Category: Opinion

By Martins Oloja ‘We have scorched the snake, not killed it…’ (Act 3, scene 2) Shakespeare’s Macbeth This conversation takes place between Macbeth and Lady Macbeth after Macbeth has killed Duncan, the king of Scotland.  He was convinced to do so by Lady Macbeth.  Once king, Macbeth is not satisfied.  He decides that Banquo, a general in the Scottish army, is […]

By Wole Soyinka I arrived home from external commitments just over a week ago to an extraordinary homecoming gift. It took the form of a movement ¬– sometimes angry, sometimes entrancing, poignant, sometimes strident, certainly robust in expectations but always moving, visionary and organised. That movement demanded an end to brutality from state security agencies, […]

A Nigerian youth seen waving the Nigerian national flag in support of the ongoing protest against the unjust brutality of the Nigeria Police Force Unit named Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Lagos on October 13, 2020.  (Photo by Benson Ibeabuchi / AFP) THE groundswell of agitation for true federalism and restructuring should now warrant more […]

By Yinka Fabowale The VP is embarrassing himself, he keeps doing so with this puppet ‘boi, boi’ role. He knows his place! He should realise that he himself has almost completely depreciated in credibility, lost face and the value for which he enjoys his sinecure position just so as to be exploited to hoodwink long […]

hardball It started as a small fire. But it is growing into an inferno. The #EndSARS protests that started two weeks ago are showing no sign of abating.  The youthful protesters are continuing the protests with increased energy and enthusiasm. “From the five demands which were initially tabled and have been addressed, they are now […]

By Martins Oloja No force on earth can stop an idea whose time has come. Nothing is stronger than an idea whose time has come. No army can stop an idea whose time has come. Nothing is as powerful as an idea whose time has come. There is one thing stronger than all the armies […]

By Sinem Bilen-Onabanjo “You get back what you put in.” “What goes around comes back around.” “As you make your bed, you must lie in it.” “Sow the wind, reap the whirlwind.” “You reap what you sow.” There are so many proverbs in every culture, every language that warns us about our actions and their consequences. […]

By Wale Bakare I recognise that these are not the easiest of times and you are facing an unprecedented situation in democratic Nigeria. Never before in the history of our country have the young people, who make up the majority of the population, come together to speak so forcefully and clearly to government. The reasons […]

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, at the weekend bowed to the pressure by a robust Movement of Nigerian Youth calling for the ban of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (a.k.a. SARS) and announced the disbandment of the now notorious unit of the police force in spite of measures earlier announced to curtail the […]