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
By Kayode Ketefe In reaction to a statement made at the weekend by the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) which clamoured explicitly for a Christian governor as his successor in 2015, t... Read more
By James Ogunjimi My name is Abdullahi, an SSS2 student. At least that was my status until last week. Now I’m just a cattle-rearer, and I’m in charge of my late father’s 70 heads of cattle.... Read more
By Jaye Gaskia Nigeria’s First Lady, Patience Jonathan A few days ago, at the peak of the abduction saga of nearly 300 adolescent girls, after the escape on their own of more than 50 of the... Read more
