Category Archives: OP-ED

Soyinka’s candid interview; why he says Achebe is not the “...

May 19, 2013 no comments

In a very candid interview with Sahara Reporters, Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka opens up about his relationship with late iconic author Chinua Achebe, a man celebrated in the press as the “Father...

Disrupted wedding at the Overcomers Church; the REAL story

April 13, 2013 14 comments

A lot has been said about the disrupted wedding at the Overcomers Church World Outreach in Aguda between Ms. Uloma Agwu and Mr. Solomon Akiyesi, and not all of it has been true. Petty bloggers (shout...

“The Yakowa I met few hours before he died” by Cosmas Asog...

December 16, 2012 no comments

The most cheerful man I met today (Saturday) was Governor Patrick Yakowa of Kaduna State. Upon alighting from the doomed chopper aircraft that brought him into Okoroba, Bayelsa State, he was beaming ...

“We remember differently” by Chimamanda Adichie; the autho...

November 24, 2012 no comments

I have met Chinua Achebe only three times. The first, at the National Arts Club in Manhattan, I joined the admiring circle around him. A gentle-faced man in a wheelchair. “Good evening, sir. I’m Chim...

Jonathan pays secret visit to First Lady’s hospital bed

October 8, 2012 no comments

President Goodluck Jonathan paid a secret visit to his sick wife, Patience, in Germany on Saturday. A short news item aired on the Nigerian Television Authority at 9pm showed the President’s visit to...

Tears from Maiduguri by Ahmad Salkida

September 27, 2012 no comments

Growing up as a child in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State left me with vivid memories. There are clear memories of affinity, of love, of trust, of sharing and good neighbourliness. By the way, I...

Patience Jonathan reportedly hospitalised in Germany

September 3, 2012 no comments

There were speculation on Sunday night that the wife of President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience, might be undergoing treatment in Germany for food poisoning. An online news portal, Saharareporters, had...

Obasanjo hails his administration as the best – ‘I achieve...

August 29, 2012 no comments

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has nothing but good things to say about his administration, proudly declaring that he acheived all his goals during his time as Nigeria’s president between 1...

Impeaching Jonathan – how far can the reps really go?

July 29, 2012 no comments

How far can the members of the House of Representatives go in their threat to impeach President Goodluck Jonathan over his alleged non-implementation of this year’s fiscal budget? This is the knotty ...

Nigerian lawmakers earn more than US President Barack Obama

July 29, 2012 no comments

For many Nigerians, used to the wasteful and corrupt practices of the Federal Government, news that the nation’s lawmakers earn more than the President of the United States of America is not sh...