By Bamidele Aturu The horrendous massacre of little children by Boko Haram insurgents and the cluelessness of the security agencies are scary. Since Boko Haram began its frenzied, indiscrimi... Read more
By James Ogunjimi Sanusi Lamido Sanusi Reading through the news, I came across a report about President Jonathan’s Special Assistant on New Media, Pastor Reno Omokri. Obviously he had... Read more
National Broadcast by His Excellency, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR, on the Occasion of Nigeria’s Centenary Celebrations Wednesday, 26th February, 2014 1. I extend warm greetings a... Read more
By James Ogunjimi Bodies are lined up in the Nigerian village of Konduga after an attack by Boko Haram that left 39 dead earlier this month. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images Another attack in Yo... Read more
By Antonia Molloy Desmond Tutu Desmond Tutu has urged Uganda’s President not to sign a harsh Anti-Homosexuality Bill that could see same-sex couples sentenced to life in prison. South... Read more
By Hamza Hendawi In this Friday, Sept. 20, 2013 file photo, Egypt’s Defense Minister Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, center, Egyptian Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawi, right, and army... Read more
By Rodney Muhumuza Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni has signed off a bill introducing anti-gay laws. Photograph: Carl Court/AP ENTEBBE, Uganda (AP) — Uganda’s president signed an... Read more
By David Smith Kenyans wear masks to preserve their anonymity while staging a rare protest last month against Uganda’s anti-gay laws at the Uganda High Commission in Nairobi. Photograp... Read more
By Ayo Benjamin People waiting to buy kerosene at a filling station in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital One gets the feeling that beyond the unresolved issues of the exact sum spent on kerosene subs... Read more
By Jaye Gaskia As the 2015 general elections approach, and before it, the test cases in the governorship elections of Osun and Ekiti States; the desperation within the ruling class will incr... Read more
