By Theophilus Ilevbare In recent weeks the All Progressive Congress (APC) has been rocked with a tidal wave of defection of a founding member in Chief Tom Ikimi and the party’s 2011 presiden... Read more
By Kayode Ketefe Like the recurrent decimal that is ever destined to keep resurfacing, one of our most shameful social ills has happened again! This time around, it was the customs off... Read more
By Joan Erakit The eight islands that comprise Turtle Islands, Sierra Leone, are remote and practically untouched by modern civilisation. Credit: Joan Erakit/IPS MATTRU JONG, Sierra Leone... Read more
By Abebe Shibru Ethiopia has made incredible progress over the last 11 years in increasing access to family planning. This has come in tandem with strong progress on Millennium Development G... Read more
By Babatunde Osotimehin With just 500 days left to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), we must all intensify our actions to hit our targets, especially the MDG 5 targets to redu... Read more
By Jaye Gaskia The constant refrain we keep hearing like a broken record from this voraciously greedy treasury looting ruling elite is that they are speaking for, making demands on behalf, o... Read more
By Rowan Moore Gerety IBADAN, Nigeria—Al-Hajji Mojeed thinks of himself as a reformer. After he welcomed me to the offices of his Olaiya Naturalist Hospital in Ibadan, Nigeria, he led me to... Read more
By Oby Ezekwesili Today marks 136 days since April 14, when 219 daughters of Nigeria were taken captive from our midst at close to midnight while we all slept. The Presidential Facts Finding... Read more
By Kingsley Paul Motivation is a powerful force behind our activities or lifestyle. When it’s not there you can imagine what life will look like. The West uses it to bring out the best in th... Read more
By Ezenwa Nwagwu From the outset, it is appreciable to disclose a bias, I have a thing or two for persons called SAM. But this is about Dr. Sam Amadi, chairman/CEO NERC a long standing frien... Read more