The clamour for the introduction of state police in Nigeria took a brighter turn last week when President Bola Ahmed Tinubu called on the national assembly to give the clamour a legal backing. In a chat with federal legislators last Wednesday, Tinubu said, “what I am asking for tonight is for you to start thinking […]

If we fail to build robust verification systems and cultivate public literacy strong enough to withstand synthetic deception, we risk sliding into a world where truth is endlessly negotiable

Justice must not wear a skirt or trousers. It must wear a blindfold. If we care about victims, we must care about facts

I watch the videos of MrBikeGlobal, a youtuber and a young man making impact on humanity. He drives around looking for people in need, everyday hardworking people and people who are battling against the odds to make a living. He seems to love people who are “hustling” and making efforts. He has supported many Nigerians through his […]

In the past, schools were centers of discipline. Parents sometimes reported erring children to teachers, trusting those firmer, dispassionate hands to deliver the correction needed. Teachers stood as community pillars, disciplining without fear of backlash. Principals were revered as standard-bearers of societal values. These days, doting parents storm schools to assault teachers for merely scolding […]

At 89, Olusegun Matthew Okikiola Aremu Obasanjo remains one of the most compelling figures in Nigeria’s political history, a leader whose presence still commands attention across the country and the African continent.  Decades after he first stepped into the national spotlight, Obasanjo continues to stand as a symbol of the enduring quest for a pan-Nigerian identity, a […]

I had heard of the seriousness of drug use among our youths long before it became this manifest. It seemed unbelievable when I was told at the time, that a sizeable number of our undergraduates were on one form of drugs or the other. And that students of private and even faith based universities were not exempted. […]

When those who get carried away by leadership begin to play God, it signals the beginning of a new chapter for the opposition. Whoever chose Benin City as the place to frighten the hell out of Peter Obi must be a dunderhead. The timing was  doomed, from the onset. In July 2014, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, then preparing […]

We have a backwards relationship with wellness. Too often, we treat “health” as something that happens only in a hospital, a prescription bottle, or a last-minute intervention. We view it as a rescue mission rather than a daily practice. Preventive health flips that script entirely. It is not about reacting to illness; it is about intentionally living […]

These are sad times. Who could have believed that after the US and its allies destroyed Iraq in search of “weapons of mass destruction” and found none, history would repeat itself as a farce?  In neighbouring Iran, 35 years after Operation Desert Storm, the U.S. has launched a consequential war, only this time without even the […]

LAST Wednesday, the new Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, was formally sworn-in as the 23rd indigenous head of the Nigeria Police Force by President Bola Tinubu. Before going further, some optics. His predecessor, Kayode Egbetokun was said to have been summoned by the President penultimate Tuesday, and in the aftermath of the meeting, Egbetokun resigned. Disu, an […]

The on-going invasion of Iran by the United States, US, and Israel, coupled with the zeal of the European Union and Britain to appease President Donald Trump as he turns the international world order upside down, reminds me of Adolf Hitler. After the First World War in 1918 in which about 20 million died, the leaders […]

I am sharing this article by my friend Otunba Abiodun Olufowobi (otherwise known as Pabiekun) because it would make a lot of sense if Nigeria was less warped and if President Tinubu was more trustworthy!     While global attention remains fixed on the rising tensions among the United States, Israel and Iran, Nigeria has once again found […]

In The Republic, Plato makes strong connections between city and soul, arguing that as the city is, so is the soul; both having a tripartite nature, corresponding to the rational/wisdom-loving, appetitive/desiring and spirited/honour-seeking elements. The Bible defines the soul’s three elements as mind, emotion and will. The ideal state, like the ideal individual, is one with […]

Imagine this scenario: a widely shared article made the rounds online. Thousands reposted it. Professionals quoted it in meetings. Students cited it in assignments. Weeks later, it was revealed that the statistics in the article had been fabricated. What is striking is not merely that the data were false. It is that almost no one paused […]