It was scandalous. Almost unbelievable. The treatment was nothing short of mockery of education. From whatever angle, the discrimination against the academic ambassadors is patently unjust....
It is true that his style has sometimes drawn criticism. His confrontational approach unsettles many who prefer compromise. Yet, one cannot deny his consistency. In a...
Omoyele Sowore represents a different model—what might be called “dissident outsiderism.” A former student leader (President) and a courageous non-conformists. He built Sahara Reporters into a...
Nigeria is a country governed by law, not by noise-makers or professional agitators. Sowore’s repeated denigration of state institutions and leaders is not activism; it is...
Ambode’s government pushed the next phase of Lagos’s long-term transport reform: expanding Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) capabilities, planning depot rollouts, and initiating projects that began integrating...
To put this in perspective, Nigerians were recently jolted when Reno’s ex-wife publicly accused him of abandoning their son, who lives with special needs. The story...
Walk through any major Nigerian city and you will see children hawking sachet water, biscuits, or second-hand clothes in traffic. These same children, we are told,...
It takes boldness and leadership sincerity to own up that things aren’t looking up. Nigeria is not anywhere corruption-free, whether at the micro or macro level....
Without a doubt, the structural bias explains part of it. The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) handles salaries of political office holders. There is...
I wanted to write more on ASUU but something snatched my attention again. It was the news of how the government finally shamed that teenager from...
The current friction, then, is not merely about money or politics. It is about respect, belonging, and the balance between...
The brazenness with which the looting is perpetrated and the most revolting manner its prodigious proceeds are often flaunted before...
If our forces are overwhelmed, why not ask for foreign help? Many nations have done so without losing their sovereignty....
Our fathers have done their part, and many of them will soon pass on. But what will they leave behind?...
Nigeria’s ban on raw shea nut exports is a policy with promise but also with pitfalls. It reflects an ambition...