Has Wole Soyinka Regained His Voice? By Tony Eke
The first hunger protests left regrettable but avoidable tragic trails on Nigeria’s socio-political firmament. Even though a recurrence may be relatively far away, one of...
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Of Protest, Defiance, and Narratives By Tony Eke
An unusual feature of the build-up to the Hunger Protest which began last Thursday 1st August reflected the nature of the protest itself. At its...
Much Ado About The Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway
BY EDAFE MARTIN The flag-off of the much-touted super highway, the 700-kilometre, 10-lane Lagos-Calabar Coastal highway, by President Bola Tinubu on Sunday, May 26, in...
Thought On The Proposed Protest Against Hunger By Tony Eke
Nigeria is in the grip of a probable protest propelled by immediate and remote economic issues. Even the blind gifted with an extra sensory organ...
OPINION: Saving School Children From E-Cigarette Vendors
BY ROBERT EGBE & ANJOLA FATUASE Fifteen years after the National Assembly enacted the National Tobacco Control Act (NTCA) to protect Nigerians from the dangers...
Protestant Greeks In Abuja By Lasisi Olagunju
An old friend reviewed the ways of this government and said he thought Bola Tinubu should be afraid of the Greeks. “Yes, especially if they...
Celebrating Wole Soyinka @ 90 By Tony Eke
A torrent of tributes poured in from different parts of the world as Black Africa’s first Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka clocked 90 years penultimate...
Tinubu’s Livestock Ministry: Matters Arising By Tony Eke
The creation of the Ministry of Livestock Development by the Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration may seem purposeful from the conceptual framework yet it’s beguiling in...
Redirecting the Rage and Target of Nigeria’s Proposed Protest
BY IDOWU EPHRAIM FALEYE In recent weeks, there has been a growing call for protests against the administration of President Bola Tinubu. These protests, characterized...
Local Government Autonomy: The Truth, The Fallacies And The Dangers Ahead
BY FRED EDOREH Somehow, our national conversation shifted from the inflationary cost of living occasioned by surely needed but poorly managed petroleum subsidy removal and...