Is this Traditional Ruler a Kidnapper?
Rochas Okorocha sacks Cosmas Onyeneke, traditional ruler of Lagwa over his alleged involvement in a kidnapping syndicate The dust raised by the
View ArticleJonathan Should Be More Forthright
Niyi Osundare, a professor of English and social commentator, speaks to Newswatch editors on the removal of fuel subsidy, religion, and his recently published book
View ArticleThe War, Its Leaders
They are union leaders and human rights activists. They are the leaders of the war against fuel subsidy removal that paralysed the country for several
View ArticleParalysis
Nigeria grounded as protests over fuel subsidy removal cripple activities nationwide Paralysis. This nine-letter word best captures the situation in virtually
View ArticleOne Woman’s Own “Widow’s Mite”
Grace Ekpenyong’s pet project while her husband was the Akwa Ibom State deputy governor has blossomed into a big industry whose products will soon hit
View ArticleA Volkswagen for Extra Comfort
Volkswagen Tiguan arrives the Nigerian automobile market to fill a vital gap The new Volkswagen Tiguan recently came into Nigerian automobile market
View ArticleWhat the States Are Promising in 2012
Most states in Nigeria want to do a lot more projects in 2012 and their budget proposals are tailored towards achieving these goals
View ArticleThe Invasion of Foreign Land Grabbers
African countries are losing their choice lands to foreign business interests through dubious deals with political and traditional authorities in the continent
View ArticleDirty Details on Fuel Subsidy
The ongoing public sitting by the House of Representatives ad hoc committee throws up fresh facts on fuel subsidy scandals Fresh facts
View ArticleLet’s Have Public Hearing on Fuel Subsidy Funds
Tunde Bakare, serving overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly and convener of the Save Nigeria Group, speaks with Dike Onwuamaeze, principal staff writer, on the
View ArticleThe Gains, the Losses
Nigerians are still counting their gains and losses resulting from the recent six-day protests against the removal of fuel subsidy After one
View ArticleCPC is Being Economical with the Truth
Attahiru Jega, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, was recently voted Newswatch Man of the Year 2011. The radical scholar speaks to a
View ArticleTrouble for Two Police Chiefs
Hafiz Ringim, inspector general of Police, and Hassan Zakari Biu, commissioner of police, get marching order to produce a Boko Haram kingpin who escaped from
View ArticleThe Kano Massacre
Boko Haram, the terrorist Islamic sect, takes its killing machine to Kano and kills more than 200 in two days Joshua
View ArticleWhy the Anti-Drug War Is Slow
Femi Ajayi is the director-general of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency. He speaks to a Newswatch team of Maureen Chigbo, general editor; Anthony Akaeze,
View ArticleAll Igbo to Go Home
Tobias Michael Idika, president, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Kano State Chapter, has spent more than 35 years in Kano. He speaks to Anza Phillips, assistant editor, on
View ArticleWe’re in Difficult Times
Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso, governor of Kano State, speaks to Anza Phillips, assistant editor, on the recent Boko Haram attack in Kano city. Excerpts:
View ArticleNigeria’s Threatened Federation
Boko Haram’s bomb and gun attacks and its order that Christians leave predominantly muslim states in the north, creates tension capable of undermining the existence
View ArticleWill al-Mustapha Eventually Be Hanged?
A Lagos High Court sentences Hamza al-Mustapha to death by hanging but his lawyers have appealed the judgement The verdict of
View ArticleSubsidy Removal: Matters Arising (1)
I strongly believe the six-day nationwide strike and mass protests came at God’s fullness of time because they threw up some lessons and issues which
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