Category: Opinion

Reading in the news some sort of tacit support and encouragement being given by Federal University of Oye Ekiti (FUOYE) to an alleged sexual predator by promoting him to the rank of a reader sent shockwaves down my spine. This was the institution my kid brother had chosen as first…

Nigeria, our beloved nation, is at a crossroads. What was once a land of promise and potential has become a haven for thieves — a country where those entrusted with leadership plunder the nation’s resources with impunity. The most recent example of this national tragedy is the case of former…

Davido’s latest lyrical release on the harsh reality of Nigerian economy is more meaningful and more relevant to millions of citizens than all his previous commercially successful tracks and national & international shows. It may not make billions of Naira for him, but it draws the attention of millions of…

On the morning of July 26, as conversations raged across the country about the looming August 1 #EndBadGovernance protests, another comrade and I had a conversation about the impact of the press conference we had planned for that day. We discussed how it was important to “play our part,” rather…

Introduction Last week, President Bola Tinubu ordered the immediate termination of the treason charge against 119 protesters standing trial for treason arising from the August 1-8, 2024 protests against bad governance and hardship in the country. Consequently, the Attorney-general of the Federation, Mr. Lateef Fagbemi SAN applied for the withdrawal…

Comrades Michael Lenin, Babatunde Oluajo aka Sankara (both of DSM), and Sodiq were arrested at night at Sankara’s residence in Abuja by many hooded armed policemen and other security agents. They were blindfolded for over 15 hours before they were allowed to write statements. It was a big problem for…

This was the title of the article by Justice Akinola Aguda published by the Guardian many years ago during Saint Abacha regime of terror and looting .The late eminent jurist wrote the reflective piece after returning from the civilized world where he met other eminent judges, law practitioners at a…

The APC not knowing how to respond to the international embarrassment of criminalizing protests and the persecution of minors as we all saw yesterday, has now mobilized its e-rats to start a North versus South propaganda in order to distract Nigerians, as if its strategy of weaponizing poverty and criminalizing…

The #EndBadGovernance protests in Nigeria, held from August 1 to 10, 2024—with an extension to Independence Day’s #FearlessinOctober—has reignited discussions about a potential resurgence of the country’s socialist left movement. Following a prolonged period of seeming inactivity and a limited role during the historic #EndSARS protests of October 2020—an event…

Nigeria’s socio-economic landscape has long been marred by issues of corruption, unemployment, and underdeveloped infrastructure. As these challenges continue, a troubling trend has emerged: the blame game between older and younger generations. Many in the Boomer and Silent generations who held or still hold significant positions of power are increasingly…