched you criticize regime after regime and at that young and naive age I was thinking why wouldn't this man just contest to be president...
View ArticleCourt order humbles defected lawmakers
Last Wednesday would have been a sad day for the 37 defected Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, lawmakers following the move to declare their seats vacant.The post Court order humbles defected lawmakers...
View ArticleWhy APC will not zone the presidency – Gov. Oshiomhole
As far as I know, there is no provision for zoning in the APC constitution. And, therefore, it means that there is no zoning.The post Why APC will not zone the presidency – Gov. Oshiomhole appeared...
View ArticleHow to reposition electricity management services in the power sector
A lot of activities are ongoing in the power sector to reposition the Electricity Management Services Limited (EMSL) in order for the company to play its unique and crucial role in facilitating safe...
View ArticleNiger-Delta ‘ll never accept reduction of 13 percent derivation —Annkio Briggs
Madam Annkio Briggs is an environmental activist from the Niger-Delta region of Nigeria. She is a federal government delegate and member, Committee on Devolution of Power in the ongoing national...
View ArticleBoko Haram: This is time to mobilise civil war veterans — Col. Craig (rtd)
Olu Craig, a retired Colonel of the Nigerian Army and ex-military police officer, was imprisoned alongside former President Olusegun Obasanjo and General Shehu Yar’Adua by General Sani Abacha over the...
View ArticleHow we caught Nyanya bombing suspect in Sudan, by Ambassador Ali
Sudan learnt from Nigeria that one of the people involved in the explosions was in Sudan. So the security personnel in Sudan started the search for the suspect and arrested him. Arrangements are on,...
View ArticleJonathan’s re-election remains unassailable — Akin Osuntokun
Akin Osuntokun was one-time Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN. He also served as Political Adviser to former President Olusegun Obasanjo and remains a strong member of the Peoples...
View ArticleState of the Nation: A Presidency in Denial
If President Jonathan is seen as weak, shouldn’t he at least,for his sake, his family’s sake and the sake of millions of Nigerians who elected him stand up and act? Enough of the joke about an...
View ArticleHow values in schools disappeared, by Adesuyi
Mr. Lanre Adesuyi, a librarian, archivist and entrepreneur, is President of the National Association of Ekiti Parapo College Old Students. He speaks, in this interview, on issues that include the role...
View ArticleWhy people should have a choice on when and how to die by Archbishop
I remember Dorothy, one of my congregation many years ago, at the beginning of my career, when I was a parish priest in Durham. An intelligent and faithful Christian lady, she had been an outstanding...
View ArticleBoko Haram: Why it was difficult to negotiate – Igah
Boko Haram demanded the release of nearly 100 of their men who are currently held in detention. This is an unacceptable starting point in any eventual negotiation. We all know what happened when a Boko...
View ArticleOgoni now in double struggle
August 4 marked the third year anniversary of the formal release of the recommendations of the United Nations Environment Program on Ogoni to the Federal government.The post Ogoni now in double...
View Article‘Of what use is a government that cannot provide basic services for the...
The palace of the Alaafin and paramount ruler of Oyo Kingdom, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi II, always comes alive whenever it plays host to occasions involving the revered monarch.The post ‘Of what use...
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