The dangers of sheep mentality in contemporary society, By Okezue Bell
For an introduction to sheep mentality, and a look at what the Lottery by Shirley Jackson entails, watch this video, and read this short snippet. […]
Opinion
Buhari: The sad chronicles of a failed ‘messiah,’ By Nosa Igiebor
Even his most rabid critics could not have imagined that he would reduce Nigeria to a failed state. Six years on, Muhammadu Buhari has achieved […]
Kyari and his hushpuppy, By Lasisi Olagunju
The mountain top is a great place to be, but it is very slippery. History is full of cases of very promising heads lost to […]
2023: The familiar as unknown (2), By Dakuku Peterside
Last week we started a series about possible scenarios in our match to the decisive year 2023. The year 2023 represents a watershed of a […]
Cybercrime: Challenge of the Nigerian youth in the digital age, By Rotimi Onadipe
Cybercrime is a crime perpetrated through electronic communication network, particularly the internet. This menace is very rampant among youths within the age of 14 to […]
Halt in forex sale to BDCs: Another courageous policy by CBN
By Emmanuel Onyebeke The latest Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) decision to stop the sale of FOREX to Bureau De Change (BDC) operators due to […]
Of APC, scorpions and Comrade Burombo’s advice; By Hassan Gimba
“Each time I want to fight for African rights, I use only one hand because the other hand is busy trying to keep away Africans […]
Abba Kyari: Who shot the Sheriff down? By Festus Adedayo
In the Preface to my book entitled Ayinla Omowura: Life and Times of an Apala Legend, (2020) I equated stardom and zenith of social ladder […]
Operation Enduring Freedom: Passion not tanks is how you win wars, By Osmund Agbo
“Reason is, and ought only to be, a slave of the passions, and can never pretend to any other office than to serve and obey […]
Abba Kyari and his red flags of vulgar exhibitionism, By Farooq Kperogi
Although there is no art to decipher the cunning of crooked cops, DCP Abba Kyari gave us many red flags to cause us to be […]
Benin artifacts and the choice facing Robin Hood, By Azu Ishiekwene
When you find two people from the Benin kingdom talking these days, chances are that they are talking artifacts. That kingdom never ceases to amaze […]
Electronic transmission of results: The joke is on NASS, INEC, not NCC; By Aliyu Momodu
In the heat of the debate over Electoral Act Amendment Bill and the propriety and workability of electronic transmission of result, the House of Representatives […]
Obi Cubana’s lavish burial of his mother, By Onyeka Onwenu
“Ndigbo are therefore accused of not being good citizens of Nigeria, of seeking to dismember it. But others are allowed to openly advocate for bandits, […]
Celebrating Ladipo Adamolekun at 79, By Isaac N. Obasi
Tuesday, 20 July 2021 marked the 79th birthday of Prof. Ladipo Adamolekun (NNOM) – one of Nigeria’s most distinguished intellectual giants of our time. As […]
The North and the vanity of power, By Charles Ogbu
Northern Nigeria is a tragic paradox. A walking contradiction, I mean. For over 40 years, the North has ruled Nigeria and controlled every aspect of […]
Women in communication, a brief primer; By Ngozi Bell
Someone said to me “actions speak louder than words, what you say and how you say it does not matter, all that matters is what […]
The honest Emir of Muri, By Lasisi Olagunju
Deep, dark secrets are snakes; they shed old skins to torment their keepers. So it is true that some Nigerians received non-Nigerian Fulani outlaws into […]
With Igboho, Buhari demands Yoruba’s Golden Stool; By Festus Adedayo
Queen Mother Nana Yaa Asantewaa was just a mother and farmer who spiced her vocation with being an intellectual, politician and human rights activist in […]
2023: The familiar as unknown (1), By Dakuku Peterside
You could call it premonitions, dreams, forecasts, or revelations. I have a clear guesstimate of possible scenarios that will shape our political future and help […]
Nigeria: ‘Democracy’ without democrats, By Ikechukwu Amaechi
As I watched the drama over the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2021 in the two chambers of the National Assembly last week, I remembered President John […]