Category: Opinion
Buhari’s hostility to human rights
By Kolawole Olaniyan President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration appears more determined than ever to rely on repression as a means of responding to dissent and...
Reflections on Edo governorship polls
By Emeka Alex Duru (08054103327, nwaukpala@yaoo.com) The procured crowds at rallies by the two leading political parties for the Edo governorship election – the...
OBJ’s condolence letter: Matter’s arising
By Femi Falana SAN Some people have said that it is against the African culture to speak ill of the dead. That is far from the truth. In the past, Africans spoke...
Nembe and fire next door
By Thomas Peretu Simon Onu’s name may not ring a bell, by any stretch of the phrase neither does it hold the magic wand to any bank vault. But Simon was an extra...
Buruji Kashamu (1958 – 2020)
By Reuben Abati I am not sure Senator Kashamu had exactly that same kind of connection with the Nigerian elite. He had friends who loved him passionately, but there were...
Kwara’s incredible march to fame under AbdulRazaq
By Rafiu Ajakaye His first one year in office has rightly been adjudged one of the best among first-term governors of Nigeria. His heavy investments in healthcare,...
Why community police in Nigeria is imperative
By Ademola Orunbon Nigeria’s past, present and even the future, makes the establishment and operation of a Federal, State and Local Government Policing or Law...
Why we need to calm down
By Femi Adesina There’s this hilarious video that went viral recently. A boy had offended his mother, and was about to get a beating. Tearfully, even before he got...
Why is comedy a manifesto now?
By Adeola Soetan The corn eaters and other comedy groups on the political stage looking for votes constantly remind me of the vacuity and lack of ideology in our...
Chinese loan and how we are seen by others
By Emeka Alex Duru (nwaukpala@yahoo.com, 08054103327) In the last couple of days, Nigerians have been in frenzy of sorts. An alarm by a lawmaker over a certain clause...
