ASUU vs FG: When education becomes a burden
ON November 7, 2018, the Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU) commenced an indefinite strike, over the non-implementation of the…
The Lagos project and arrested development
THERE are several historical versions of the true Lagos, but one recurring one is that it is claimed by itinerant…
The politics of peace
ACCORDING to the learned authors of Collins Dictionary, politics “are the actions or activities concerned with achieving and using power…
APC: Adventure in power failure
THE All Progressive Congress was formed as a political party on February 6, 2013, being a merger of the Action…
The Nigeria Police ‘Force’
OFFICIALLY commissioned in or around 1930, the Nigeria Police Force is the main law enforcement outfit in Nigeria, with about…
The crisis of the telecoms sector
A revolution took place in Nigeria in 2001 when the Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) was introduced and commercialised.…
Atiku and the fallacy of single term presidency
Some weeks back, it was reported in the media that Alhaji Abubakar Atiku, former Vice President and now presidential candidate…
Illegalities of executive order 6 and travel ban (2)
NOT long after Executive Order 6 was signed and published, Nigerians again received news of a travel ban, also listing…
The illegalities of Executive Order 6 and Travel Ban (1)
SOME few weeks ago, Nigerians woke up to learn about a certain Executive Order No. 6 of 2018, on the…
The mysteries of Lagos-Ibadan expressway
BY the account of Wikipedia: “The Lagos–Ibadan Expressway is a 127.6-kilometre-long (79.3 mi) expressway connecting Ibadan, the capital of Oyo…
2019: The choices before us
POLITICAL activities have now gone full scale, with the conclusion of the primary elections of the political parties. However, the…
The primaries of blood and mammon
POLITICIANS are at their game again. All over the land, it is one political crisis or the other, arising from…
Whither the activists?
“The man dies in all who keep silent in the face of tyranny.” —Prof Wole Soyinka. THEY were some kind of…
