Category: Opinion

Over the years, Nigeria, the weakened giant of Africa, has been plagued with numerous challenges, including corruption, inequality, and political oppression. For too long, citizens have suffered in silence, hoping for change. However, the power to create change lies in the hands of the people. Protest is a fundamental right…

After the right to life, the next important right for every individual is the right to freedom of speech, by which all men and women are conferred with the inalienable right to express themselves freely. In Genesis Chapter 4, God punished Cain for killing his brother Abel without a lawful…

It’s funny that those who support rotten capitalism, maximum profit driven free market economy, “sell to who you like” market forces are crying now that the behemoth NNPC is not selling oil to Dangote but to foreign biz interests . That’s interesting. Lesson: Never support any economic policy you don’t…

Kenya said they needed more money and wanted to increase taxes. The Kenyan government proposed raising US$2.7 billion by increasing taxes on essential goods and services, from cooking oil to bread. The bill also targeted digital revenue, where the bulk of young people generate their income. The people of Kenya…

The hunger in the country is real. In a couple of weeks, oppressed citizens are expected to take to the streets to protest the economic downturn. Meanwhile, security agencies have been issuing threatening statements to instill fear in the minds of the people. Only inexperienced leaders would consider following the…

Again, we are all Nigerians. No Nigerian is more Nigerian than any other Nigerian in any part of Nigeria.Historically, the present day South West has always been the hotbed of radicalism in Nigerian. It has produced more activists and conscious citizens than any other part of Nigeria. Protest has held…

On June 25, 2024, a youth-led uprising primarily composed of members of Generation Z, colloquially known as Gen Zs, stormed the Kenyan parliament as legislators voted to pass the Finance Bill 2024 during its third and final reading before presidential assent. This marked the second countrywide protest against the proposed…

The Nigerian political culture is one that is deeply rooted in conservative ideas and approach. Politicians are known to be willing to “play the games” in order to win elections in Nigeria. One of such common conservative opinion is the idea of ‘if you can’t beat them, you join them’…

For a few days now, the media in Nigeria has been caught up in a controversy about the $150 Billion Samoa Deal allegedly signed by the Nigerian government led by Dictator Tinubu. While it is important to condemn this government’s policy of loaning money to squander and keeping us under…

“Kabiyesi, the message which I bring you today is the message of all the women who have left their stalls, their homes and children, their farms, and petty affairs to come and visit you today. They are the suffering crowd who are gathered on your front lawn… they are all…