Basically, when two elephants fight, the grass suffers a great deal. The two gargantuan elephants in this context are the Federal government and the Academic staff Union of Universities . They have both been enmeshed in the murky waters of a seemingly endless fight which has become a great setback for Nigeria’s education sub-sector.No one […]

On Monday, July 8, 2013, Nigerians received news of the highly anticipated ceasefire by Boko Haram with a high sense of regard and mixed feelings. Most people questioned the sincerity of the sect while others cast their doubts on the capacity of the Federal Government amnesty committee to actually sauce out something meaningful out of […]

Being a custodian of truth and justice, I have never been deeply pained as i am now given the seemingly unabated crisis rocking the Nigerian Governors Forum. There is no gainsaying the fact that Governors are duty bound and ideally hoped to consistently play prominent role in engendering stability within the polity and safe guarding […]

It is neither an understatement nor a figment of my imagination to assert emphatically that Nigeria is a rich country but indisputably poor. The aforesaid sounds ironical and tends to provoke rhetorical question as to why Nigeria is rich but apparently poor. At this juncture, I make bold to state without any fear of contradiction […]

Nigeria would have been in her 20th year since the birth of 4th republic today, 12th of June 2013, but it was aborted by the IBB Junta; nevertheless, the 12th of June is marked with public holidays in Lagos and Ogun States Annually. Some other western State reminisce the event nostalgically with lectures, symposiums and […]

There is absolutely no meaningful development on campus that surpasses the general safety of students and properties. This goes to allude the fact that the government and management of higher institutions are ideally hoped to leave no stone unturned in ensuring a serene academic environment that creates room for effective assimilation of whatever is being […]

I must have overslept through the so called “democracy day celebrations”, or shall I say “the democracy day imbroglio” –only to wake up confused and perplexed in the typical fashion of our leaders, with a lingering hangover. During this deep sleep however, I found myself in the “birthplace of democracy” -Greece, then I zoomed to […]

I never had the intention of developing a discourse on this topic but it has become of utmost necessity and urgent importance given the manifestation of heart irking happenings in our society nowadays. I wouldn’t, have thought of writing this piece if Nigeria is perfectly sailing smoothly in the ocean of peace and harmony towards […]

Oh present generation, how wicked thou art!You ate all you’ve got, and at the verge of eating all I would ever have. How hopeful and excited I was of my birth day, thinking of all the gifts and warm welcome of my arrival. Oh present generation!My hopes seem dashed; when I consider what the present […]

It is no coincidence to assert without mincing words that Nigeria is a nation-state in dire need of political stability, progress and emancipation. But how can the aforementioned be achieved in a country that harbors over 80% tolerance for political and civil unrest? I make bold to assert that there are some few opportunists who […]