Joshua King's Free Press

Lagos residents in 2008 received news of a Bus Rapid Transit System. It was a plan in which luxury buses would provide better transportation services at cheaper rates compared to what existed at the time. Dedicated lanes on certain roads were created with the buses given exclusive permit to drive on this lane. The buses soon arrived and were subsequently commissioned. A lot of publicity work was done to promote the availability of the buses, prevent regular buses from driving on the dedicated lanes, the routes available as well as the ticket costs. Lagosians soon began looking out for these buses and indeed they provided some immediate relief to the teeming population. Lagos has forever remained plagued by traffic jams. A trip that should ordinarily take 30 to 40 minutes usually becomes an endurance test running into 4 hours at times. On some occasion, people leave their cars, seat at road side bars to wait out the traffic while commuters have often left commercial buses and contin...

Before now, football had been the one sport or contest to generate so much passion in Nigeria. It enjoyed this monopoly of passion but always united Nigerians. Our politics and elections however are another sport that now generates more passion and tension compared to football but unfortunately fails to unite us. It’s finally 2015 and a lot has already happened in the build up to this piece. General Buhari for the fourth time is running on the platform of the All Progressives Congress or "Conpidence" the first successful merger of political parties in Nigeria. The elections were postponed; Obasanjo asked his PDP card be torn. PVC distribution has remains shoddy while there have been sparks of violence in a few places. I have been a critic of the president. On several issues like the subsidy management, rule by committees, refusal to say amen to a prayer on corruption, his refusal to give a damn about the number of shoes he owns, I disagreed with the pre...

Millicent Chinasa Duru brings exceptional commitment and integrity to bear in her quest to give Oru East LGA better representation in the Imo State House of Assembly when elected. With an MBA in Finance from the University of Wales, Millicent Chinasa Duru is a passionate young woman who brings integrity, dedication and passion as her strongest attributes to the people of Oru East LGA at the forth coming 2015 Imo State House of Assembly elections. In an era where constituency representation is given less and less attention and budget oversight is not given the critical evaluation by informed minds, Oru East Local Government Area is not getting the bestt in terms of representation. Millicent Chinasa Duru a native of Oru East Local Government area is successful business woman with years of experience is suitably qualified to represent the Oru East Local Government Area in the Imo State House of Assembly. Positively in touch with the community and understanding their yearnings fo...

The Guardian in Nigeria has remained one of the most independent newspapers and has over the years become trusted for taking a stand with the Nigerian people. The paper's objectivity is noteworthy and deserving of accolades. As a student in secondary school, my class teacher initiated me into following the Guardian's editorial page. The language style, presentation of facts and argument has remained a voice in defence of truth in Nigeria. The editorial reproduced here was the paper's objective commentary on a contemporary Nigerian issue at the time and thank God for it. Wole Soyinka, once said: records are not only kept to aid the memory but to guide men into the future. Before you do anything with your PVC on Valentine's day 2015 be informed about the APC's candidate and how a vote for him would be a disservice to Nigeria, an injustice and an end to the progress being made. The Guardian: Editorial of Friday, August 30, 1985 The Arrogance of Power It could ...