Various sociologists, political scientists, anthropologists and social historians have attempted to stratify society into a set of hierarchical social categories or classes. They have attempted rather unsuccessfully to agree on the appropriate classes but the most common remain the upper, middle and lower classes.

The world’s second richest pastor commented on Thursday, July 7 that “the era of private universities – championed by the church – came to set standards and right moral codes in our educational system to make it thrive better, devoid of cultism and activism” as reported by Vanguard. However, this statement can also be interpreted to mean that this is another way the Nigerian rich class wants to criminalise activism and deprive the next generation of their right to independent thinking.

By Braimoh Bello It was the morning of yesterday and I felt like having boiled yam and fried egg for breakfast at the hotel restaurant I was staying in Benin City. As I entered, I noticed that the usually-warm waitress was a little pensive and borderline unhappy. I tried to cheer her up, asking her […]

The word “strong” in the body of a piece written by a certain Governor Adams Oshiomhole’s social media activist, lauding the governor’s achievements tickled my curiousity.

Violence begets nothing but violence and peaceful dialogue is the only way to appease a people that have been maligned, cheated and wounded. A word is enough for the wise.