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My friend, don’t be bothered about the criticisms of others keep up the good work. The truth is that it is natural for people to talk. Either good or bad. They must talk therefore please note that the very day they stop talking about you that means the person has no more relevance

The weather was becoming dangerous for long voyages by then because it was so late in the fall

Reports said it was Nigeria which made the difference in the resolution failing to pass, as it had been expected. Our country had resolved to vote in favour but then decided a few hours to the vote to abstain

Mbaka recalled how Nigerians craved for ‘good luck’ in 2011 and found one in the incumbent, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan

Abominations descended heavily on the village. Incest in high places became the order of the day. Armed robberies, kidnapping, reckless rape, ritual killings, assassinations became commonplace

The new government to be headed by Muhammadu Buhari has better strategy of defeating Boko Haram

I had toyed with the idea of writing this now, but waiting until after the aftermath of the upcoming general elections to publish it as a post mortem of the elections

No doubt, 2014 has been a year of heightened activity in the individual, social, economic and political lives of Nigerians. We have witnessed our nation struggle through tough times due to our security challenges; in our homes we have struggled through the economic realities that have become so pervasive; in the media we have seen our great nation be skewered internationally for the failed policies of this current administration… Yet, despite all of this, my fellow Nigerians, you must know: with your help, things are about to get better

As it is, online media, which capitalise on rapidly developing and changing new technology, unlike its well established traditional media counterpart, is still evolving and ethics and regulations that will guide its conduct and practice are yet to be standardised

By ruling that admissions into Unity Colleges be based purely on high scores and no other considerations, the court has stepped into the complicated terrain of politics, nation-building and individual freedom

We have to try and fight temptation. Anybody can be tempted into infidelity. There’s no way however you can’t stay or ball same guy or babe for the rest of your life.
All one needs is discipline

The major cause of violence in the past had been the prevalence of obvious injustice in the land and which the electorate had always hoped would disappear once those perceived to be oppressing them were removed from power. More often than not, the reverse was always the case when those in power had always sought to retain the status quo

The subject of this analysis as the headline hints is a superlative comparison of the tenures of the immediate past governor, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, his successor, Chief Theodore Ahamefula Orji (Ochendo), and, anticipatorily by way of extrapolative presumptiveness based on dual predecessors’ pedigrees, his anointed lackey who is the controversial governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu

On November 15 to 17, 2014, I was on a three-day tour in Kano alongside some notable Twitter figures and bloggers on a social media reporting role to cover Kwankwaso’s achievement or not in the last four years. I wasn’t to miss that opportunity. Not that Kwankwaso’s work in Kano is new to me, as Kano is home. But the tour presented me with a chance to see other parts of Kano I didn’t get to see on other occasions I visited

According to data gathered by eMarketer, the world will have 2.8 billion internet users by the end of 2014 and there will be a massive growth in the next five years. The growth is jutting to 3.62 billion internet users by the end of 2018

I like this girl and I would love to be with her for so many reasons. My family doesn’t know that she is older than me. Although she told my mum she is 31 when we visited for my elder sister’s wedding, when my mum asked me, I told her she was 26

Justice John Tsoho, who handed down the landmark decision, says that admission into federal colleges should no longer be based on “other factors” but purely on merit

However, as time when on and I grew older, things started to naturally fall into place. I started to see them as person and sometimes I wondered why I had placed these people in so high a position before. To worsen things, I enrolled for a programme in law where the mortality of lawyers became clearer to me

Secondly, the certainty of violence after the 2015 elections is higher than it was in 2011. If President Jonathan wins, the North would erupt into violence as it did in 2011. If General Buhari wins, the Niger-Delta will erupt into violence. I don’t believe that we need rocket science to make this prediction

Austerity measures are strict channels that are undertaken by a government to help bring expenditures more in line with revenues. It is usually official actions taken by the government, during a period of adverse economic conditions, to reduce budget deficit using a combination of spending cuts or tax rises. In this vein, the Nigerian government has decided to be prudent in its spending while also mandating tax agencies to rake in more revenues in order to endure this period of lowering crude oil prices in the international market