How governments frame up people
By Richard Akinola II Scene One: On June 29, 1988, Justice Olu Obadina of Ikeja High Court had just retired into the Chambers that Wednesday after granting bail to Chief Gani Fawehinmi, who was standing…
Category: Opinion
Political rice, ministerial lies, food insecurity
By Soni Ehi Asuelimen Most times, we seem to be carried away by dissipating too much time on mundane issues than on substance. This is why the lies of two ministers over claim that Thailand…
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Five useful idiots and the spirit of the accursed slave [Parts 1 & 2]
By Femi Fani-Kayode “Useful idiot” is a political term which is often used to describe the misguided supporters of an unreasonable, irresponsible, ill-conceived and ill-advised cause. First coined in western Europe in the late 19th…
Open letter to Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu
Dr. Sylvester Odion Akhaine By Sylvester Odion Akhaine Dear BT, I have chosen this medium of an open letter to reach out to you due to the substantial issues I intend to bring to your…
The roots of hate speech, the remedies
By Bayo Onanuga Hate speech is a phenomenon we should be worried about as we move nearer another general election. The Nigerian constitution guarantees the right of every Nigerian to freedom of speech and expression.…
Obaseki help! my community besieged
By Louis Odion As the second week of Lent opened last week, the mostly Catholic folks of Odiguetue community could not have envisaged murder and mayhem while in a solemn pursuit of the state of…
Leadership: What Has Age Got To Do With It?
By James Ibori The call for power shift from the older to the younger generation is fast gaining currency. This political discourse has occupied the public space in recent times and understandably so. The question…
Nigeria needs State Police today, not a minute later
By Adewale Adeoye I’m really surprised any progressive person can oppose state police. Nigeria will remain in the dungeon of violence and social misery as long as we condemn the fate of policing every village…
Tinubu’s uphill task
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu By ike Abonyi "You cannot influence a political party to do right if you stick to it when it does wrong"-John Bengough When a doctor is called in to handle an ailment…