Perspectives
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ASUU Matters: Comparing apples with apples, By Leonard Shilgba
Every so often, our ears are jarred with the hackneyed ASUU claims about the failure of the Federal Government of Nigeria to pay university dons in federal universities salaries they refer to as “African Average”. They usually cite wonderful “examples” of salaries paid university lecturers in African countries such as South Africa, Botswana, Uganda, and our neighbour Ghana. I have…
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The skeleton in Ibadan, By Suyi Ayodele
“AND who is my neighbour”? This interrogation came from a lawyer, who came to tempt the wisdom of Jesus Christ on the issue of love. The entire encounter is recorded in the Gospel according to Saint Luke 10: 25-37. We shall come to that story later. But now, let me tell you a personal story that gave me a very…
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Steve Osuji, public discourse and 2023, By Segun Ayobolu
Given his oft-demonstrated intellectual and professional hollowness, Steve Osuji, does not see that he cannot credibly accuse his fellow journalists, who he perceives as writing in support of other presidential aspirants in the race for the 2023 presidency, as writing for monetary gratification while he wields his own pen with venom, hatred, intolerance and barely hidden ethnic jingoism on behalf…
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Re: Two of a kind, By Kehinde Bamigbetan
Members of the All Progressives Congress and supporters of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu who read the back page of Thisday on Friday, September 2nd, 2022, must have observed that the two articles –“Two of a Kind” by Akin Osuntokun and “ Tinubu and Afenifere” by Seun Kolade were, indeed, two of a kind! Both oppose the presidential candidature of Tinubu…
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That Peter Obi’s interview on CNN, By Kayode Oyedeji
My position about him remains the same. His addition is a big plus to the democratic process as Nigerians have more options to pick from. The impression remains that he will be a frugal leader if elected. That is also a plus. A necessary but certainly not a sufficient reason to elect him. He speaks a lot about our problems.…
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Squandering Nigeria unlimited, By Segun Adeniyi
The late Dele Giwa once wrote that Nigerians ‘have been shocked to the state of unshockability.’ He was right. But every once in a while reports about our country are so shocking that you continue to doubt them until their veracity is confirmed. I was in such a situation on Monday when I read a report credited to the Nigerian…
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Buhari in Imo: A breath of fresh air
It was not a triumphal entry. It was not designed to be. It was just a duly and legitimately elected President visiting a part of the territory he presides over. President Muhammadu Buhari’s working visit to Owerri, Imo State on Tuesday, September 13, 2022, had no measure of braggadocio, bravado, or vainglory. Count the man out of such conceit. A…
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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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