It is the failure to bring crooks to justice that has saddled Nigeria with lots of baggage that would not allow the democratic system breathe. For instance, our elections are …
Rather than Nigeria and China reforms being on a similar course, they are actually headed in opposite directions. While China manages its foreign exchange by refusing to let it float …
The immediate step the NASS can take is to reduce parliamentarian emoluments and allowances to legal and constitutional levels. The second, is to stop corruption-inducing programmes like ‘constituency projects’ and …
THE International Conference for the Eradication of Colonialism which held in Abuja, Nigeria from August 12-13, 2024, was full of symbolism. Organised by the African Think Tank, the Society for …
Minister Onyejeocha ought to know that the country’s constitution she swore to uphold, is superior to the labour law she is labouring to quote. She and those she represents must …
Protests are a part of democracy. Indeed, the very fact that people can protest is an ingredient of democracy. The protesters may not be right. But they have the right …
…by killing Haniyeh, Israel has deliberately wrecked the peace process in Gaza. The US, Israel’s chief guarantor, rather than be sympathetic, told the United Nations Security Council it was not …
IN my consciousness, humanity is defined as the trinity of fundamental human rights, democratic rights and workers’ rights. I believe that if we get these right, we would get …
Humanity needs to move forward by eradicating colonialism. If the quite complex decolonisation process in Apartheid South Africa could be negotiated, so can the processes in other colonies. As the …
WOLE Soyinka, WS. Our own WS as distinct from the British WS, William Shakespeare, was 90 on July 13, 2024. As a 31-year-old, he was charged with one of …