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 […]
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 […]
US Election: Biden In Early Lead, Says We Are On Track To Win This Election
US Democratic Presidential candidate, Joe Biden is in the early lead as the votes result trickles in with over 220 electoral college votes Biden who addressed American on Wednesday morning(Nigerian time) said he is on track to win the election. . He also took to his Twitter to reaffirm his statement. “We feel good about […]
Lagos Calls For Precautions Against Second Wave of COVID-19
… Stresses Need for Strict Adherence to Safety Protocols The Lagos State Government has once again stressed the need for residents to strictly adhere to precautionary measures against the transmission of COVID-19 to prevent another lockdown of the economy, adding that a resurgence of cases in Lagos may stall measures put in place by the […]
An Inexhaustible Library of Ideas …..A Conversation with Professor Nimi Wariboko Part 1
Professor Wariboko’s Bio Dr. Nimi Wariboko, the Walter G. Muelder Professor of Social Ethics at Boston University, United States, is a globally renown scholar of economic ethics, social ethics, philosophy, African Christianity, and Pentecostal studies. For years, he worked as a strategy consultant to top investment banks in the world when he worked on Wall […]
#ENDSARs: ASCAB Sets Up Independent Inquiry to Probe Killings, Arson
A coalition of 80 civil society organizations has set up an independent Panel of Inquiry to probe the killings of Nigerians including the security operatives and the destruction of properties following the deployment of security operatives in the wake of the #ENDSARs protests. Nigeria saw a week of rage late last month when soldiers were […]
BREAKING: EFCC Arrests Ex- FIRS Chairman, Tunde Fowler Over Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) has arrested former chairman of Federal Inland Revenue Services(FIRS) Mr. Babtunde Fowler over alleged fraud Fowler is currently being interrogated at the Lagos office of the commission over an ongoing investigation involving Alpha Beta Consulting, a tax firm. More to follow…
WAEC Announces Release Of 2020 WASSCE
The West African Examination Council(WAEC) has announced the release of the West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination(WASSCE) result for 2020. This announcement was made on the official Twitter account fo the exam body on Sunday It added that the results will be released at 10.30am on Monday, November 2 “This is to inform candidates […]
Wizkid Releases ‘Made In Lagos’ Album
Nigeria hip hop singer, Ayo Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid has released his much anticipated Album- ”Made In Lagos. The 14-track album was released today in at 12.11am Nigerian time. The album was supposed to be released in earlier but de to the #EndSARS protest, the was postponed. The album features Burna Boy , Damien […]
