The current theatre of war in the North-East and its seeming crescendo occurred when suspected Boko Haram fighters murdered in…
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This piece is dedicated to two of the surviving members of the Old Guard of the Nigerian Left: Comrade Biodun…
The Executive Arm of Government in Nigeria has allegedly consistently violated the fundamental rights of the citizenry “as guaranteed under…
Governments that issue press releases about the abuse of human rights tend to avoid close gazes at the mirror. Doing…
Leafing – or in this case scrolling through – the commemorative issue of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists after…
The popular saying, “when a dog bites a man it is no news but when a man bites a dog…
Prior to 2017, when The federal government during one of the federal executive council meeting presided over by President Muhammadu…
Today, we swim in a sexualized world that is saturated with the murky waters of celebrating the mundane. There is…
A few nostalgic types still believe that the Union Jack continues to flutter to sighs and reverence over outposts of…
Recently #SecureNorth has been trending on various social media platforms to demand securing a region that has been ravaged by…
Masks can prove liberating. The hidden face affords security. Obnoxious authority breathes better, hiding in comfort. Behind the material, confidence…
#EndSARS with its slogan of Soro Soke, a Yoruba phrase which literally translates as “Speak louder” has opened up new…
Our local press is replete with news of cities across Nigeria which have fallen under siege by those described by…
Does disturbing images of the alleged shooting of peaceful #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki toll gate area of Lagos State…
Nigerians woke up to gory amateur videos of the shooting of unarmed #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki tollgate, Lagos which…
For many young people especially Catholics around the world, Blessed Carlo Acutis (3 May 1991–12 October 2006) has broken the…
India has a population that it is seven times bigger than Nigeria yet the former which shares the same colonial…
The celebration of Nigeria’s 60th Independence calls for sober reflection on how the rule of law has fared in our…
This writer’s knowledge of Miyetti Allah has simply been that of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders’ Association (MACBAN). Will his…
The cheering news of Bordo women in Jahun Local Government Area (LGA) of Jigawa State who contributed N1000 each to…
The intractable conflict between Jukun and Tiv ethnic groups in Wukari, Donga, Takum, Bali and some parts of Gasol (Dan…
The Signing into Law of the Companies and Allied Matters Bill 2020 by President Muhammadu Buhari on August 7 has…
Espionage which involves intelligence gathering has implications for every nascent democracy. Experts have opined that effective and efficient espionage has…
Recently, Nigerians woke up to a new normal that would define the future of freedom of expression and inability to…
Everywhere around the world, governance is a pretty serious business. In civilized and developed climes, governance has walked past provision…
The untimely death of Flying Officer Tolulope (1995-2020), Nigeria’s First Female Combat Helicopter Pilot has once more brought to the…
That Nigeria has unfortunately been branded as the World’s Poverty Capital reveals how the country is divided majorly into the…
1. Recently, the Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan woke the world to the news that Hagia Sophia, the world’s largest…
While in Secondary School (Minor Seminary), the authorities ensued that the exact number of meat was provided for students during…
In matters that concern Religion and Philosophy, scholars have always leaned on the timeless remarks of John Mbiti’s African Religions and Philosophy (1969:1)…