General Ibrahim Babangida And The ‘Doctrine Of Settled Iss

“I can go back to fight a war to keep this country together even at 71…Some people are saying that should anything happen to President Jonathan, forget about Nigeria and

The Subsidy Debate: Matters Arising

By Yemisi Shyllon The weeklong protest by Nigerians over the removal of the so-called subsidy on fuel consumption may have receded into the past. But the issues the protests raised

The Changing Face Of Africa

[caption id="attachment_3793" align="alignnone" width="238" caption="• Tony Elumelu."][/caption] We are seeing a noticeable shift in the way the continent is perceived from the outside. At the beginning of the year, the London ...

The Challenge Of Boko Haram

Boko Haram has dragged Nigeria into the turbulence of the mainstream of human history. It has also extended historic antagonisms into Nigerian domestic relations. It was not inevitable, but the ...

From Ojota With Messages From The Crowd

[caption id="attachment_9522" align="alignnone" width="225" caption="Kanayo Esinulo"][/caption] For many, our trips every morning, sometimes on foot, to the Gani Fawehnimi Freedom Park at Ojota, on the outskirts of Mainland Lagos, for those ...

Jonathan’s Post-Subsidy Paradise —Ogaga Ifowodo

By now the whole world has heard of the paradise that President Goodluck Jonathan swears awaits every Nigerian the moment oil “subsidy” is withdrawn. The charm and splendour of this ...

Jonathan Is A Caring Leader —Reuben Abati

[caption id="attachment_9817" align="alignnone" width="180" caption="Reuben Abati"][/caption] The portrayal of President Goodluck Jonathan as a “callous President” in the last edition of your magazine is wrong, untrue and disingenuous. That edition of your ...

Government-Approved Highway Robbers —David Odey

Since editors and seniors managers were allocated official cars by the management of Independent Communications Network Limited, publishers of TheNEWS, P.M.NEWS and A.M.Sports, the company’s Administrative Manager, Mr. Rafiu Salau, ...

Removal Of Oil Subsidy: President Jonathan Breaks Social Contract With The People

[caption id="attachment_9809" align="alignnone" width="226" caption="Bola Ahmed-Tinubu"][/caption] As Nigerians gathered with family and friends to celebrate the New Year, the federal government was baking a national cake wrapped in the scheme that ...

President Jonathan Rides On Tiger’s Back

[caption id="attachment_9724" align="alignleft" width="250" caption="Mr. Bayo Onanuga"][/caption] President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria must have made his portraiture go back to the canvas. Portrayed often as a meek and weak leader, a ...

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