By: John Eriomala It is Sunday in Nigeria. Well, it was Sunday in Nigeria. Today is Monday, the 6th of June, 2022 and it’s been over twelve hours since Owo happened. No details. You know. You watched a video or read a news report. You saw tweets from witnesses and […]
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Asuu Strike: Distress as UI Finalists Lament Over Lingering Strike
By: Ajadi Sadiq It’s no longer news that it’s been over 100 days since the Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU) embarked on an indefinite warning strike. This is following the failure of the Federal government to bow to the wishes of ASUU on ways of payment, which has gotten most […]
School Of Science, Oyo Emerges Champion of the Roseline Etuokwu Sigma Secondary School Quiz Competition
By: John Eriomala Students from the School of Science, Oyo, were on Friday, 27th May 2022, crowned winners of the 2nd edition of the Roseline Etuokwu Sigma Secondary School Quiz Competition. The event which took place at the International Conference Centre, featured 10 schools from within Oyo State. These 10 […]
Jungle Justice: Public Injustice?
By: Emmanuel Utibe The sight of lynching or mob beating is not uncommon in Nigeria. Growing up at a point, it was like “The Mob Court” was the surest court in the land in delivering popular justice. It was not uncommon to hear people talking about how there was no […]
‘First and Best’ and the Love for One-Half of Franchise
By: John Eriomala As a 2nd year student of the University of Ibadan, I’ve had the opportunity of witnessing a number of student body elections. Of these, however, three, in particular, have involved my direct participation as an electorate; the Student Union elections, that of my Hall of residence, Great […]
ASUU Strike: UI Students Protest, Demand Immediate Suspension
Students of the University of Ibadan on Tuesday held a protest to express their displeasure over the continuous shutdown of activities in Universities across the country. Students of the University described the strike as an indication that the Nigerian government has failed in one of its primary responsibilities. Recall […]
DECLAN RICE: The Horseman that can Return Manchester United to Glory Days
By: _THE BobbyJay Fourteen years since Edwin Van Der Sar’s brilliant save won the UCL, nine years since United’s last English league triumph, and as of the time of writing, four years, 350 days, 22 hours, 4 minutes, and 37 seconds since the red devils last won a silverware. The […]
The Only Way to Sustainable Academic Resumption
By: Aduwo Ayodele In twenty-three years of Nigeria’s surviving democracy, there have been sixteen dire gestures of a nationwide strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, including other staff unions that have also had intermittent records of strike. Actions that protest for or demand a better education system in […]
The Crossroads Toward “Free Speech”
By: Emmanuel Utibe On the 27th of April, 2022, it was announced that the Biden government had set up the “Disinformation Governance Board” under the United States Department of Homeland Security. People on the Right Wing went on to call it the “Ministry of Truth”- a reference to George Orwell’s […]
Travails of a Polysaccharide Patriarch
By: John Eriomala I’ve listened to you all rant for the last two weeks; shaking my head at your lack of understanding. You people do not seem to comprehend the importance of what men like me do. See, it is necessary oh, very necessary what we the polygynists of Nigeria […]