I, too, wanted to storm out of the football viewing centre like the others. It was the quarterfinals of the 2008 African Cup of Nations, and Ghana was giving the …
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Barau, open grazing causes terrorism
This is a direct response to the opposition to the move by the National Assembly to ban open grazing of animals nationwide as put up frantically by the Kano state …
Read More »Kano games of the throne – History repeating Itself
“If you pursue evil with pleasure, the pleasure passes away and the evil remains; If you pursue good with labor, the labor passes away but the good remains.”—- Cicero With …
Read More »Unpacking the logic of labour union activism in Nigeria – Part 2
The Oronsaye Report that the Tinubu Government recently committed to, holds many possibilities, but also many unintended likely consequences. The Report, issued in 2012, is already twelve years unprepared for …
Read More »Mobile money, card as Africa’s access to global finance
Mobile money has exploded across African economies as an enabler of financial inclusion by bringing in large swaths of the population that remained unbanked into the fold to participate in …
Read More »Sogolo’s moral values and social change in Nigeria – Part 2
We continue our reading of Professor Godwin Sogolo’s rich thoughts on the values of morality that we need in the land. Role of moral values in defining social change Moral …
Read More »Kumuyi at 83: Beyond the preacher’s cassock
There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe nor polite, not popular, but he must take it because conscience tells him he is right.—Martin …
Read More »Nigeria’s uncivil service: Dead workers drawing living wages
Nigeria is blessed with innumerable citizens who love their country and seek its success, peace, and prosperity. They are men and women with a sense of loyalty, indubitable love, and a deeply felt affective attachment to the nation. These are called patriots. …
Read More »When Tinubu and Ramaphosa met
President Bola Tinubu attended the inauguration of President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa for a second term in office. It was right that the Nigerian leader was personally present at …
Read More »Resurgence of cholera and matters arising
Now that the cholera epidemic is back on our shores, I hope we learn lessons that will last. This is important because this year’s epidemic is particularly of greater concern, with …
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