Eating our ponmo yesterday, today and tomorrow by Okey Ndibe

Occasionally it becomes one’s fortune to read a statement that so closely captures one’s thinking about an issue. When that happens, one is freed from the burden of finding one’s own words to articulate the issue in question.

We don't want a domestic president — Garba Shehu

have been amused, reading a number of jokes concerning the frequency of the President, Muhammadu Buhari’s foreign trips. Questions have been raised about why so many visits, and what are the benefits Nigeria is getting?

Juventus beats Palermo to book Serie A ticket

Mario Mandzukic, Stefano Sturaro and Simone Zaza struck in the second half as champions Juventus moved up to fifth place in Serie A with a convincing 3-0 win at Palermo on Sunday.

Arresting Nnamdu Kanu may lead to another civil war - Analysts

Since the beginning of November, thousands of members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) have shut down markets in the Aba, Abia State, following a three-day protest march on Nov. 6.

Kogi election conduct: A big one for change

Apart from the tragic ending and the fumbles that marked the Kogi gubernatorial election last week, there are numerous lessons that spewed from that election that are compliant with the much-cherished change we have in Nigeria today. 

Presidential jets: Buhari on Jonathan's part of wastage By Ikhide Erasmus

By November 29, precisely six months after assuming office, President Muhammadu Buhari and his handlers would have be hard put to explain why images of corruption, inherited from former President Goodluck Jonathan's administration still cloud the nation's and airspace.

Death, An Inconclusive Election And The Law By Kennedy Emetulu

If, as is likely, Prince Abubakar Audu, the gubernatorial candidate of the APC in the ongoing Kogi election has passed on, then a legal question to be decided by INEC and the courts is unquestionably before us, because the Constitution and the Electoral Act seemingly make no provisions for death of a candidate at this point of an inconclusive election. It’s the sort of challenge that the new INEC leadership under Professor Mahmood Yakubu would not have prayed for.

Rotimi Amaech and the "Miracle of Rivers" by Ibim Semenitari

As noted by Mrs Tamunoibim Semenitari in "The Miracle of Rivers" regarding the Amaechi years, the 2007/2011 Rivers state commissioner for information and communication said;

Solving The Biafra Agitation Problem – A Rejoinder By 'Remi Oyeyemi

One has just finished reading Hannatu Musawa’s piece on the above subject. Reading through the piece, it was difficult for one to understand why such a brilliant mind like Hannatu could not understand what really Biafra is all about. Her article is an attestation to total miscomprehension of what the struggle for Biafra is all about. It is evident that she has no clue.

Saraki Shops For Supreme Court Justices... Justice John Fabiyi On The Auction Block... Buy One Get Four Free! By Bayo Oluwasanmi

“If the government becomes the lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law; it invites every man to become a law unto himself; it invites anarchy.” – Louis Brandeis, Associate Justice US Supreme Court from 1916 to1939.

Buhari’s Slow Pace Stifling Momentum And Breeding Rebellion! By Frisky Larr

These days, almost every Nigerian with a computer keyboard and the ability to formulate any sentence in English (no matter the quality) is a political analyst.

Is Igbos really afraid to fight for freedom? - Col. Joe Achuzia explains

Col. J.O.G. Achuzia (rtd) is a for­mer officer of the Biafran Army. Now an elder statesman, he told PAUL OSUYI, in this interview in Asaba that it is time the Federal Gov­ernment recognised that there was once a nation called Biafra. Excerpts:

Tarry A While Or Stay Proceedings: A Distinction Without A Difference By Eno Iyamba

Chief Justice of Nigeria

On Thursday, 12th November, 2015 a five-man panel of the Supreme Court of Nigeria led by John Fabiyi, JSC suspended further hearing on the 13-count criminal charge against the Senate President, DR. Olubukola Abubakar Saraki at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT).

Another Look At Rotimi Amaechi By Michael Egbejumi-David

Nigeria Minister of transport, Rotimi Amaechi

Driving through some streets of Abuja central area some three weeks or so ago, I came across some squat posters done in assaulting colours. These posters had the picture of Rotimi Amaechi prominent on them. The gentleman could be seen holding his chin and starring off into the distance with a half smile. The owners of those posters identified themselves as Patriotic Nigerians something group or the other. Their message? Rotimi Amaechi must become a Minister in this here Nigeria.

Chuma Nwokolo’s great game against corruption By Okey Ndibe

If you’re an enlightened Nigerian but don’t know who Chuma Nwokolo is, you should be sorry. He’s one of the most engaging people I have ever met in person, a man whose penetrating intellect is leavened by a soft-spoken but charming personality. 

The Little Biafran Mosquito Perched Delicately On Nigeria’s Scrotum By Kennedy Emetulu

I just want to say something briefly about this supposed Biafran wave sweeping the South-East, some other parts of the nation and certain places in the diaspora. I hear people saying all sorts with regard to freedom of speech, self-determination, including some calling for referendum, etc.

As Corruption Fights Back By Femi Falana

Introduction: The Lions International founded in 1917 by Melvin Jones in Chicago, Illinois, United States has grown to a global body of volunteers. With its membership of over 1.4 million people in 210 countries, it is unarguably one of the largest non-governmental organizations in the world.

As President Buhari Takes Nigeria Through The Straight And Narrow Way By Peter Claver Oparah

Muhammadu Buhari

Without doubt, Nigeria is presently walking on the straight and narrow way. It is being led on this tortuous walk by President Muhammadu Buhari; a leader providentially thrown up to rescue a sinking nation from the atrophy of decay wrought by past corrupt, incompetent, and misguided leaders.

Bukola Saraki on shopping spree to buy judges — By Bayo Oluwasanmi

Consider this: What would happen if hundreds of thousands of Nigerians charged with crimes refused to go to trial and insisted that their fundamental rights were violated and that the court or a legally constituted tribunal has no jurisdiction to try them? We might as well delete criminal justice from our constitution and declare Nigeria the Federal Republic of Beasts and Bastards.

We've lost millions in Lagos due to flood — victims cries

LAGOS, Exclusive — Flood control is one issue that is yet to be addressed by any Nigeria government. It has flushed so many buildings from foundation, it has wiped so many communities clean, Nigerians are crying bitterly, some residents of some areas are getting used to it that they've decided to live with it as if it's become part of their life (As seen in the picture above).