In a September 25, 2014 opinion piece titled, “Chibok Kidnapping: 164 Days Of National Shame,” published in the Sahara Reporters, I lamented the fate of the 276 young girls abducted from their Secondary School in […]
Anybody who lives within Nigeria knows that Nigeria is down, not up. This down-ness is more evident in security terms. Nowhere in Nigeria is safe: churches, mosques, highways, footpaths, police stations, army cantonments, you name […]
By Michael Femi Sodipo and Karen Pinto On a Monday two weeks ago, reports of attacks, abductions, unrest, and sectarian clashes in Borno, Niger, Lagos, Rivers, Kebbi, Kaduna, Oyo, Osun, and Benue states were reported […]
In between 2015 and 2021 are the years of the locust when hope was on his shoulder, law wisdom in his cerebrum, gospel on his lips but Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, law professor, politician, […]
If you visit many offices across Nigeria at lunch time during the months of May, June, July and August, chances are high that you will find a good number of workers munching away at “mouth […]
Railways are a great passion of mine. They are very central to our common future. Not only are they the cheapest and safest means of public transport, I cannot imagine a nation of more than […]
Our democracy is practiced on political party basis, our constitution has no recognition for individual candidacy, had it, Muhammadu Buhari would have successfully become the President without much ado. He is no doubt a political […]
The state of affairs in Yobe State has become considerably a topic of major concern since the inception of Governor Mai Mala Buni’s administration. Indigenes of the state have been hopeful, transiting to the administration […]
The other day, I was a guest analyst on one of Nigeria’s leading television stations, where I was very delighted to speak about the Politics of 2023 and youth activism, as we count down to […]
Humanity is facing the challenge of an asymmetric war with virus as it brings to fore the Darwin’s theory of survival of species and its neo-phase of the “weakest in the chain” could break-up and […]
The drama Mr Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwoolu had been performing in the selection of the 9th Vice Chancellor of Lagos State University (LASU) is intriguing, incredulous and insalubrious. The scripting of the drama probably began […]
CNN did a documentary on one of Marvin Gaye’s iconic songs last weekend – he had three blockbuster songs which transcended age, gender and race. It was the only protest song – if you could […]
If you are a keen observer of Nigerian politics, or should I say politicking, you must have noticed many unusual things about the meeting of the 17 southern governors in Asaba, Delta state, on Tuesday. […]
We know how racial prejudice began. We can attempt to guess how it can end. The need to employ every hand to fight the First World War must have suggested the solution. If all hands […]
Many people think that the JUSUN strike has totally paralysed the administration of justice mechanisms in Nigeria but this is a serious misconception. On the contrary, the JUSUN strike is merely a catalyst to looking […]
“Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from […]
As sweet as a melodious music is to the ears, so is the recent news on planned total ban on commercial motorcycles (Okada), to the ears of Lagosians who have long groaned under the menace […]
Between January 2019 and April 2021, 12 states in Nigeria recorded 881 cases of oil spillage, according to data obtained from NOSDRA, a government-run satellite tracker. About 77 per cent of the spills occurred in only […]
Africa’s youth unemployment rate simply refers to the percentage of the unemployed in the age group of 18 to 35 years as compared to the total labor force. In Nigeria, the unemployment rate is often […]
Not long ago I dwelt in this column on the governor of Benue State. The topic was what I called “Ortom the tough.” I don’t wish here now to do a review of what I […]
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