Opinion

2020 Book of the Year

January 1, 2021

Whenever you read a good book, somewhere in the world a door opens to more light – Vera Nazarian Annus Horribilis. This Latin phrase captures the year 2020. These

2020: SORROW, TEARS, BLOOD, AND DEATH

January 1, 2021

By Toyin Falola December, 2019: Abuja, Nigeria. I penned down my plan for 2020. I was jubilant in the last week of that month, announcing my plans, building a

A Nation In Search Of Vindication By Rev. Matthew Hassan Kukah

December 26, 2020

Another Christmas with Dark Clouds of Death: Let me paraphrase the holy prophet Isaiah who said: “For Jerusalem (Nigeria’s sake), I will not be silent until her vindication shines

How Not To Build The Barricade: Lessons From #EndSARS 2020 By Jaye Gaskia

December 22, 2020

SETTING THE CONTEXT: The context for this conversation is quite apt in an all-embracing way. And although this is to be expected given the current situation in the country, it

ICPC and the National Integrity Policy initiative By Olayinka Oyegbile

December 15, 2020

It is perhaps not a matter of sheer coincidence that as Nigeria marked her 60th year of Independence from colonial rule, the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission,

Human rights and cultural limitations

December 15, 2020

By Toyin Falola Every year all around the world, people gather (in their minds, and also physically) to celebrate the International Human Rights Day, which has become

Olabiyi Yai: A farewell to the Pollyanna of Afro-optimism

December 9, 2020

Yai By Toyin Falola Staring through space that drowned my muse I fight to hide unbottled emotions with every stroke; And every image I attempt to word Gets lost

The Booker Prize and our own NLNG

December 4, 2020

As long as we can read, we can travel, we can escape, we can explore, we can laugh, we can cry and we can grapple with life’s mysteries – Duchess

Jerry John Rawlings: The sneaky elixir of multiple destinies

November 27, 2020

By Toyin Falola The Rawlings Rawlings, In the days of troubles In periods of war In times of risk, You stayed as a great man for some A

Kaduna State and its agriculture APPEALS

November 19, 2020

By Mainasara Aminu Gov El-Rufai It is clear that Governor Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai is working literally like a big bull-dozer to revitalize Kaduna State in many respects. Some aspects

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