Nigeria’s Prisons Where Thousands Languish For Years Without Trial
For nearly two years, Chris Chom and 61 other inmates shared a filthy cell in the Kaduna State Central Prisons. According to the 34-year-old, the cell had only three beds,…
How Obafemi Awolowo University Is Neglecting Security Of Students By Peter Oyebanji
Students of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun state, residing outside the campus of the university have been battling a high level of insecurity since late last year and the University’s…
South-Western States And Unnegotiable Conquest By The Kidnappers
Rahaman Onike Out of the six geo-political zones in Nigeria,south west was the least affected by the insurgency and banditry when Boko Haram first reared its ugly head in the…
Gabriel Okara: Remembering His Life as Final Call Stills His Waves
Gabriel Okara, a Nigerian poet and novelist, has often been described as the first Modernist Poet of Anglophone Africa. Okara, who incorporated African thought, religion, folklore, and imagery into both…
PMB Yet To Announce Key Appointments
President Muhammadu Buhari has yet to announce key appointments, especially those that do not require National Assembly approval, three weeks after his inauguration for a second term, our correspondent reports.…
Nigerian Government Should Repeal Section 372 To Reduce Rate Of Death By Suicide By Vweta Chadwick
A little over two years ago, a 51-year-old woman was arraigned before a Lagos State magistrate’s court under section 372 of the Nigerian penal code. She reportedly became depressed after being defrauded…
Sokoto communities cry out: ‘We’ll starve to death, as bandits won’t let us farm’
We’ve arrested 4 suspects – Police Last Saturday’s banditry attacks that claimed 25 lives in some villages of Rabah LGA of Sokoto State left a trail of anguish. Rakwabni village…
Dear Obasanjo, You’re Disillusioned. That’s Fine. But, Stop Being A Bigot By Churchill Okonkwo
My dear Obasanjo, I understand that the day the results of the 2019 Presidential elections became clear will remain the worst day in your life. I was told that as…
VOTER APATHY
BY ; OLAPADE GBOLAHAN One of the major highlight of the just concluded 2019 general elections was the issue of apathy on the path of voters. It has…
Awoism And The Unending Search For Transformational Leadership In Nigeria: Challenges(5)
By Afe Babalola PATHWAYS to transformational leadership in Nigeria Several years after the titanic strides of Chief Awolowo, the search for transformational leadership in Nigeria remains ongoing. In this…
