Category: Opinion

There comes a time in the life of a nation when silence becomes betrayal. That time, in the Nigerian context, is now. We can no longer pretend. We can no longer speak in half-truths or dance around the burning bush while our people are slaughtered, displaced, extorted, and humiliated every…

June 12 election was not about ethnicity, tribal contempt, religious hatred, election rigging, ballot snatching, political thuggery, empty sloganeering, mass poverty, police brutality and other social vices that perpetually divide the people and destroy a nation while rogue politicians are always united in looting, profligacy and power greed. These were…

The recent media outrage regarding the killings in Benue State and other Middle Belt states has been a mix of emotions, deflection, blame-shifting, and an embarrassing attempt to excuse failure. It’s time to call out the Governor and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, for…

Even while down, there is some information that would razzle you up when heard. So, the management of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) has the audacity to turn intelligence and intellectualism upside down by inviting FCT Minister Nyesom Wike to the prestigious Great Ife campus to come speaking as a “Distinguished…

The oppression of the masses in Delta State has taken yet another shameful turn. Governor Sheriff Oborevwori and his government, instead of solving the real problems plaguing the people—hunger, joblessness, insecurity, and decaying infrastructure, have decided to turn their venom on the most hardworking and vulnerable class in our society:…

I have read about the death of CSP Ekene Nwosu, the former OC of the Anti-Robbery Squad in the Akwa Ibom State Police Command Headquarters. Since the news of his demise broke, a lot of people have been celebrating, with many recounting their ordeals and terrible experiences in the hands…

The apology tendered by the Head of the Nigeria National Office of WAEC, Amos Dangut in respect of the midnight examinations conducted in some states is Not Enough to compensate for the losses in marks, time and comportment suffered by candidates during the midnight examinations where students were forced to…

Editor’s Note: This opinion piece was originally written in October 2022. We are republishing it to provide historical context for ongoing discussions surrounding human rights activist Omoyele Sowore. When people ask me, “What job does Sowore do?”, because he’s always seen fighting for human rights, protesting, and going to court.…

The Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, ETC) (AMENDMENT) Act is the power bank of the oppressor’s tools today, deployed at the slightest annoyance or inconvenience to send the police after any critic and take the people’s freedom away without any explanation. Under all republics that have passed, the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, ETC)…

Section 35(3) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria states: “Any person who is arrested or detained shall be informed in writing within twenty-four hours (and in a language that he understands) of the facts and grounds for his arrest or detention.” This constitutional provision supersedes the…