Latest News
OBAFEMI AWOLOWO : Nigeria’s scientific prophet; a seer and a social scientist.
TODAY is the 35th anniversary of the transition of the sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo. A sage is “a profoundly wise…
The Judge, The Jury and The Executioner
Once you have killed a snake or a rat or even a cockroach, you dispose of the remains as quickly…
Before another Deborah is lynched
The stoning to death of Deborah Samuel, a student of the Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, over alleged blasphemy…
Deborah: Nigeria sitting on keg of gunpowder – Fani-Kayode on killing of Sokoto student
Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has said Nigeria is sitting on a keg of gunpowder that may soon explode. Fani-Kayode…
Nigeria’s banditry: why 5 government strategies have failed
In 2019, members of an anti-banditry vigilante group disarmed in Zamfara but this has not halted attacks from bandits. Photo…
Popular News
Conflict and tension in Nigeria are not new. Ever…
The clock may be ticking for Bello Turji, the most…
Despite being proficient in a second language, having an accent…
There are two events that are of major significance this…
Sex of Trouble
Recently sex has been in the news, particularly what in polite circles and conservative cultures may be regarded as forbidden…
Nigeria: Any Hope Left?
Gradually, many aspects of Nigeria’s national life (security, economy, and others), are on life support. Revival can still be achieved…
Guilty verdict in Sankara trial shows power of activists to fight impunity in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso’s former President, Blaise Compaore, convicted for the murder of Thomas Sankara. SIA KAMBOU/AFP via Getty Images Phyllis Taoua,…
Nigerian police: why improving public trust has proven difficult
Hakeem Odumosu, former Lagos State Police Commissioner, addressing journalists during a protest in Lagos. Adeyinka Yusuf/Majority World/Universal Images Group/Getty Images)…
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine threatens space co-operation, business and security
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, listens to Russian Roscosmos head Dmitry Rogozin during a meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow,…
