Category: Opinion
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Sankara, Buhari, Babangida, Written by Adeola Soetan
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Late Capt. Thomas Sankara of Burkina Faso became a household name in Nigeria and across the world for his radical leadership appreciated everywhere including campuses and labour secretariats in this country. Many activists nicknamed themselves or were nicknamed Sankara. Hostels and rally grounds were renamed Sankara square. Many student and…
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Always Speak Out! Louder & Clearer, By Adeola Soetan
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Suffering & Smiling is a crime against self. I’m surprised with the torrent of SM responses, calls I received from people after my public intervention on JAMB, expressing their anger and frustrations even from school principals, education ministry top staff and some jamb people, about the dangerous “Life for JAMB”…
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The Hidden Dangers of the JAMB Exam: A Crisis in Student Safety, By Ogundipe Daniel
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examination is a crucial milestone for Nigerian students seeking admission into tertiary institutions. However, the process of writing these exams has become a harrowing experience for many, with some losing their lives in the process. Students travel long distances to reach their designated…
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Nigeria on the Brink: Terrorism and the Triggered Looming Revolution, By Agena Robert Ande
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The recent surge in terrorism across Nigeria has left citizens feeling helpless and frustrated. The government’s inability to provide security has led to a sense of desperation, with many wondering if a revolution is the only solution. As the situation worsens, the question remains: what will be the outcome of…
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Why Revolution Is the Only Last Option Left for Nigeria, Written Ufezime Nelson Ubi
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Nigeria has become a nation where daily survival feels like a miracle. The hardship in the land is no longer just economic, it is psychological, emotional, and generational. It breaks the body, crushes the spirit, and eats into the very soul of our collective humanity. We are living in a…
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Enough is Enough: We Must End Police Brutality and Extortion in Nigeria, Written by Adekunle Adeyemi Taofeeq
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Once again, the Nigerian people are being pushed to the wall. Once again, the lives of the poor and voiceless are being trampled upon by those sworn to protect them. Once again, the Nigerian Police Force—specifically the rogue elements within it—have taken up arms not against crime, but against the…
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Protest Is the Oxygen of Democracy, Written by Adeola Soetan
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“Tell Your Papa” by Eedris is a good satirical protest song that conveys the known bitter truth to totalitarian power. Banning it on the airwaves by the indiscretionary government agency, NBC, doesn’t remove the truth. In fact, it promotes and energises the truth further to hit the heart of conscienceless…
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You Can Shut Down the Networks, But You Can’t Shut Down the People — Repeal the Cybercrime Act Now, By Comrade Ufezime Nelson Ubi
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As the sun begins to rise on a new chapter in Nigeria’s civic awakening, the air is thick with determination. April 7th is more than a protest—it is a people’s mandate. It is a national rebuke to years of silence, of pain buried beneath the weight of failed promises and…
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Forced Mamahood.: “Na Our (Your) Mama Be This O”. – A Review of the Discordant Chorus from Self Assertive Nursing Students of Agbor, Written by Adeola Soetan
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School of Nursing is an institution of higher learning where professional nurses are trained to be honest and diligent. Not to swap babies for mothers, or swap mothers for babies in the labour room during delivery. Not to steal placenta in the labour room or sell it for ritualists in…
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I believe Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, Written by Fisayo Soyombo
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I believe Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Not because of anything she has said or done, but because of Godswill Akpabio’s brutish reaction and her well-oiled bullying by the senate and its president’s lackeys. No matter who you are, if a woman accuses you of sexual harassment, there’s only one way to…