International Women’s Day celebration, by Afe Babalola
In the 1930s parents put premium on the number of children they had. Hence, polygamy was the order of the day. The reason was that the more children they had, the more hands would be available to help on the farm. The only occupation then was farming. I believe this was one of the reasons why […]
The NNPC Limited and Dangote Refinery Limited (1), by Afe Babalola
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery was expected by many Nigerians to be the end to petroleum importation and petroleum product scarcity in Nigeria. Sadly, the actualisation of this expectation has been an up-hill and almost an insurmountable task. This is because of the position of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, NNPC Ltd., on the refining and […]
Admission to universities: Age limit, university autonomy, Senate and discretionary powers of universities (2), by Afe Babalola
This policy will forcefully halt academic momentum leading to an irretrievable loss of valuable time. It will certainly affect the psychology of the students negatively leading to loss of interest in education.
Time when there were no beggars and thieves in Nigeria, by Afe Babalola
Chingiz Aitmatov wrote an anecdote in his book titled, The Day lasts more than a Hundred Years, thus: Stalin called together his closest comrades-in-arms. “I understand you’re wondering how I govern the people so that every last one of them … thinks of me as a living god. Now I’ll teach you the right attitude toward […]
Admission to universities: Age limit and discretionary powers of universities, by Afe Babalola
I REMEMBER very vividly the “Old Primary School Right of Passage”. For a child to be admitted into primary school when I was young, such a child must pass the hand over the head to ear rule. The child must be able to touch the tip of the opposite ear with either raised hand passing over […]
Gun do not by itself kill people: Amend gun rights in USA, by Afe Babalola
THERE are two names that have become popular in discussions across the globe since Saturday July 12, 2024. These are “Donald Trump” and “Thomas Matthew Crooks”. While at a rally in Pennsylvania, Crook, a 20-year-old student, shot at Trump with his father’s AR-15-styl rifle from an adjacent rooftop just 145 feet away. Whereas Trump survived the […]
