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Agunloye: The Chicken has finally come to roost
Jul. 29 | By Idowu Ajanaku Even in party politics truth is constant, no matter its inherent intrigues. But not so the vacillating, chameleonic characteristics of some self-serving politicians who swim with every political tide, so far the price is right. Lacking...
African Peer Review Mechanism is making progress
Feb. 9 | In 2003 the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), the continental development plan, initiated the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM). Since then 30 countries have joined the voluntary arrangement. How well has this process been working,...
Ibrahim Babangida’s “Doctrine Of Settled Issues”
Jan. 28 | Former Nigeria's military president General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida By Femi Fani-Kayode ”I can go back to fight a war to keep this country together even at 71….Some people are saying that should anything happen to President Jonathan,...
Military occupies Lagos: Jonathan, Fashola spat
Jan. 17 | Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola BY NAL staff reporter Nigeria’s fuel subsidy uprising is fast degenerating into a political warfare, which observers now describe as dangerous and overbearing for the country’s young democracy. Resident of...
Tough choices have to be made – Jonathan’s best speech yet
Jan. 8 | Editor’s Note: Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan in a landmark speech, gets emotional, and reaches out to Nigerians for their cooperation on the removal of the fuel subsidy, as a way of repositioning the oil-rich nation’s economy. The removal...
Tough time ahead of Nigeria in 2012
Dec. 27 | By Yemi Ifegbuyi It doesn’t matter whether you believe in prophecy or not, the social-economic tension that is widespread in the country will not be in any way different come 2012. If there is anything to be cautious of, it’s for you not go to sleep...
Global Day of Rage: #OccupyAbuja Next Stop?
Oct. 15 | By Yemi Ifegbuyi As different cities around the world join the Occupy Wall Street Movement, to protest widening social and economic gap between corporations, financial firms in particular and the people, some Nigerians are calling for a similar pro-people...
Mimiko exemplifies new breed of political leadership
Sep. 28 | By Emmanuel Ajibulu Over the years one of the disturbing concerns of ever-increasing global challenge of the 21st century especially in Nigeria is finding and nurturing purposeful leaders for socio-political and economic advancement. Many world leaders,...
Wikileaks Revelation: What does it mean for Nigeria?
Sep. 18 | By Yemi Ifegbuyi CALL it gossip, “Beer parlour talk” or outright fabrications, as politicians indicted in the leaked U.S. Diplomatic Cables would like Nigerians to believe, the Wikileaks Revelations, if nothing else, is an open book into governance...
