Opinion Piece: Let Bobrisky Go
This piece brings to the spotlight the travails of a cross dresser exploring the depths of freedom in his fatherland. However, in the course of doing so has encountered burdensome challenges that reeks of double-standards. Let Bobrisky Go! The conviction…
Opinion Summary: Don’t Give Up On Climate Politics Just Yet – Sarah Datta
This opinion piece by Sarah Datta on climate change explores the psychological burden global citizens face – A daily battle with guilt and a sense of responsibility imposed by past generations. While personal actions like recycling and reducing…
Bobrisky: The Selective Bullying Of A Social Deviant – By The Duke Of Shomolu
The whole of the country was transfixed as the first clips of Mr Bobrisky or should I say Ms Bobrisky hit the airwaves. The last time I saw such a huge conflagration of press men, cameras and flash bulbs was Michael Jackson arriving at the grammies. Bob…
Opinion: Ukraine may have no choice but to lower its fighting age – Brian Bonner
In Israel, every citizen can be drafted into the military at the age of 18. In Turkey, the age is 20. When the United States fought its ill-fated war in Vietnam, it sent men into battle at 18 – as many other nations do today. More ominously, Russia…
The Army and the Okuama Killings – By Olusegun Adeniyi
Come Wednesday, I will be in Asaba, Delta State as one of the faculties at the Nigerian Army Quarterly Media dialogue. With the theme, ‘The imperatives of military-media partnership for the attainment of national security’, it is part of their efforts to…
NIGERIA: A HISTORY OF SCANDALS – By Lasisi Olagunju
On October 29, 1974, the Nigerian Ministry of Defence, through the Ministry of External Affairs, wrote to Nigerian missions and embassies abroad that it wanted to buy tonnes of cement to build barracks for its post-civil war armed forces of 200,000…
Investing in Women: Accelerating Societal Progress – By Ayotomiwa Ayodele
“The fastest way to change the world is to mobile and invest in the women of the world” Chalse Malik In today’s rapidly evolving world, the empowerment and advancement of women have become critical components of social, economic, and…
Nigeria’s Economic Torpedo: Lets Go Rogue
I came across a profoundly insightful piece this morning, wherein the author aptly labeled Cardoso and Edun as Ikoyi economists engaged in a fierce battle within a Fadeyi economy. Lol In this remarkably brilliant piece, the author xrayed the failure of…
Coup Déjà Vu – By Claude Lambert
Africa is at a cusp of a blood filled or a bloodless wonder. It could strap her of what the future really holds or be an indication of what the past foretold. Claude Lambert gives some depth with his personal thoughts on this. Coup Déjà Vu Each coup is…
WHO IS AFRAID OF WALE AKINTERINWA? – By Oni Olalekan
Promoting thuggery in a state like Ondo, where true leadership is yearned for, reflects the depths to which a politician can stoop in pursuit of power. While thuggery is sadly not uncommon in Nigerian politics, the events witnessed in Ondo on the day…