Communication is at the centre of the propagation of human rights. It is through communication that society can be informed about what amounts to human rights when such rights have been breached, by whom, when, how, and what needs to…

Public wi-fi networks have become an integral part of our daily lives, providing convenient internet access in public spaces across Nigeria. While public wi-fi offers numerous benefits, it also poses significant risks to data security. Cybercriminals often exploit public wi-fi…

Watching the courage and fearlessness of young Kenyans last week in the face of guns and bullets brought tears to my eyes. As soldiers and police officers released shots in the air, the Kenyan protesters would crouch. The moment the…

If what prevails on Nigerian entertainment scene had a way of instantly influencing English dictionaries, the likes of Oxford, Cambridge and Collins would have gained a new entry from our zone in the past few days. The new term would…

In every government or institution, there is a corresponding invisible hand that remote-controls its affairs with immense influence over the decision-making process, predominantly on matters of interest. In most cases, while the head, and perhaps, the kitchen cabinet, may be…

Yemen, a West Asian country in the Arabian Peninsula, reported one million cases of cholera in March 2018. The world shook. At that time, Yemen was in civil war, leading to the Stockholm Agreement between feuding parties. The cholera outbreak…

Politics in Rivers State has been too mucky since October 2023, over who controls its soul. This surreal situation has spawned tumultuous occurrences, dangers to lives, and, in some instances, deaths that tend to discredit the praxis of democracy. The…

“The master of the garden is the one who waters it, trims the branches, plants the seeds, and pulls the weeds. If you merely stroll through the garden, you are but an acolyte.” ― Vera Nazarian The Third Character of…

Journalism from Hell has now become a major pandemic in the church, the body of Christ. Satan seems to have offered permanent employments to many misguided believers to stand as adversaries to the body in their unending quest to, “correct…

As Dr Wale Babalakin turns 64 today, admirers celebrate a man whose life story is a testament to perseverance, excellence, and unwavering commitment to philanthropy. Babalakin’s journey from a young boy in Ibadan to a towering figure in law, business,…

The last four decades in the accounting and auditing profession have been serried with financial crisis precipitated by corporate failures, such as the savings and loans industry debacle, Carrian Group, Texaco (1980-1989), Bank of Credit and Commerce International, Barings Bank,…

There is what economists refer to as a backward-bending supply curve. It is a situation in which the labour is satisfied with what he earns as real wage and prefers leisure to more work and earnings. That is, higher wages…

Nobody gets a second chance to make a first impression. If you go to the river for a swim and, in your very first attempt at testing the depth, a crocodile attempts to snatch your foot, would you still dive…

In the month since 23 May, when – during hours reserved by nature entirely for meetings of witches and wizards – he began sitting as Kingmaker for the Emirate of Kano, Abdullahi Liman, a senior judge of Nigeria’s Federal High…

To all intents and purposes, Writing for Media and Monetising It is essentially conceived as a training manual for the young journalist or writer, and a refresher manual for the older hand at the craft, who is caught between the old…