Perspectives

Lagos State Consumer Protection Agency – A cut above the rest, By Eniola Olakunri

Indeed, Lagos is working. On Thursday September 8th, 2022, I strolled into the Ikeja City Mall, situated along Obafemi Awolowo Way (Alausa) Ikeja-Lagos, with the intention of getting myself an earpiece. I browsed various stores but immediately I saw “Slot”, home to phones, computers and various communication tools, I felt comfortable, believing I would get what I went for. In…

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Sọ̀rọ̀ sókè sensibly, By Simbo Olorunfemi

Between genuine ignorance of procedure of pursuit and undue cynicism about the possibility of positive outcome/resolution, many of us never bother with mitigation measures (internal and external) that are in place to protect our rights as Consumers. The cynicism is not unfounded. The experience of the Consumer is often that of a pushback, unwillingness to listen and sometimes rude and…

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The changing face of the British monarchy, By Rotimi Fashakin

She died on Thursday, 8th September, 2022. Yesternight was her last at the Buckingham palace. The anguish and emotional outpourings were palpably understandable; the agelong edifice had been her home and official residence for more than three score and ten years! In those 70 years, Queen Elizabeth II excitingly made the British monarchy friendlier and more amenable to the changing…

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ASUU, paradigm shift and Mr. Keynes, By Taiwo Owoeye

Mr. Keynes smashes conventional wisdom When the First World War ended, the Allied Forces decided to hold a post war conference to discuss the terms of a Peace Treaty in what would become The Versailles Peace Conference of 1919. The objective of the conference was clear: How the vanquished Germany will pay heavy reparations for losing the war to the…

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Osun Guber: YIAGA’s revelations vindicate my position, By Ismail Omipidan

Let me state from the outset that this is not a media trial of the case before the Osun Election Petitions Tribunal. Far from it. This is just an attempt to “synchronise” what I said recently with respect to the outcome of the July 16 election with the revelations from The Youth Initiative for Advocacy, Growth and Advancement, YIAGA. YIAGA…

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In awe of hero Hussein of LASU, By Tunde Akanni PhD

Such is the depth and spread across all the campuses of the Lagos State University, LASU, where Prof Lateef Akanni Hussein, held sway as the sixth Vice-Chancellor from 2005 to 2011, that this tribute was to be authored jointly by two of us, colleagues at LASU, Dr Noheem Thanny and yours sincerely.  Both of us and several others across the…

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Headies in Atlanta, NMA in Abuja, By Simbo Olorunfemi

When the news broke, months back, that Headies was headed for Atlanta, I wasn’t quite sure what to make of it. Looking back at the little I know of the journey of Ayo Animasaun from the days of his ‘Hip-Hop News’ excited by what he has made of his media ventures, glad that Headies has grown that much to take…

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Leaders and the acts of Igbinedion, By Dare Babarinsa

Recently, Professor Akinjide Osuntokun, the eminent historian and former ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany, sent me a quotation of Nelson Mandela, the Wise One of South Africa. Said Mandela: “The world would never respect Africa until Nigeria earns that respect. The black people of the world are looking up to Nigeria to be a source of pride and…

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Mourn the Queen, not her empire, By Maya Jasanoff

The end of an era” will become a refrain as commentators assess the record-setting reign of Queen Elizabeth II. Like all monarchs, she was both an individual and an institution. She had a different birthday for each role — the actual anniversary of her birth in April plus an official one in June — and, though she retained her personal…

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Security updates: I see hope

Have you keenly followed updates on the security situation in the country, particularly with regards to insurgency and banditry? You should, because security is everything. At least, when the evildoers seemed to predominate, people didn’t keep quiet. The singsong was about ‘worsening insecurity,’ in the land. Now that the tables appear to be turning, we shouldn’t keep quiet. No, you…

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