Today, internet has solved the information problem in the sense that you not only access news at it breaks, but can also engage in online chat. In-between the hustle for daily-bread in a foreign land, there remains this serious hunger by the immigrants for hints on what is happening back home. This has, in turn, led to a proliferation of blogs. The trail was blazed years ago by Elendu Reports, followed by Sahara reporters.

It is proven that more men follow the World Cup final. Sad
tales of wife battering, bitter quarrels and even divorce occasioned by World Cup related incidents have not been widely reported in our country but rising figures worldwide have become worrisome. It is for this reason that a website has come up with the 10 commandments for women during the Mundial.

IT is not only Nigerians but also bewildered foreigners who wonder aloud why a country so blessed with human and natural resources is not presently challenging at the top of the summit of global economic powers. Many reasons (for excuses) have been variously adduced to explain Nigeria’s relative underdevelopment, ranging from political instability to its heterogeneity.

THE thought of where to spend a short holiday with my family suddenly became a somewhat arduous task. My husband had given us an open cheque to make the choice but he also gave us terms of reference: Anywhere in the West Coast or within the country. Ghana popped up but the kids did not show much excitement.

SINCE Professor Maurice Iwu was ordered by president Goodluck Jonathan to take a walk, the national debate and speculation about who may replace the highly controversial electoral umpire has quickly gathered the force of a whirlwind. A number of names of Nigerians adjudged by various analysts, groups and interests as being qualified to fill Prof. Iwu’s shoes have featured in the public media.

NOW that the dark strongholds of the cabalistic enemies of our country having been pulled down and the avaricious occupants of the corridors of power rendered prostrate, the kleptocrats who hold sway in Nigeria have now found in President Goodluck Jonathan, the veritable and terminal danger to their abominable empire who must be destroyed lest he changes Nigeria for the better for the common people and for the worse for their bloodsucking breed.

HIS coming to power was everything but smooth. The challenges, though contrived, presuppose that his ability to perform in office would be dulled by many years wasted while trying to validate a stolen mandate; or at best circuitous, since the factors that aided the criminal denials are not known to have abated. However, the limiting […]

Economic mismanagement, corruption in the highest places all put together fouled the Nigerian spirit. Nigeria’s independence brought with it promises of everything that a nation of hope could possibly provide for her people. The expectations and hopes that were associated with freedom from many years of colonial rule were quite high.

IN a seeming attempt to divert attention from false claims of achievements, the profligacy of his administration and lack of regard for due process in contract awards, the Ohakim administration in Imo State has introduced his fanciful idea of creating 10,000 new jobs for unemployed youths in the state.

RECENTLY, there has been a sustained campaign in Edo State, south-south of Nigeria, for every vote to count championed by Governor Adams Oshiomhole. The slogan that is fast becoming a cliché is called ‘One-Man-One-Vote’. With this campaign, the Oshiomhole government hopes to eradicate election rigging in Edo State and by extension in Nigeria. I support any campaign, slogans, agitation aimed at defeating election rigging.