Officer Darren Wilson said of the victim that ‘it look[ed] like a demon’, writes Thomas [EPA] All of the discussions about Ferguson are going in circles. Nothing seems to work. W... Read more

By Adua Bitrus The state of emergency in northern Nigeria has made remote regions almost inaccessible [C. Arnaud/UNHCR] The author of this piece, Adua Bitrus, lost his father in the year 200... Read more

By Kayode Ketefe Children take shelter from the rain in front of a home in Yangalma village, where most of the children suffering from lead poisoning come from. (AP: 2010 File) Today is the... Read more

By Jasper Azuatalam As I watched the Super Eagles of Nigeria crash out of the African Cup of Nation after praying two times in the pitch, I was left to wonder if prayer is actually the key.... Read more

By Chido Onumah Forty-four years after the end of the Nigeria-Biafra War, Nigeria finds herself on the brink of another civil war. Nigerians have waited in vain in the last five years for th... Read more

By Betty Abah In our bedeviled times it seems like it is a crime to be born a Nigerian. Some may say a child has no choice as to where he/she eventually emerges, but our times have no patien... Read more

By Ogwazu Nnamdi Aminu Tambuwal The power of decision determines the length and breadth of existence only if we believe in not counting days but the impacts on the sands of history. So, when... Read more

By Abubakar Dangiwa Umar Nigeria says it has been unable to buy the weapons it needs to confront Boko Haram/AFP Obviously, to say that Nigeria is at war is not saying much nor is it news. Mu... Read more

By Kayode Ketefe Today, November 13, 2014, is ‘World Kindness Day’ a day set apart every year to celebrate and promote thoughts and acts of kindness. It was introduced in 1998 by World Kindn... Read more