Opinion
Between Partisanship and Lack of Patriotism, By Idowu Olayinka
As a lecturer at the University of Ibadan over the last 35 years one has participated in and witnessed many...
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HURRICANES, TSUNAMI AND THE WAVE: A Tale of Two States, By David Ogbezode
Every election cycle in Nigerian politics usually blesses Nigerian academia with new political term to toy with. Coalition was the...
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New University Curricula and the Neoliberal Siege against Nigeria, By Omotoye Olorode
It is probably no more news that the National Universities Commission (NUC) “…on Tuesday 5th and Wednesday 6th December 2022...
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Olukotun: Memories of a Students’ Union Activist, By Kayode Soremekun
Today, the remains of Professor Ayodele Olukotun, the eminent scholar-journalist, will be committed to mother-earth within the grounds of the...
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Professor Toyin Falola, A Humane and Compassionate Scholar at 70: A Tribute, By Idowu Olayinka
As you attain age 70 today, 1st January 2023, I salute you, Sir. Your achievements and accomplishments in the world...
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Emergency Politics: When History is Altered! By Abiodun Komolafe
In his book, 'Emergency Politics: Paradox, Law, Democracy', Bonnie Honig urges democracies to “resist emergency's pull to focus on life's...
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Musing on the Protracted ASUU Strike: Echoes of the Past in the Present, By Prof Idowu Olayinka
The current faceoff between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) commenced on 14th February 2022...
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The Danger in FGN Mishandling ASUU by Danladi S. Matawal
I have just a few years to retire but the University system has built me (over 35 years in academia)...
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2011 Xmas Day Bomber, Kabiru Sokoto Found in Kashim Shettima’s House
On the morning of December 25th, 2011, as worshippers gathered for Christmas prayers inside St Theresa Catholic Church, Madalla, Niger...
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Will New Management Salvage the Reputation of A Dithering Ecowas? By Paul Ejime
Dr Omar Alieu Touray, a Gambian diplomat and economic development expert should normally be excited as he gets set to...
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Nigerian Opposition Parties Condemn Senate’s Rejection of E-Transmission of Results
Major opposition political parties in Nigeria have jointly condemned the Senate’s decision to reject a proposal seeking to make real-time...
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Fifty Years On: Scholars and Leaders Revisit General Murtala Muhammed’s Africa Vision at NIIA
All roads led to the Nigeria Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) on Thursday, February 5, 2026, as scholars, policymakers, and...
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PDP Faults Tinubu on Kwara Killings, Demands Independent Probe and Security Summit
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the killing of about 170 people by suspected terrorists in Woro Community, Kaiama...
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Tinubu Orders Troops to Kwara after Villagers Killed for Rejecting Islamic Extremism
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered the immediate deployment of an army battalion to Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara...
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