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Nigeria: #OccupyNigeria and Occupy their lives
0The next stage of the #OccupyNigeria movement is a tenacious occupation of all political space to ensure our democracy is responsive, cost effective and working for the people.
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Articles By: Akin Akintayo 
Nigeria: Compounding our National Awards with Shame and Disgrace
0The Nigerian National Honours Awards were plagued with rejections, errors, a presidency struggling for credibility and an embarrassing shortage of medals for awardees, we seem to be plumbing the depths of ignominy, shame and disgrace with our most prestigious events.
Nigeria: The NEXT awards expose an unconscionable kakistocracy
0The citations for the awards won by NEXT newspaper reporters show that they did expose a seriously corrupt enterprise in out premier revenue industry and all those who matter either ignored or sanctioned it.
Nigeria: Government Dishonesty About Fuel Subsidy
0When you look at the issue of fuel subsidy in Nigeria against the indeterminate cost and the proliferation of refineries everywhere but in Nigeria where the petroleum is produced, it raises a number of pertinent questions about the honest brokerage of our government.
Nigeria: Legislating for the Unforeseeable of Same-Sex Marriage
0by Akin Akintayo
Last week the Nigerian Senate debated the Same Gender Marriage (Prohibition) Bill 2011 which passed its second reading and it has now moved to committee stage, however, the fact is Nigeria does not need such a law because there is no prospect of homosexuality gaining any normalcy in the society because the concept of same-sex marriage can take root.
Editorial: Sir, Those were dreadful analogies in an awful speech.
0by Akin Akintayo
President Goodluck Jonathan gave a speech at an interdenominational service celebrating the 51st Independence anniversary of Nigeria and it was replete with utterly dreadful analogies – it was awful, awful, awful.
419 Reasons to Like Nigeria and Nigerians
8The battle to reclaim our good name must start with 419 Reasons to Like Nigeria and Nigerians, the association of 419 and Nigeria should begin to yield positive results and commentary about Nigeria.
NaijaLeaks: A sad decade of an ineffective anti-corruption crusade
0Reviewing WikiLeaks cables created 10 years ago and a Human Rights Watch Report published today, for all the media profile the anti-corruption crusade has had in Nigeria, it is sad to say the country is still considered highly corrupt, the system cannot seem to handle the workload and the alleged criminals have gummed up the judicial system completely.
Nigeria: The need for improved English education
3There is a need for more positive narratives of Nigeria on the Internet in blogs, discussions and comments but it is necessary to ensure that the quality of such is of a high standard. Something says our educational system does not guarantee immediate successes in that area, we need a fundamental rethinking in English language education and possibly a broadening of our thinking too.
Nigeria: In court with or at the court of Al-Mustapha
0There is a need to follow the full court process of Al-Mustapha and avoid being diverted from getting at the truth with what seems like diversionary tactics and sensationalist claims.
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