By James Ogunjimi We don’t need no western boots, Coming to our land with their minds set to loot. We don’t need no western boots, Troubling our land and acting like crooks. Africa lays reel... Read more

By Crystal Shepeard Dr. Maya Angelou I learned of her death as I was making breakfast for my son. My eyes welled up with tears as I buttered his toast, unable to grasp the reality that this... Read more

By Jaye Gaskia Random notes on the current state of the nation: Bring back our girls; Boko Haram release our girls; the National Conference and the march toward the 2015 general election. A... Read more

By Theophilus Ilevbare Hash tag online activism has continued to prove critics wrong in the amazingly unique way it amplifies disconsolate unheard minority voices, suppressed or subdued by a... Read more

By Babatunde Osotimehin As I have stated before, I was shocked and appalled by the abduction of 276 young girls in Chibok in the north of Nigeria from the safety of their school. These girls... Read more

By Com Jasper Azuatalam The origin of Boko Harram In 1995, the group was said to be operating under the name Shabaab, Muslim Youth Organization with Mallam Lawal as the leader. Members were... Read more

By Wole Soyinka Wole Soyinka This was how I knew Jos from childhood – the ecumenical heart of Nigerian humanity.  It was this distinct, all-embracing character that family and friends r... Read more

By Com Jasper Azuatalam As it stands today, the only realistic step towards curbing the present insurgence is to identify, ascertain and expose those behind the Boko Haram sect. We cannot co... Read more