COMMENTARY

Obasanjo/Gowon on Ojukwu: A reminder of abandoned property

By Odimegwu Onwumere

Pandemonium broke loose. People were running helter-skelter, wailing. Those who could not wail were shouting. Commentaries upon commentaries were all over the media. The cyber cafes were flooded. Everybody wanted first-hand news. General Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu is dead. Nigeria and Nigerians stood still. 

NOLLYWOOD NEWS

Monalisa Chinda lands N30m deal
By Sam Anokam

Multi million Naira endorsement deals are currently flying left, right and centre in Nollywood with most of the stars involved smiling heavily to the banks with mouth watering offers. Star actress and Glo ambassador, Monalisa Chinda recently landed a juicy endorsement deal as the face of Vita500, a new energy drink from South Korea that recently stormed Nigeria and all West African countries. 

OPEN LETTER

Open Letter to Hon. Emeka Nwaofor

By Nwaorgu Faustinus

AUTHOR

Sir, permit me to use your widely read medium to reach Honourable Emeka Nwaofor who represents Ngor/Okpala Local Government Area in the Imo state House of Assembly.

COMMENTARY

Ojukwu is not dead

By Chinedu Vincent Akuta

  

“For those who know him, no word is necessary; for those who do not know him, no word is sufficient” W.T. Horngren. (An American Author).  For those who know Chief Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu (Ikemba Nnewi) no word is necessary, for those who do not know him, no word is sufficient enough to describe him. 

NOLLYWOOD NEWS

 Most outstanding actress of the year

Nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson Okojie has emerged the Most Outstanding Actress of the outgoing year. Mercy who is one of the hottest faces in the Nigerian movie industry, won the award at the prestigious Afro-Australian Music and Movies Awards (AAMMA) which held in Australia recently. 

NEWS FEATURE

Frustrated Nigerian commits "facebook" suicide

A 30-year old Nigerian man from Delta State has killed himself after announcing the act on his Facebook page. Diano Ovie-Richy committed suicide on Christmas day after posting a macabre note he said was an “Xmas gift” to his facebook friends.

COMMENTARY

Boko Haram: The dilemma of human ignorance, religion fidelity & failure of leadership

By Adewale T Akande

Without mincing words, I am using this opportunity to console the souls of innocent citizens that lost their lives, commiserates with the families of those who lost their loved ones and wish those injured speedy recovery from the “absurd” (according to the White House)  and “senseless” bomb blasts by the Islamist group called Boko Haram.

COMMENTARY

Bomb blast: Jonathan's un-presidential comments 
By Sabella Abidde

On Sunday, December 25, 2011, Nigerians and the global community awoke to what has come to be known as The Christmas Day Bombing. Though lives were lost, many injured, and property damaged, it pales in comparison to the 2010 Independence Day bombing. 

OPINION

Nigeria: No group has monopoly of violence

By Chinedu Vincent Akuta

 

The danger and consequences of not containing Boko Haram and other violent groups might mean the beginning of balkanization of Nigeria. Imagine if a fanatical Christian group(s) or if OPC, MEND, MASSOB etc starts bombing mosques or starts violent agitation for Northerners to leave their area alongside what Boko Haram is doing. 

ANALYSIS/COMMENTARY

Why the West wants the fall of Gaddafi
By Jean-Paul Pougala  

Africans should think about the real reasons why western countries are waging war on Libya, writes Jean-Paul Pougala, in an analysis that traces the country's role in shaping the African Union and the development of the continent.

COMMENTARY

The president's eye for violence

By Odimegwu Onwumere

 

It was this time last year. December 15, 2010, was the date. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) and Abubakar Atiku threatened Goodluck Jonathan. This was during the build-up to the 2011 general elections. IBB and Atiku were two of Jonathan’s major challengers. The duo declared their intention to stop Jonathan at all cost. They spoke at the National Stakeholders Conference organised by the Adamu Ciroma-led Northern Political Leaders Forum in Abuja. 

COMMENTARY

Practical tips on the cashless policy

By Kingsley Omose

With the implementation of the Cashlite or Cashless policy with effect from January 1, 2012 the alleged subsidy on cash transactions which the Central Bank of Nigeria claims runs into hundreds of billions of Naira yearly will be withdrawn in some selected States across Nigeria including Lagos which is home to 65% of commercial transactions in Nigeria.

NEWS

Muslim sect claims Nigeria church attacks

By Jon Gambrell

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — An explosion ripped through a Catholic church during Christmas Mass near Nigeria's capital Sunday, killing at least 25 people there, officials said. A radical Muslim sect claimed the attack and another bombing near a church in the restive city of Jos, as explosions also struck the nation's northeast.

NEWS FEATURE

1000 Nigerians rot in China jails
By sunday Ani 

 Anger, frustration, disillusionment, disenchantment and bitterness enveloped them. They look hapless, dejected and melancholic. They are crying for justice from far away china. They are friends and relations of Nigerians who are languishing in various prisons across the Asian country of China for offences ranging from illegal entry, expired travel documents to narcotics-related cases. Some of them don’t even know why they were arrested in the first instance.

OPINION

 Mother or wife: whose side should a man take?

By Shadrack Kirunga

During my counselling studies, I attended a class on the philosophy of marriage. The unit discussed the fundamental and philosophical issues that lead to problems in marriage, key among them the bad relationship between mothers and daughters-in-law.

COMMENTARY

Excessive speed as a vital human factor in road traffic accident

By Adewale T Akande

 

Driving is a means to achieve objectives associated with everyday life in our society. At the same time, driving requires a serious responsibility that determines the driver’s safety and that of the other road users within the vicinity. We drive to work, visit friends and relations, and travel to different places-short and long distances-for personal or public activities.