IJEBULAND: Inside story of the Awujale succession crisis
For Ijebuland, the wait for a new Awujale has become much more than a traditional succession exercise.
It has evolved into a complex contest involving custom, law, family interests, institutional authority and allegations of political influence.
Abuja residents ignore health warnings, buy insecticides
• Victims predisposed to the damage of the liver, kidney, lungs, testes • With 5k, we learnt how to mix chemicals in three days — Maker By Ezra Ukanwa, Abuja AMONG other environmental insecticidal threats, malaria has been one of the most life-threatening diseases caused by parasites and transmitted through the bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. This […]
ASUU strike’s ugly face: Varsity students take to betting, prostitution, farming, others
By Adesina Wahab, Education Editor Since February 14 this year, students in public universities have been at home, as academic activities have been put on hold following the strike by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. Other staff unions in the university sector have also joined the wagon of embarking on industrial action. […]
We understand why lone woman presidential aspirant stepped down — Female politicians
By Ebunoluwa Sessou In March, Womanifesto, a coalition of women groups led by Dr Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi, occupied the National Assembly and demanded immediate passage of the Gender and Equal Opportunities Bill, GEOB. Then in April, the Federal High Court in Abuja ordered the government to comply with the 35 percent affirmative action for women as […]
Checkpoints bringing warfare to Nigerian roads
By Emmanuel Unah Just last week, a truck crushed a mobile policeman at a roadblock at Akamkpa. He used his body to barricade the road and the truck brakes failed and he was eventually crushed. According to reports, he was not trying to stop the truck because the truck or its driver committed any crime […]
Ekiti: Tasks before Oyebanji
By Rotimi Ojomoyela EKITI State governor-elect, Mr Abiodun Oyebanji, will have his hands full when he takes over from Governor Kayode Fayemi on October 16. Oyebanji, who has been part of the government until last December, knows the tasks at hand. Addressing the press on Sunday, while delivering his acceptance speech, Oyebanji disclosed the immediate […]
