Towards a new Nigeria
A giant that is asleep is as impractical as a shattered tub. This is in reference to the sanctified and…
Who is afraid of restructuring?
IN recent times, the very topical issue of discussion in Nigeria has been “restructuring”. While many believe that this is…
A calming influence amidst the storm: one year of Gambari as Chief of Staff
It takes a captain with the right mix of education, exposure and experience to calm the ship amidst a raging…
Olawepo-Hashim: Preaching peace in the middle of conflict
He comes cool, appearing calculated, with a commanding height to boot. He eases into his environment with a certain cadence,…
Shattering the glass ceiling: The case of Hadiza Usman
NO doubt, Nigerian women, if given the opportunity in any field of human endeavour, will always prove to be excellent…
Fifty-fourth anniversary of state creation
ON Thursday, May 27, it will be the 54th anniversary of the creation of states by General Yakubu Gowon, GCFR.…
Sugar sector and Nigeria’s unemployment crisis
According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Nigeria’s unemployment figure currently stands at 33.3 per cent making her the…
Sustainble solutions to stressful living in Lagos
LAGOS is currently the most populous city in Nigeria, West Africa, 2nd in Africa after Cairo and 18th in the…
When oil fails
THE underpinning of the abstract social pact between the Nigerian people and her government overly takes precedence and gets its…
[OPINION] Professor Sotunsa Mobolanle: Breaking down the walls of patriarchy in African scholarship
From the 21st to the 23rd of June 2021, Professor Mobolanle Sotunsa will be co-convening the 6th J. A. Atanda…
OPINION: We must decolonise African legal systems
(Excerpts from a Lecture Delivered to the College of Law’s Center for Indigenous Knowledge, University of South Africa on May…
At the end of it all, we are all human
DEATH, a permanent, irreversible cessation of all biological functions of a living organism comes with a change of breath. Sometimes…
On rape, murder of Iniubong Umoren
REPORTS of the recent rape and murder of IniubongUmoren allegedly by one Uduak Frank Akpan who lured her through a…
Why road accidents are rampant
Travelling from one place to another started from time immemorial; primitive generations used animals such as camels, donkeys, horses, chariots,…
The failure of political, security and economic sorcery
NIGERIA is currently afflicted by experts, specialists and pundits in political, security and economic sorcery. They always predict doom for…
How the world will end: Scientific and Christian perspectives
THE position of science is diametrically opposed to that of religion on the origin of mankind. While science posits that…
Birthday tribute to the uncommon transformer @ 58
In the past six years, Plateau State under the leadership of Governor Simon Bako Lalong who clocks 58 today has…
Taming scarcity of international passport
ACROSS the globe, emerging technologies and innovation continue to affect day-to-day activities, from the way people communicate to the way…
Post-graduation phobia
IT seems to me that there is a bit of a phobic response to thinking about post-graduation plans. This creates…
The attempted crucifixion of Nasir El-Rufai
“In war, you can only be killed once, but in politics, many times” Winston Churchill The All Progressives Congress (APC),…
