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#EndSARS: The Generation That Said “Enough” – By Reuben Abati
Turning and turning in the widening gyre
The Falcon cannot hear the falconer;
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence…
EndSARS: Open Letter To President Buhari – By Doyin Okupe
The above subject matter and the recent protests in the country by Nigerian youths in the last few days, I am sure, are causes for major concern to Your Excellency Mr President, your government and those who wish Nigeria well.But let me…
#EndSARS: MURIC Reveals more facts
Participants in the #EndSARS protests have been reminded that some SARS operatives have contributed immensely to the war against criminality over the years. Closer attention should also be paid to other police departments if the excesses of…
#EndSWAT/#EndSARS Youth Steamroller and Theory of Rational Ignorance – By Farooq Kperogi
An unprecedently seismic youth-led force is convulsing the foundations of Nigeria, which once and for all settles the widespread notion that Nigeria’s youth are lazy, ignorant, and detached. I call this the EndSWAT/EndSARS youth…
After #EndSARS, no government will ever ignore Nigerians again
Power has returned to its rightful repository – the people. Our liberators did not come from the north, the south, or the east and west of Nigeria. They emerged from the ruins of the country; they broke free from the noxious culture of…
#EndSARS and North’s sudden call to end insecurity by Usman Abdullahi Koli
I may be right to say that the #EndSARS protest ignited the call to end the aged-long insecurity that has tilted the region towards underdevelopment. As a youth, I recall the previous warnings of some eminent Nigerians that youth…
How to Grow Your Business Using Social Syndication
I know the word “Syndication” sounds a little too complicated, but it basically means to “Connect” or “Synchronize”Syndication in business is a temporary or permanent alliance of businesses that joins together to manage a large…
60 Years On – By Femi Fani-Kayode
I am 60 years old today! I give thanks to the Lord for He has been good to me.As is usually the case with me on my birthdays I shall spend most of the day quietly with a few members of my family, loved ones and household and, for the…
Protesters: Our New National Heroes – By Doyin Okupe
This generation of Nigerian youths has by the Grace of God achieved what has been impossible for the last several decades. The success of the youths is perhaps the most potent testimony of the abysmal leadership failure of the political and…
An Enemy Of The People – By Femi Adesina
For well over one week, the polity has been suffused with what President Muhammadu Buhari describes as “genuine concerns and agitations by Nigerians about the excessive use of force and in some cases extra-judicial killings and wrongful…
SARS and The Youth Revolt – By Olusegun Adeniyi
Events of the past one week across the country have revealed the true character of the Nigerian police: It is an institution that still sees its role as basically to put down any form of dissent or resistance, including to glaring…
Reinforcing The Message of Safer Vehicles on the Roads
The Nigerian roads have witnessed many unnecessary deaths for years such that the figures of road crashes fatalities continually scale upwards without restraints. Among other road accident causing factors, vehicles with mechanical defects…
Aisha Yesufu, the hijab-wearing revolutionary, by Fredrick Nwabufo
Women like Aisha Yesufu are like comets; they come once in a generation bearing the torch of truth, courage and resilience. They are lodestars, shining light on the path to a new world where humankind can thrive without chains and shackles.…
Why Donald Trump Will Win In November – By Femi Fani-Kayode
President Donald J. Trump, the 45th President of the United States of America and the leader of the free world, is God’s anointed.Nothing and no-one can take that away from him or stop him. He is the biblical King Cyrus in Isaiah 45. He…
EndSARS: Heed the Opportunity To Listen, Learn, Respect And Reform – By Bukola Saraki
I, for one, cannot feign blindness to the ongoing protests calling for the Federal Government of Nigeria to end the operations and activities of the Nigerian Police Force's Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) – and end it now.Across the…
PMB, This Son Of A Teacher Says Thank You – By Femi Adesina
“A good teacher is like a candle-it consumes itself to light the way for others,” said Turkish statesman, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk.And that is what teachers in Nigeria had been for ages. They burn themselves out to light the way for all…
MURIC Chides Ogun State Governor over BBNaija gifts
The Governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun, yesterday 7th October 2020, gave a bungalow and N5million cash gifts to the winner of Big Brother Naija, Moshood Olamilekan Agbeleshebioba. He also appointed him the Ambassador of the Youth…
7 Reasons Ladies Love The English Premier League
The English Premier League (EPL) is arguably the Number 1 league in the world, drawing massive attention from sports lovers and adrenaline junkies around the globe. The English top flight division carries a lot of history behind it, with…
Trump’s COVID-19 Infection – By Reuben Abati
On Friday, October 2, the news channels were inundated with the Breaking News of US President Donald Trump and the First Lady of the United States, Melania Trump’s COVID-19 infection. Barely three days earlier the US President taking part…
Nigeria At 60: Buhari Fires On All Cylinders – By Femi Adesina
President Muhammadu Buhari came sparkling as Nigeria marked her Diamond Jubilee on Thursday, October 1.In the National Broadcast to commemorate the day, the President fired on all cylinders. He was forthright, matter-of-fact, not…
[email protected]: The Unchanging Misadventures – By Doyin Okupe
It is difficult to visualise the future without reflecting even briefly on the past.Hopes and aspirations, both from within and without, were very high at independence.Although the union was fragile and the very foundation was…
Buhari Goes Rail-Wire – By Femi Adesina
Have you heard the news? I’m sure you have. But just in case you haven’t, here’s the news on the hour: After 33 years, the 326km Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri Rail Line and Ancillary Facility Yard has been commissioned for commercial operation.…
Why Nigerians must not despair – By Goodluck Jonathan
I congratulate all Nigerians as we celebrate our 60th Independence Anniversary. Today is another unique day in our nation's history. It marks six decades of the anniversary of our self-rule. It is an occasion that commemorates our political…
With 600 road projects, President Buhari sets unbeaten record – By Garba Shehu
As we mark the 60th Anniversary Day, the record-setting, mega roadways infrastructure development projects by the Buhari administration numbering up to 600 that are undergoing major upgradation or rehabilitation call for public attention…
Nigeria and the Class of ‘60 – By Olusegun Adeniyi
1960 was deemed ‘The Year of Africa’ because 17 countries on the continent secured their independence that year. Nigeria was among them. Outside Africa, the only other country to gain independence that year was Cyprus. As we mark our…
Rivers State Is The Safest State In Nigeria – By Paulinus Nsirim
The recent comments by the Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi concerning the safety and security of Rivers State, did not come to many people as a surprise.His penchant for bitterness propelled propaganda and…
How Organized Labour Deceived Nigerians – By Reuben Abati
I was very skeptical when the current leadership of Organized Labour in Nigeria objected to the decision of the Federal Government to withdraw fuel subsidy and hand over the pump price of petrol to the forces of demand and supply, also…
My Angel is 60 – By Rauf Aregbesola
My sojourn in Kaduna in the 1980s, first for my youth service and later for a paid employment, will remain ever memorable. This is because it was there that I found the love of my life, Iyaafin Sherifat Abidemi Aregbesola.I was a…
Nigeria Won’t Break. It’d Evolve. Here’s How – By Farooq Kperogi
Nigeria will be 60 years old as a formally independent country next Thursday, but the divisibility and tiresomely endless feuding that have emerged as some of its defining features since its forced birth more than a century ago show no sign…
Putting our money where our mouth is – By Femi Adesina
There is a story that President Muhammadu Buhari likes to tell. He has done so many times in public and private meetings. It goes thus:“After we got inaugurated into office in 2015, I asked the Governor of Central Bank for the state of…