Katsina Attorney General and his warped, dangerous logic on rape, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

Violence against women is a dreadfully brutal and pervasive crime. In many countries, those who are responsible for preventing, eliminating... read more

The Gaza hostility and a gloomy holiday, By Ose Oyamendan

I used to love the holiday season. I love the sounds of cheer and hope. I love to walk around... read more

The Nigerian economy and the 2013 inflation outlook, By Ifeanyi Uddin

I would ordinarily step back from any opportunity to wager. Thus, I never cease to wonder at the celerity with... read more

Chinua Achebe, Chimamanda Adichie and the limits of art, By Kehinde Owolabi

Kehinde Owolabi faults Chimamanda Adichie’s comment on Chinua Achebe’s new book saying she shielded Ojukwu and Achebe from blame in... read more

A congratulatory letter to “Honourable” Farouk Lawan, By Nasiru Suwaid

Nasiru Suwaid An open letter to a “cap-banking” lawmaker …... read more

Constitution Amendment, The Ruling Class And The Rest Of Us By Theophilus Ilevbare

“In Nigeria, it’s an open secret that justice is for the highest bidder, and laws are dubiously bent to give... read more

Nigeria Power Sector Reform: Of Pyrrhic victory and programmed failure (Part 2), By Tunji Ariyomo

Tunji Ariyomo In the first part of this essay, I attempted to bring a closure to the arguments advanced by... read more

Chinua Achebe at 82: “We Remember Differently”, By Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

I have met Chinua Achebe only three times. The first, at the National Arts Club in Manhattan, I joined the... read more

Is this Captain Piloting Kogi to A Crash? By Abubakar Usman

Abubakar Usman “What Kogi people need now is good governance and not political tussle.” …... read more

The fuel subsidy conundrum (Part 1), By Chido Onumah

Chido Onumah tackles President Jonathan on his new arguments over fuel subsidy saying the president is not on the side... read more

Oyinbo’s dictionary to Nigerian English by Femke van Zeijl

Femke highlights common words and phrases that have gradually become part of the Nigerian English …... read more

Pastors of private jets and the universal church, By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu

The new rage in Nigeria is for Christian pastors to own private jets. It is as though one pastor shouts... read more

President Jonathan and his delusional chest-thumping, By Garba Shehu

In his weekly televised media chat on the television network on Sunday, President Goodluck Jonathan came out forcefully to explain... read more

Between a Facebook post and a vindictive Governor Yuguda, By Aliyu Tilde

Aliyu Tilde: For dismissing a staff over a common Facebook post, Yuguda has shown how excessively vindictive he is Isa... read more

Happy birthday to my personal president, By Victor Ehikhamenor

Victor Ehikhamenor All observes protocolled! (HIC) Today is a great day and I have declared a public holiday for myself Your... read more

Five reasons Israel unleashed terror on Gaza, By Muhammad Jameel Yusha’u

So the blood of Palestinians has become a political capital in the hands of Israel. By the time you finish... read more

There was a country: Deconstructing Chinua Achebe’s ‘lies’ (1), By Nnaemeka Meribe

Meribe: Many fly-by-night critics dismissed the memoir as the worst of Chinua Achebe’s works, not minding that book was lauded... read more

To what and how does today’s MPC meeting respond? By Ifeanyi Uddin

Ifeanyi Uddin disagrees with official statistics saying inflation has been on the upswing all year, causing rising food prices, reducing... read more

Love for European football transcends violence in Northern Nigeria

Ahmad Salkida Some Almajiri know more about English Premier League than the Quran …... read more

Ribadu oil panel, Tai Solarin and a Jonathan presidency bereft of morals, By Adeolu Ademoyo

Adeolu Ademoyo: Mr. Sanusi ought to be commended for attempting to substantively re-define the terms of our conversation in our... read more

Mr. President, truth is bitter but it will set us free, By Nuhu Ribadu

Nuhu Ribadu Below is the full text of Chairman Nuhu  Ribadu’s speech during the presentation of the report of the... read more

The goodness of Dr. Olusola Saraki, By Femi Fani-Kayode

Femi Fani-Kayode Like everyone else in the country, I was informed about the death of the Waziri of Ilorin, Dr. Olusola... read more

Jonathan, Abati and the Ribadu report, By Chido Onumah

Chido Onumah Aso Rock under President Jonathan has become a graveyard of committee reports. …... read more

My Grouse with Trends By Ogechi Ekeanyanwu

Ogechi Ekeanyanwu “It has become trendy, to go abroad to study in foreign universities.” …... read more

The Ribadu report is an ass! By Jaafar Jaafar

Jaafar Jaafar In Nigeria, the reports of the numerous committees formed to probe certain anomalies are asses. …... read more