In 1978 the Nigerian Government decided to review the original national anthem drafted into our psyche by departing British expatriates in 1960. As a result of the review a “Nigerian” version emerged. It was the product of an exhaustive nationwide competition which produced 5 winning entries that were ultimately amalgamated into 1, a bit like the Nigerian story.

By Nnanna Ochereome SINCE the petrol subsidy removal crisis began, two public officers have been on the spotlight for moving from where they were before to where they are now. These are Comrade Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole, the Governor of Edo State and Dr. Reuben Abati, the Special Adviser to the President on Media. Before his […]

By Ishaq Modibbo Kawu “Politics begin where the masses are, not where there are thousands, but where there are millions, that is where serious politics begin”- Lenin THE past week will certainly go down as one of the most significant in recent Nigerian history. In a week of practical struggle, Nigerians learnt  lessons rapidly, in […]

By Josef Omorotionmwan NOBODY will blame us for sometimes behaving like the military. After all, we were under the military for too long. It was around 4.00 p.m. on that fateful day in 1985. We were all glued to our radio sets, awaiting the decision in the case of General Maman Vatsa, et al. That […]

By Hakeem Baba-Ahmad THE piece you are read ing was written five days ago, on the fifth day of the national resistance against the decision of President Goodluck Jonathan to remove subsidy on petroleum, many things are likely to have changed as you read this, perhaps for the better, perhaps for the worse. We live […]

DID President Jonathan play Nero last week, fiddled while Rome burned? Was he at anytime in South Africa to celebrate the centenary of the African National Congress when Nigeria was held in the throes of a paralysing strike to restore oil subsidy?

THE recent national strike has brought to the fore two striking issues, our hypocrisy as a people and the need to re-examine the way we live.

REFLECTIONS in the media marking years of Democracy in Nigerian are by definition the microanalysis of Nigerian Democracy.

BEFORE I discuss Happy New Year from President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (GEJ) let me start this write-up from the appropriate beginning by wishing you Happy New Year 2012, late as it may seem. My people say whenever a man wakes up is his morning. Mine comes without pains.

Different strokes for different folks.The NLC tried to make us believe that going on strike was the best way of making the government to restore the fuel subsidy. I believed them.