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    How Dependence Tears Nigerian Families Apart

    Families are awesome and valuable. They are incredible supports come what may, but unfortunately this has been replaced with dependence – that is fast tearing families apart. From a nuclear family of six, with extended relations, I have so many stories of this, and understand how exactly this...
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    7 Mistakes With President Buhari's 'Change Begins With Me' Campaign

    Last week, Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari launched the 'Change Begins With Me' campaign. The Federal Government said the programme is aimed at educating and enlightening Nigerians to appreciate the values of accountability, inculcate positive attitudinal change. According to them, the...
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    Mark Zuckerberg: 5 Reasons Facebook CEO's Visit is Important to Nigeria

    Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook is in Nigeria. The media has been awash with news of his visit, questions have been raised on what his visit means to Nigeria. Here are 5 Reasons Why Zuckerberg's visit is important to Nigeria 1. It validates the tech industry in Nigeria For several years...
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    5 Lessons Every Nigerian Should Learn From #SaveMayowa

    Sad. We could not save Mayowa Ahmed. A beautiful young lady with a budding career in catering and management, but lost the battle to ovarian cancer. Her story and so many circumstances that led to her death will for a while linger in the hearts of Nigerians who within 3 days after taking up the...
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    6 Animal Names That Have Been Used To Qualify Prominent Nigerians

    The situation in Nigeria now is one that could be likened to that of George Orwell's Animal Farm. Animal Farm,written in 1945, is a “fairy story” in the style of Aesop’s fables, that uses animals on an English farm to tell the history of Soviet communism. Certain animals are based directly on...
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    6 Things That Are More Important To Nigerians Than Rio Olympics

    The 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, Brazil have been on for over a week now but, beyond the outrage among Nigerians regarding the perceived maltreatment of the country’s athletes, the Olympic spirit has been tepid so far. Their anger at the government was visible when sprinter Regina George resorted...
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    7 Reasons Why President Buhari Should Exchange Abducted Chibok Girls For Boko Haram Militants

    Last year, Nigeria’s Boko Haram extremists offered to free more than 200 young women and girls abducted on April 14, 2014, from their dormitory at Government Girls’ Secondary School in Chibok, Borno State in exchange for the release of militant leaders held by the government. According to...
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    6 Things President Buhari Can Do To End Budget Padding

    Forget the boisterous drama in Nigeria's political space, the last few weeks have not been funny. It is of the country with loop holes in its legislative chambers with government expenditure. Nigerians have been fed with unpleasant information on the details of how principal officers in the...
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    6 Things Nigerian Government Should Desperately Look Into

    Nigeria is the giant of Africa only in TV ads, in reality; the country is a sleeping giant. Nigeria needs a lot of things but first the country needs to change its way of doing things. We cannot keep running Nigeria the same way and expect different results. Our leaders need to go back to the...
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    7 Controversies That May Throw President Buhari Out of Office in 2019

    Controversies are not new in Nigeria's political space. As a matter of fact, they are what shape the polity, and put the government of the day on its toes. President Buhari's one year-plus administration is not without controversies, coupled with several hits from the now-opposition party, PDP –...
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    6 Projects President Buhari Has Commissioned Since He Took Over Power

    Nigeria’s President, Mohammadu Buhari was handed over power May 29, 2015 by Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, of the People Democratic Party. It was the first time in Nigeria that a democratically elected president would hand over power to an opposition party. Goodluck Jonathan’s administration had some...
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    Melaye Vs Tinubu: 5 Reasons Why Nigerian Women Should Not Support Sen. Tinubu

    Senator Oluremi Tinubu has recently been in the news because of her clash with Senator Dino Melaye, a Kogi-born lawmaker. The fight has gone wild as Senator Oluremi is a senior lawmaker and also the wife of one of Nigeria's most influential politicians, Bola Tinubu. Some women groups have...
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    Fulani Herdsmen Attacks: 8 Dangerous Implications Of President Buhari's Silence

    The brutal killings by men suspected to be fulani herders have left so many families in deep sorrow and anguish. Within the last two weeks, more than 81 Nigerians have reportedly been killed by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Benue State alone. Some weekends ago, a clash between the Fulani herdsmen...
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    7 Reasons Why President Buhari's Appointments Tilt Towards The North

    Controversies have continued to trail President Muhammadu Buhari’s appointments which many believed to be lopsided in favour a particular region of the country. Recently, the Senate rejected President Muhammadu Buhari's ambassadorial list for lacking federal character by summoning the Minister...
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    5 Reasons President Buhari's Free School Feeding Programme May Fail

    The President Mohammadu Buhari-led Federal Government has launched the Home-grown school feeding programme for primary school pupils in the country. The free feeding scheme is a core project of the Federal Government that it is said would increase food production and attract fresh investments...
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    7 Reasons Why EFCC May Be A Revenge Tool In The Hands Of President Buhari

    The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission was established an as act to combat financial and economic crimes in Nigeria. But the recent activities of the anti-graft agency in the administration of President Mohammadu Buhari is worrisome, and one that could be thought to be a revenge tool by...
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    7 Strong Reasons Gov. Fayose Can Be a Greater Opposition To Buhari Than Amaechi To Jonathan

    There have always been oppositions in Nigerian politics. In fact, opposition is what define the polity. The erstwhile administration of President Goodluck Jonathan (PDP) faced a stiff opposition from the All Progressives Congress (APC) before they finally clinched unto federal power in 2015. One...
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    10 Reasons Niger Delta Militants May Be More Dangerous Than The Dying Boko Haram

    The spate of recent blow ups of oil wells by militants in the Deltan region of the country is a cause for concern. The attacks have left the nation's economy crunched, with dwindling revenues from the downstream sector. The nation also has the problem of Boko haram that has claimed...
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