Lagos: Ex-governors may lose entitlements
The governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has submitted a bill to the House of Assembly seeking to abolish pension payments to former governors. A Tweet by Jubril Gawat, the governor’s senior special assistant on new media, said the bill will repeal pension payments and entitlements to ex-governors and their deputies. According to her, “Governor […]
The Soyinka excerpts
Everything comes to him who waits, except a loaned book ― Kin Hubbard By Olayinka Oyegbile It was one of Nigeria’s most well-kept literary secrets. In fact, I can even wager that it could perhaps have been the world’s. That was until a few weeks ago when my friend Maxim Uzoatu, the one we […]
Niger State Governor, Bello Tests Positive For COVID-19
Niger State Governor, Abubakar Bello has tested positive for coronavirus. Governor Bello disclosed this on Monday via his Twitter handle. “FLASH: @GovNiger, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Governor Sani Bello who revealed the news today said the result of his latest test came back positive and he had consequently […]
#EndSARS: A Warning To Buhari’s Handlers…… Atiku will Accept Animadversion not Cyberbullying.
By Segun Showunmi I wonder what is to be gained in responding to a sinking government and its minions on Twitter who are obviously moving against the run of play. That Atiku Abubakar’s name is associated with everything in Nigeria at this time is fantastic. We must not for fear of Buhari allow ourselves to […]
Good Riddance to Bad Rubbish: Donald Trump and the End of a Thrashy Presidency
By Toyin Falola Now the elections are over, and all speculations have been put to sleep. Let us do what humans are wont to: look back at how we dodged a bullet by not getting hit twice by the same absurdity called Donald Trump. Donald Trump is the worst joke democracy ever told, and by […]
Aisha Yesufu: Valiancy, Advocacy and Resiliency
By Toyin Falola Activist campaigns have been driven by a commonality of intentions, the desire for a responsible and proactive advocacy for people who have been victims of human right abuses, political injustices, prevalence of conflicts undergirded by poor social infrastructure, and other conceivable injustices. When organized repression, coordinated prejudices and collaborative injustices leave the […]
Here we are
By Olayinka Oyegbile Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man – Francis Bacon To the devoted readers of this column on another forum a while ago, I wish to profusely apologise for the sudden disappearance or stoppage of the column without notice. Life goes on like […]
#EndSARS: A Revolution Delayed
By Dul Johnson Sometime in the early 80s I published an article in the Nigeria Standard in which I predicted that there could be no revolution in Nigeria. I gave three reasons for my claim: We are so blessed with food that we could never get hungry enough to birth a revolution; Religious differences would […]
The Aftermath of #EndSars: A Call for Social Justice
By Toyin Falola Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country and so-called “Giant of Africa,” makes periodic headlines every four years for bad democratic practices with its election malpractices in the form of widespread rigging and violence. It is widely believed to be one of the most unforgivable and corrupt countries and is often mentioned as […]
The Aftermath of #EndSars: A Call for Social Justice
Toyin Falola Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country and so-called “Giant of Africa,” makes periodic headlines every four years for bad democratic practices with its election malpractices in the form of widespread rigging and violence. It is widely believed to be one of the most unforgivable and corrupt countries and is often mentioned as the world’s […]
