When the people lie against the government, by Owei Lakemfa
The day Nigeria turned sixty-six as an independent country, it marked it with fine speeches and assurances by its leaders. Both those in government and those outside competed. On that Thursday, October 1, 2026, twenty youth corpers set out in two buses from the comfort and safety of their homes to serve their country. But […]
Challenges of the disabled in contesting for an election
Association for Comprehensive Empowerment of Nigerians with Disability (ASCEND), a socio-political organization of persons with disability, while encouraging her members to participate actively in politics, is mindful that persons with disability face enormous challenges in active participation in politics.
Re: Much ado about child marriage (2)
By Yetunde Arebi Hi, The letters you will be reading today, concludes the first batch of contributions from our readers. As I stated yesterday, we cannot afford to go to sleep even for a moment on this issue. We must articulate our position and argument and continue to give it the publicity it deserves until […]
Looking back at the starting block
The month of September which daily bears news of surprise attacks by Boko Haram insurgents in Maiduguri, other isolated places, and of recent, Abuja seems to be crawling to its uncertain end. However, the crisis within the ruling party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) remains unsolved at this moment.
Just five more governors!
It was natural that Blessing Okagbare became emotional exactly two week ago. What Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan did overwhelmed her and she strongly fought back tears. When the emotions got the greater part of her the tears flowed.
Ostentation and reward of corruption
President Goodluck Jonathan should have realised that because he wears this big crown, there are many people out there wanting to do things his way, particularly because our society remains largely one of monkey see, monkey do.
