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Section 31 of the 1979 Constitution provided that every individual was entitled to respect for the dignity of his person, and accordingly no person shall be subject to torture or to inhuman or degrading treatment. Article 5 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights (Ratification and Enforcement) Act Cap A9 Laws of the […]
Continue ReadingIf, by the end of his tenure, Bola Tinubu did not activate a socio-political orientation programme, he would have become the first president since 1983 to buck the trend. Civilian and military presidents have had one “ethical revolution” project or the other; so far, it is unclear whether Tinubu will sustain the trend. To clarify […]
Continue ReadingI have been following a woman whose brand name is Nichole Dietary Consultancy on Facebook for a long time now, and I am so impressed that her modality of treatment, though the exact opposite of orthodox medicine, has healed so many people. I must confess that through her, I gained the confidence that even chronic […]
Continue ReadingAs the Fapohunda Committee updates the 2004 Laws of the Federation of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, some laws require attention, particularly for better dispensation of justice, criminal justice to be precise. While many complain that the Nigerian wheels of justice move too slowly, it’s even worse for the administration of criminal justice here, the slowness […]
Continue ReadingLast week’s ascension to the Alaafin of Oyo throne by then Prince Abimbola Akeem Owoade courted tremendous ruckus in Yorubaland. Why would an unseen Ifa deity and its cloudy, ancient system of divination choose an Alaafin? Implicated in the back-and-forth that followed was 92-year old Ògúnwán̄dé Abím̄bọ́lá, professor of Yoruba language and literature and one-time vice […]
Continue ReadingSome 15 years ago, millions of poor Nigerians were conned into borrowing to buy bank shares. I was one of them. I had no one to pull my ears and tell me that I needed to be educated first before seeking to hoe that farm of thorns. Records still say I am a shareholder of […]
Continue ReadingA Nigerian would have thought that a highly industrialised country such as Japan, with the world’s third largest economy, its name synonymous with technology and innovation, that produces the most cars, electronics and bullet trains, with glitzy shopping centers, with skyscrapers lining up the Tokyo and Yokohama skylines, is the last place on Earth where […]
Continue Reading“Two thirds of people in Scotland identify only as Scottish, not British, according to new findings from the census” “1.8 million people identify as Welsh only (58% of the population) and 218,000 identify their national identity as Welsh-British (7% of the population”) I was reintroduced to the controversy over the origins, wherewithal and proprietary rights […]
Continue ReadingHow can I forget? On April 22, 1990, Major Gideon Orkar announced the overthrow of Gen Ibrahim Babangida’s military regime which he described in choice words as “dictatorial, corrupt, drug-baronish, deceitful”. In those days, every coup speech was welcomed with enthusiasm. Every new administration was seen as the dawn of a golden era. Orkar made […]
Continue ReadingSickle Cell Disease is a genetic blood disorder that affects millions worldwide, primarily individuals of African, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, and Indian ancestry. The condition is characterised by the production of abnormal haemoglobin, which causes red blood cells to assume a sickle or crescent shape. These misshapen cells are less flexible and can obstruct blood flow, […]
Continue Reading‘Titanic’ can mean something that is very big, gigantic or enormous and it was also the name of a ship that sank on its maiden voyage. When the Titanic sank in 1912 it sank due to a number of avoidable factors: a ship deemed unsinkable that wasn’t fitted with watertight compartments, a ‘unprofessional’ seasoned captain […]
Continue ReadingTwo factors influenced my choice of this topic. Recently, I went to the cinema and saw a lady stroll in with a bowl of ice cream. Something caught my attention—her weight. I kept wondering why someone as fat as that would still indulge in ice cream. Not long after, she ordered a drink and popcorn […]
Continue ReadingIn response to the outcry over their manner of handling the sons of Nigerian billionaire Chief Razaq Okoya, Subomi and Wahab, over alleged naira abuse versus their priors, the EFCC finally issued a public invitation for those boys to appear at their office on Monday. Respectfully summoning those boys for an investigation was a far […]
Continue ReadingA recent video footage projects Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni as a library with tomes of economic information that could turn the fortune of Africa around, if the leaders understand his thrust and have the spunk to wean the peripheral economies of their countries away from the tethers of the metropolitan economies and look inward for […]
Continue ReadingLast weekend, The Nation newspapers published a gripping story of 47-year-old twin brothers who lured a young girl to their hideout in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, where they murdered and dismembered her body for ritual purposes. Now in the custody of the Ogun State Police Command, one of the twins is already singing. “We usually […]
Continue ReadingIn a viral video, Professor Wande Abimbola, former Vice Chancellor of the University of Ife, now Obafemi Awolowo University, and the Awise of Yorubaland – head of all Ifa oracle diviners – threw a bombshell. In it, he affirmed that the Oyo State government contacted him on the divination process leading to the nomination of […]
Continue ReadingIn the early hours of the morning of January 15th 1966, a coup d’etat took place in Nigeria which resulted in the murder of a number of leading political figures and senior army officers. This was the first coup in the history of our country and 98 percent of the officers that planned and led […]
Continue ReadingThe people of Lagos should thank their stars that their state is not a country. If it were, it would have seen worse times than Gabon of the Bongo family. Even without being a country, Lagos already has big and small Bongos with each of them exacting worship from wayfarers and home-sitters. One of them is […]
Continue Reading“I hope your daughter is safe” “We thank God. We are all fine. But which of my daughters do you have in mind?” “The one in California. When I read about the wildfires that destroyed over six areas in Southern California, it was you and your daughter that came to my mind. I called you […]
Continue ReadingThe oba under our law is not a king; he is a chief. That is why the law governing the appointment and removal of the oba and his ijoye is called Chiefs Law. The colonial government made it so. The oba was not recognised as king by the law – because the English king/queen was […]
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