Ifeanyi Uba: The Growing List Of Deadly Attacks On South-East Politicians
The deadly attack on Senator Ifeanyi Uba's convoy is the most recent in a series of deliberate attacks targeting politicians in the South-East area. While Uba was not killed during the attack on his convoy at Enugu-Ukwu, several of his aides perished…
Oyetola’s Defeat: Who Is To Be Blamed?
Oyetola's Defeat: On Saturday 16th of July was a day Osun State will never forget in a hurry. The fact that the election took place in Osun yet shook a larger part of Nigeria is something that we are still…
Preventing Flood In Our Communities
The floods are here and they are rapid. Floods have a negative social, economic, and environmental impact on both people and communities. Depending on the location and intensity of flooding, as well as the susceptibility and value of the natural and built…
2022 Sickle Cell Awareness Day: What We All Need To Do
History has it that the United Nations designated June 19th as World Sickle Cell Awareness Day in 2008 to recognize the disease as a public health problem and to promote education about its genetic condition. For over one decade, governments…
Insecurity In Nigeria: Who Will End It?
A lot of countries in the world face insecurity challenges, so there is nothing new about the one we are facing in the country. But the question on the lips of every rational Nigerian is: since this issue of insecurity has been…
Improving Working Conditions In Sub-Saharan Africa
Improving Deplorable Working Conditions In Sub-Saharan Africa: All adults work to cater to one need or the other. It is rare to see adults who don't work. That is because no matter how you see it, money is always not enough,…
2023: Champagne For A Few Or Water For All
Nigeria, the most populous country in West Africa, is at a very critical point in its life. And while it seems normal, it is becoming more difficult than we ever imagined. We are aware that every year that precedes the…
Beyond Academics: The Economic Implications Of ASUU Strike 2022
ASUU STRIKE 2022: When the Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities popularly known by the acronym ASUU first embarked on its first strike action in 1988 to protest against perceived extremities in the regime of erstwhile General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, obtain fair…
Super Eagles World Cup Quest: A Metaphor For National Unity
On the 29th of March, the Super Eagles of Nigeria will once again lock horns with West African neighbors and rival the Black Stars of Ghana in what is a win or go-home match-up in Abuja, the capital city of Nigeria. The…
The Pathetic Conditions Of Workers In Present Day Nigeria
Every Nigerian has a survival story, no doubt. The same conditions that you'd think will break a Nigerian are most times the conditions that make a Nigerian. Probably because a typical Nigerian is made strong by adversity. But everyone has a point…
Bamise And The Untold Stories Of Dismembered Bodies
The gruesome murder of 22-year-old Bamise Ayanwole still hovers on the rooftop of every major and minor news platform in Nigeria. The feeling of losing a young, vibrant and hardworking Nigerian youth has left every human heart with a conscience psychologically traumatized. It reminds…
Fuel Scarcity And Its Effects On The Nation
When the Nigerian government announced the elimination of fuel subsidies in exchange for a N5000-per-month transportation grant for the poorest Nigerians in November 2021, fuel scarcity crisis informally began. Consequently, the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority announced earlier…
Will The Electoral Bill Break The Tide?
Just recently, the president of the Federal Republic Of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, signed the electoral bill after much consultations and pleadings. Since 2015, President Muhammadu Buhari has declined signing the electoral bill for a number of times with a series of excuses.…
Fuel Scarcity And ASUU Strike: Is There An End In Sight?
Two events that have become customary without timelines are the 'annual' unofficial break Nigerian students get to enjoy once or twice in their degree programs, and the usual long queues in filling stations, all over the nation as a result…
Bribery And Corruption: Will The Sad, Age-Long Story Of Nigeria Ever End?
It is sad to note that a country so richly blessed in natural and human resources still has more than 70 per cent of its populace surviving on less than a dollar per day. In present day Nigeria, the average Nigerian struggles…
