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
By Musa Yakubu Senator John McCain A few days ago, Sen. John McCain made what must go down as one of the most outrageous, most demeaning and most unacceptable statements ever made against ou... Read more
By Colin Freeman The Nigerian president, Goodluck Jonathan, insisted last week he would not negotiate Photo: EPA Analysis: Nigerian president, Goodluck Jonathan, has rejected negotiatin... Read more
By Kayode Ketefe Wole Soyinka A number of vested interests have unleashed a deluge of venomous vituperative on the cyberspace within the last few days in reaction to the description of Niger... Read more
By Lauren Bohn and Chika Oduah CHIBOK, Nigeria — The road to Chibok is eerily quiet, lined with checkpoints manned by civilians, many of them teenagers, wielding rusty rifles and serv... Read more
By Claritza Jimenez Although breaking news events can be chaotic, the process for covering them live on social media and the web doesn’t have to be. Planning is key to helping live new... Read more
By Angela Washeck There’s no shortage of international journalism conferences these days, and there’s a reason. With legacy publishers having difficulty making their digital efforts pr... Read more
By Izabela Moi For more than three years, the blog Mural has practiced collaborative journalism, run away from stereotypes and sought quality in local coverage. Community journalism, c... Read more
By Jessica Weiss To raise money from the public for a media project, you shouldn’t subscribe to the adage, “If you build it, they will come.” Instead, you must “build it and engage,” s... Read more