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...

IBB,OBJ media brawl approved

Aug. 22 | Yemi Ifegbuyi FOR a country that have spent much of its 50 years of independent under stringent conditions, poor leadership and mismanagement of its wealth, it’s not unusual for Nigerians to actively debate which of their leaders has failed the country...

Nigeria’s April Polls: Ruling party risks voters revolution

Mar. 2 | PDP leaders at the party's presidential primary held in Abuja, Nigeria's capital By Yemi Ifegbuyi Nigeria’s ruling party - Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) - risks losing its dominant status across the six geo-political regions of...

Nigerian Diaspora Bill: Joy & Regrets of Lawmaking

Oct. 4 | By Collins Nweke The impending Bill on Nigerian Diaspora Commission is second to the last leg of the race to equip Nigeria with the requisite tool to mine, in a strategically impactful manner, the abundant human and financial capital of its citizens...

Atiku launches presidential bid

Aug. 15 | Nigerian ex-vice president Atiku Abubakar announced on Sunday he will run for president, posing a challenge from the mainly Muslim north to incumbent Goodluck Jonathan’s expected bid to remain in office. Abubakar will seek the ruling People’s...