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Many security operatives have egregiously been put to the sword this month by non-state actors, such as the five soldiers killed by the insurgents that besieged Darul Jamal, a village near a military base in Borno State.
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I also added that the law does not permit a third party to lay such a complaint. Defamation is personal, and no busybody can initiate action in that regard.
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If senior secondary school students of Nigerian origin were asked to write an essay with the title of this article, I can say confidently that it would be interesting and highly competitive. I have done several articles on the subject in the past and my central theme has always been that we do not have […]
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May the next 65 years be a time when Nigeria’s song of harmony resounds across continents, a living testament that the Tower of Babel is behind us and the symphony of Pentecost guides us forward.
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The death of truth? No, the unending war between truth and falsehood, with justice between them as a sort of umpire or intercessor.
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Justice is the first condition of humanity. – Wole Soyinka, The Man Died All protocols duly observed, I must thank the organizers of this symposium to mark the 90th birthday of WS, our own WS, for inviting me to give the keynote address. Presently, I shall speak about the celebrant but for now, permit me […]
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Like his ancestral forebears, WS untiringly rages against the foibles of governmental chieftains and their foreboding delinquencies.
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I have known the Nobel Laureate, Professor Akinwande Oluwole Soyinka, for almost as long as I have known myself.
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Among the 12 new judges of the FCT High Court, at least seven were family members of serving or living judicial figures.
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The National Assembly should not concur to the Samoa Agreement. For humanity comes first, before any government or 'ism.'
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As much as Africa needs investors and investments, exploitative and parasitic investors and investments are not what it needs.
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Introduction In recent years, Kenya has emerged as a focal point for global attention, not only for its economic potential but also for the dynamic interplay between its government policies and public sentiment. The saga surrounding the Finance Bill 2024 serves as a vivid example of how fiscal decisions can ignite widespread civic unrest and […]
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As a life-threatening crime, legislators should pass laws and regulations that will make breast flattening attract stricter punishments.
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The institutionalisation of the essence of Wole Soyinka is the best way to appreciate his sacrifice for a just cause on earth.
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I first met you on your hospital bed in UCH in October or November 1965 in the company of two or three Ibadan student activists. I no longer remember how your message reached us. You charged us to disrupt the November 1965 University’s Convocation that Prime Minister Tafawa Balewa had committed to attend. You correctly […]
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It is fraudulent to cling to local government autonomy in a Federation, while ignoring the more crucial issue of resource control.
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Instead of building a stable and progressive pluralistic society, groups of divisive ethnic entrepreneurs are instigating ethnic fascism.
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No wonder then that the Christian marriage is no longer till death do us part. It is now till divorce do us part.
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Soyinka the philosopher could be glimpsed from "The Interpreters," where he sought to know whether he could insist on a spot in the water.
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A growing concern is food insecurity, with the new minimum wage crisis still unresolved, more than a year after President Tinubu's economic policies devalued the naira.
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