Category: Opinion

The recent disclosure by the Lagos State Government of domestic violence cases state-wide showing that 2,588 minors were sexually and emotionally abused between August 2022 and July 2023 is disturbing. It reflects how sexual defilement generally, but especially of minors, is assuming epidemic proportions in the country. This barbaric behaviour must be curbed with stronger […]

By Kayode Akinmade Because of the privations to which Nigerians have been subjected over the years, there is a tendency in the land to assume the worst of leaders. Guilty or not, governors face the guillotine, condemned to hell by our elite commentariat. And that is why it is not surprising that in the latest […]

By Abdulaziz Abdulaziz What is leadership? Or, more correctly; what makes leadership impactful? Is leadership impact measured by the bricks-and-mortar actions of today or by aggregation of the strategic steps that give a delayed but rewarding tomorrow? Is a desired leadership one that puts bought cookies on the table today or the one that aims […]

By Martins Oloja ‘Many of the greatest crimes in history were caused not by hatred, but rather by indifference. They were caused by people who could have done something, but did not even bother lifting a finger. So don’t wait. Get out there….’ Yuval Noah Harari As we are still deconstructing the complexity and implications […]

The same-sex marriage between two males uncovered the other day in Delta State is a brazen example of growing disrespect for the country’s laws against same-sex unions and relationships in the country. The Warri incident, where the police reportedly arrested 67 gay members, is a clear pointer that those who hold the country’s laws in […]

Bola Tinubu marks his first 100 days in office today as Nigeria’s fifth President of the Fourth Republic under a cloud of uncertainty, apprehension, and gloom. Though his administration is beginning to assume a definitive shape, the prevailing tensions in the land, divisions, and the inherent fragility of the government and union are palpable. Presciently, […]

By Bolanle Bolawole In many States of the Federation, the story is the same: State governors treat Local Governments as appendages and not the independent third tier of government that the 1999 Constitution (as amended) proposes them to be. The three tiers of government in the awkward Federal system that we operate are the Federal, […]

A suggestion lately from the Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde that governors can do with one term in office as against the current two terms is interesting and a reenactment of age-old debate about the desirability of one term for elected public officers. The suggestion is worth revisiting for a country in a hurry […]