Criminal justice system and overshoot of prison capacity
THE custodial centres of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) have overshot their combined carrying capacity of 58,278 by over 16,…
An epidemic of gender violence
IT cannot be the case that the world would want to normalise and make bearable the general violence against women…
Evaluating Salako’s story at NIMR
It is trite, but true to restate that Nigeria’s major problem is leadership! Despite her abundance of natural and human…
Thabo Mbeki and quest for an independent and prosperous Africa
The quest for an independent and prosperous Africa spans several generations, continents, and themes. Notably, from the eighteenth century, people…
2023: When it’s dangerous to undermine the people’s will
The result of the whirlwind orchestrated by the Obi/Datti movement has started turning in, with the good people of Osun…
Let us take pride in our identity
GROWING up, I was made to believe that ‘whites’ were a superior race. Society and some other contributing factors fashioned…
Will our children be literate?
I know the biggest crime is just to throw up your hands and say “This has nothing to do with…
Osun 2022 election predictions: Should we be worried about Primate Ayodele?
For some, Primate Elijah Ayodele of the Inri Evangelical Spiritual Church with headquarters in Lagos, prophecies, their accuracy and specialty…
Improving welfare of North-East IDPs with ethical data
ONE of the critical problems resulting from the Boko Haram insurgency in northeastern Nigeria is the crisis of the Internally…
World PR Day: Misconceptions and practice of public relations
IT’s been one year since practitioners of public relations came together to celebrate the first-ever World PR Day on 16th…
Lagos, maternity centres and access to healthcare
ACCORDING to the World Health Organization (WHO), nearly 20 per cent of all global maternal deaths occur in Nigeria. Between…
A manifesto on moving Nigeria forward
BLESSED are the nations that have heroes. Nigeria needs its best brains to get us out of this darkness and…
Nigeria’s politics and the cudgel of religion
It is an indisputable fact that Nigeria’s politics is today partly and sharply defined and driven by religion, and in…
Social vices and the Nigerian education system: The way forward
The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the…
Digital footprint and personal branding
DIGITAL footprint is the information about a particular person that exists on the internet as a result of their online…
Jandor’s comical take on Lagos floods
FROM Friday 8 to Sunday 10 July, Lagos was hit by heavy and perennial rainfall that fell continuously for no…
On Tanko’s resignation and Nigeria’s corrupt judiciary
The recent voluntary resignation of the former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Mohammed Tanko, is among the top issues that…
Oyetola, 2018 and a promise kept
An American college football player and coach, Paul Bryant, said: “When you make a mistake, there are only three things…
Digital transformation and Africa’s internet economy
EVERY industry or region around the world is embracing rapid technological advancements to gain a competitive edge or to advance…
Lagos and improved access to housing
OVER 48 units of Greater Lagos LBIC Apartments in Ogba-Ijaiye, Pen-Cinema of Agege, were recently inaugurated as part of the…
