That Gov. Oshiomhole’s show-trial of the poor teach
Sad things happen in our country. And there are days I simply turn my attention away from the sad happenstance either as President, Public Interest Lawyers League (PILL) or as…
Femi Fani-Kayode: Nigeria; Not Yorubas, Not Igbos!
I always knew trouble was brewing. From August 2 when the media published Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi’s letter to President Goodluck Jonathan threatening “reciprocity or reprisal” ostensibly against…
FG Can’t Afford N92bn for Lecturers, Says Okonjo-Iweala
The ongoing nationwide industrial action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) may not end soon, as Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr. (Mrs.) Ngozi…
Drama: Edo Teacher Fails Simple Reading Test
A teacher in Edo State was the subject of scorn during Tuesday’s verification of the certificates of primary school teachers in the state. Asked to read a sworn affidavit she…
Go To Court If You Feel Slandered – APC Tells Jonathan
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has asked President Goodluck Jonathan to go to court if he felt libelled by the description of his presidency as a kindergarten presidency by the…
Amnesty International, SERAC Warn Fashola against Continued Forced Evictions
Amnesty International and the Social and Economic Rights Action Centre (SERAC) have condemned Governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Fashola and his administration for embarking on the demolition of the Badia…
Agony of Kogi primary school teachers
Editor: It is quite unfortunate that primary school teachers in Kogi State are passing through a trying time due to non-payment of their salaries. The state government introduced bio-metric capture…
Knowing where the rain began to beat us
With what I now know about the history of coup plotting in Nigeria, I will never again look at Ikoyi in the same way. I’m now much more attuned to…
Editorial: Lagos and the Politics of Deportation
If nothing, but for compassionate and humanitarian reasons, the Lagos State government could have been more circumspect, considering the illegality and unconstitutionality of its forced deportation of beggars to their…
Jonathan Not Playing Ethnic Politics — Presidency
Allegations by former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory that President Goodluck Jonathan has mastered the politics of ethnicity and religion are untrue, the Presidency said on Sunday. Speaking in…