Omoyele Sowore: Portrait of A Life In Protest, By Reuben Abati
The Presidency is urged to take notice of the local and international reactions to the Sowore saga and retrace its steps. Release Sowore and Bakare, investigate and sanction rogue elements in the DSS, and design a strategy to change the narrative. Many revolutionaries often fail by overstretching their luck and…
Staying Woke Against Government’s Attempt To Gag Social Media, By Bámidélé Adémólá-Olátéjú
People should be vigilant to keep their freedom. Under-performing governments like the Buhari administration will continue to seek increased control over digital platforms. They will attempt to use legislation or taxes on data subscription rates to limit access, as a way to clampdown on free speech. Finally, the government is…
[sc:"post loop ad"]
Saving Nigeria: Integrity Vs. Competence, By Uddin Ifeanyi
...it will matter that we understand both the dynamics of our economy, the dynamics of the changing global economy, and how both interface if the resulting disruption is not to challenge everything this country has stood As this process gathers momentum, it will help that those who are saddled with…
Sowore and Parable of A Rat That Saw Tomorrow, By Festus Adedayo
Many commentators on the attempted abduction of rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, right inside a courtroom of the Federal High Court, Abuja by men of the State Security Service (SSS), self-styled as the Department of State Services, (DSS) have termed the occurrence tragic. I disagree. I tend to think that the tragedy is…
Crucified To the World, By Femi Aribisala
If we are mindful of the things of men and not of the things of God, we will despise God’s salvation. The angel says about Jesus: “He will save his people from their sins.” (Matthew 1:21). But if you were to ask Christians how Jesus saves us from our sins,…
Packing NATO At 70 Into Old Peoples Home, By Owei Lakemfa
Ageing is a natural process, but some age faster due to a variety of reasons including ill health, lack of good nutrition and troublesome children who raise their blood pressure. The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) established primarily to counter the defunct Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) has aged…
Advocating African Development Through Culture Change, By Rafiq Raji
Rote-learning remains the dominant teaching method in many African countries. To become innovation-focused, young Africans need to acquire critical thinking skills early on. It is not as difficult as it may Pre-recorded classes by teachers already skilled in critical thinking pedagogical methods abroad could be played to local students. Clearly,…
The Prohibition Of Lying And Deception In Islam, By Murtadha Gusau
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful All praise is due to Allah, Lord of all creation. May Allah extol the mention of the Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) in the highest company of Angels and may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon…
Kano Emirate: the Dangers of Playing Politics with Institutions, By Jibrin Ibrahim
...the governor’s defiance of court orders in proceeding to implement and appoint new emirs despite the knowledge of the proceedings before the court and the service of the court orders, is simply wrong and unbecoming of a governor. Persisting in error after a clear court judgement just over a week…
PDP and the Failure of Opposition, By Majeed Dahiru
To correct the current defects in Nigeria’s liberal democracy is to apply more democracy. To dismantle the current ruling APC behemoth and halt the slide of Nigeria into a one party fascist state is for the opposition PDP to dig deeper into the democratic space and get the Nigerian people…
