Perhaps I should not be alive. But I am, despite the odds. I am still frail and fragile. But now, I can stand on my feet again, bearing testimony to those sacred words of the Almighty Allah himself that, “No…

Throughout history, peaceful protests have helped to force a reassessment of society’s moral bounds. Movements have used peaceful protests to achieve their aims, including the recognition of rights, and the end of slavery, colonialism and racial discrimination. Recently, the Black…

Far-right or right-wing extremism is radically conservative, ultra-nationalist and authoritarian, with nativist or tribal tendencies. Jean-Yves Camus and Nicolas Lebourg say that the far-right worldview is of a society that “functions as a complete, organised and homogeneous living being.” The…

Nigeria has been on tenterhooks in the last one week since the commencement of #EndBadGovernance (or anti-hunger) protests on August 1, 2024. What started as a child’s play has resulted in humongous economic and social costs to the country. While…

The call for state police has been on the front burner of public discourse for many years. It has generated considerable controversy. Some citizens are against state police because of the fear of abuse by the state governors. They argue…

Late Professor J.A. Atanda Yoruba has transversed beyond mere language or the description of a certain set of people with shared origins. It has evolved into an ideology and conceptualisation bloc with cultural specificity that marks those who subscribe to…

During the speech, I wondered why a Tricolore was flying until I realised that PBAT’s flag was neither French, since that is horizontal, and not Russian, since the order of the positions of the colours differed. His was Red, Blue…

In a global environment marked by proven human rights violations and tragic human costs, a glaring worldwide trend has emerged – the degradation of lives and growth of authoritarianism. Beyond the immediate violence, a more subtle threat is also emerging.…

Communication is key in any relationship. You are losing support because of inadequate communication, and people want to feel your empathy. So much money is going to the states, yet most governors are doing nothing for the impact to be…

Therefore, with the sophistication of many solutions, it is time to find our way back to the crossroads and find problems that match our over-developed solutions. Shouldn’t we leave our ‘evil forest’ and converge at the crossroads? Perhaps, by then,…

The #EndBadGovernance protests in Nigeria were scheduled to take place between 1-10 August, tagged “10 Days of Rage”, a seemingly apocalyptic projection of the immediate future of Nigeria constructed in the fashion of The People vs. The State, but as…

In recent weeks, Nigerian comedian, Brain Jotter, set off a dance challenge ‘Gwo gwo gwo ngwo.” It was a line taken from the song of folktale musician Gentleman Mike Ejeagha in the I980s. Many people in Nigeria, Africa and other…

Mass protests are currently ongoing nationwide and many protesters continue to march in major cities and towns. The tempo keeps increasing due to the demand for good governance, cuts in prices of food prices and fuel, and so on. The…

Police block mounted a roadblock to stop protesters from matching beyond the designated location at Ojota, Lagos. The general perception is that the government is placing a dangerous knee on the neck of the masses and does not care about…

Ladi Olorunyomi She said the decision to go into exile became inevitable for her because the invasions by the military thugs were beginning to affect the children. For instance, the older child had begun to have nightmares about a gunman…