Articles and Opinion
We offer independent views about all areas of the society to inform the public.
That Danjuma’s Outburst
“We mean to hold our own. I have not become the King’s First Minister in order to preside over the liquidation of the...
The Leah Sharibu Symbolism
By Sufuyan Ojeifo Liya (Leah) Sharibu is the name of the only Dapchi schoolgirl who is still in the captivity of those who...
The Easiest Way Gov. Yahaya Bello Can Defeat Senator Dino Melaiye
By Usman Okai Austin At the dawn of every new day, the major news heralding from the sunrise is either Dino Melaye versus...
2019 Election Sequence: Overriding PMB’s Veto
By Sufuyan Ojeifo By writing to both chambers of the National Assembly to express his reservations about the Electoral Act 2010 Amendment Bill,...
Ndoma-Egba: A quintessential leader at 62
By Michael Jegede Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, an exceptionally talented lawyer and politician, clocked 62 years of age on March 8, 2018. Ndoma-Egba, who...
2019 presidency, Moghalu and prebendal politics
By Sufuyan Ojeifo I received a verbal invitation on February 22, 2018 to attend a world press conference by former deputy governor of...
The myth about “Buhari’s 12 million northern votes”
By Sufuyan Ojeifo Short of saying, whether you vote or not, we will win, Kano state governor, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, who is locked...
Magu’s EFCC in perspectives
By Sufuyan Ojeifo and Ariyo-Dare Atoye Writing about the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and its leadership is one and the same...
PMB and the Bishops: Let the Frank Talks Continue
By Emma Agu These are very challenging times for Nigeria and Nigerians. And if there is one man who should feel the pinch...
Between Obasanjo’s Third Force and Third Fault – By Sufuyan Ojeifo
Is the leitmotif of former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s proposal of a National Coalition (NC) geared towards a complete change of the modus of...
I Ran From Boko Haram Once. No More.
By Philip Obaji Jnr I was born on Aug. 8, 1985, in the southern Nigeria town of Ogoja, the same year that the...
Why I stand with Buhari By Femi Adesina
These are very difficult times in our country. Sad, mournful and dolorous times, as the New Year opened with killings in Rivers, Kaduna,...
Still on Murderous Fulani Kidnappers
By Yushau A. Shuaib “Terrorists Now Disguise as Fulani Herdsmen” – President Goodluck Jonathan June 2014 The above quote was the news headline...
A macabre sense of vengeance By Sufuyan Ojeifo
Sometimes circa 1985, before he was killed on October 19, 1986 via a parcel bomb, inimitable journalist, prose stylist and glamorous founding...
A Handshake Across the Niger by Femi Adesina
On December 5, 2017, three wise men came from the East. They had come to see me at the State House, Abuja. Who...
Nigeria said it defeated Boko Haram. So why is it throwing more money into the fight?
By By SIOBHÁN O’GRADY For two years, the Nigerian military has claimed to have defeated Boko Haram, the Islamist militant group that has terrorized...
