Adepoju Paul Olusegun

When Reuben Abati decided to pitch his tent with the PDP-led government he once abused in his column and other pieces he wrote as a journalist, the blogosphere extensively abused the legendary journalist and columnist...

Even people who rarely talk sports are showing support for the national team. I couldn’t believe my eyes when I read Pastor E. A. Adeboye’s status update when Nigeria convincingly defeated Mali, booking a ticket to the finals; the first time since year 2000!

Through the stress-laden labyrinthine process of getting admission into universities, very few Nigerian youths often get what they desired in the first place. The rest are often compensated with something entirely different...

Few hours before this year’s Democracy Day speech was aired, I had a discussion with an erudite scholar on the successes of this administration after a year in office with special reference given to the deserving, or otherwise, of another year – talk less of a second term. The discussion became a debate, but we both agreed on the fact that this president's approval rating is at an all time low...

"Jonathan of all people” was what many Nigerians said after hearing that the Nigerian president’s name appeared on the highly revered TIME 100 list.  This state of mind is quite expected considering the president’s inability to achieve feats that are basic and were successfully achieved by past presidents...

Scoring the first goal for Nigeria at the World Cup wasn’t the only reason why Nigerian football lovers loved Rashidi Yekini. The football loving fans of that generation saw Rashidi Yekini as a sign of hope on the field of play. In other words, there was nothing to worry about as long as the dark complexioned man was on the pitch...

"Here in Cape Town, if you are a Nigerian, you can’t sleep with your two eyes tightly closed at night. I know it sounds odd, but that’s the truth. There are so many people who hate Nigerians here. They see us as dubious dishonest people that should be sent away without causing much scene that could attract global attention..."

Ibori's ordeal looks like a replay of the Bayelsa story told above. But it's more shameful since he successfully evaded the Nigerian legal system, slipped off EFCC, and was bold enough to seek his party's presidential ticket...