In William Shakespeare’s classic Julius Caesar, the chief protagonist, a Roman statesman and general boasted deafeningly to his wife Calpurnia…
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First, let me apologise to the reader over the length of this Essay but it is very necessary for our…
A maxim of justice states: “He who comes into equity must come with clean hands.” This maxim bars relief for…
It is no longer hearsay that presently Nigeria like other countries in the world are threatened by terrorism and cyber…
Michael Jackson was a legend in his lifetime and even a bigger one in death as he sold more records…
The Platform was conceptualized by Pastor Poju Oyemade to be the hub for intellectual discourse among the news and policy…
Our next-generation may not know what our generation knew, may not have what we had. We have failed to give…
<234-803-697-9133> Smart Adeyemi is not a clown and does not even behave like one. Unlike the man he replaced at…
British justice is a splendidly odd animal. Its miscarriage is one of those wonders of institutional repetition. When textbooks are…
There is war across the River Niger in the east, a war for Biafran nationhood. It is one hell of…
With a borrowed concept of democratization from the United States of America, it is critical for Nigerians to reflect on…
When there are murmurs and whispers of a putsch, someone somewhere may be fiddling with the sticks. Where there is…
Insecurity has become rife in Nigeria. From the north to the south, life has become nasty, brutish, and short. Lately,…
A seeming spirited attempt by the Nigerian Army to downplay the Fulanisation agenda that is stoking the fire of the…
By Ejeviome Eloho Otobo and Oseloka H. Obaze Police is an integral part of every country’s national security architecture, and…
A friend who never misses Platform told me he was excited to learn I would be speaking this morning. I…
Attributing names to the brutal acts humans are capable of inflicting upon each other is never without problems. There are…
The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria-herein after referred to as JUSUN- declared indefinite strike action has been over three weeks…
There was a report by ONE Campaign, an International organization which keeps track of progress on Millennium Development Goals and…
Within the last week a war of words has ensued over the management of the Nigerian economy with Gov Obaseki…
When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me, speaking words of wisdom, Let it be!…
The Igbo are a resilient lot, an egalitarian and industrious people. Defined as a meta-ethnicity native and one of the…
Why are people of all colors surprised that Dereck Chauvin was found resoundingly guilty on all charges? There have been…
Not all things that we regard as disadvantages are actually so and vice versa. Let me give an example of…
About three years ago, a young comrade of mine who was then a student of History and International Relations at…
The saying that “knowledge is power” is indeed an eloquent and forceful idea. Lately, I started to juxtapose the meaning…
The best time to re-educate the paramount ruler of Iwo kingdom is now. Even if the royal monarch did not…
We have been struggling to fix the foundation of the house. Now the roof is also leaking so badly. What…
I once witnessed a macabre execution – early 2000s. It was a quotidian day in Onitsha – except for a…
He seemed frustrated. While Scott Morrison’s international colleagues at the Leaders Summit on Climate were boastful in what their countries…