As the elections draw closer, the availability of electricity, behind the economy and corruption remains the three most engaging issues upon which Nigerians continue to seek leadership direction and end-product. Much...
Articles
We’re breeding illiterates
A cursory look at the education sector in our country would reveal that things are not going on smoothly there at all. With protests by universities students over increase in school fees, a nearly one-year old strike...
The Sexual Minority and Legislative Zealotry
By Prof. Wole Soyinka Let us go back a little, nearly a year ago, to that earlier attempt to interfere in, and legislate on sexual conduct between consenting adults. Profiting from that experience, I would like to...
INCESSANT ACADEMIC STAFF UNION OF UNIVERSITIES (ASUU) STRIKES – ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!!
The choice of topic creates the erroneous impression that the fault for the incessant labor strikes that have bedeviled Nigeria’s Tertiary Institutions and thus stymied the educational system is attributable to...
Nigeria Now Among 34 Most Corrupt Countries
Nigeria Now Among 34 Most Corrupt Countries By: Bode Gbadebo on December 4, 2013 - 3:30am The Transparency International Corruption Perception Index for 2013 has revealed that Nigeria is among the 34 most...
Convoys, sirens and the tragedy of recklessness
Festus Iyayi was, by every account, a truly exceptional Nigerian. University lecturer and activist, he was, between 1986 to 1988, the leader of the labour union entity known as the Academic Staff Union of Universities...
Legitimising Paedophilia In Nigeria
No sooner had I written an article here on Sahara about the rise in the number of rape incidents in Nigeria only to learn that Nigeria's House Senate wants to literally legitimise paedophilia in Nigeria by altering...
Addressing Nigeria’s Electricity Deficits Through Coal
Nigeria's electricity deficits have been well rehearsed in the last few years. With approximate installed power generation capacity of just over 9GW and peak generation capacity fluctuating around 4GW, power generation...
Our Celebrated Grief!
The recent surge of rape and molestation in Nigeria seem to have sparked my interest, especially because I was a repeat victim of this societal degradation; yet the lackadaisical attitude with which this menace is...
Woly Soyinka Lecture Series
Participants at the Wole Soyinka Lecture held in London.
Visit to Emir of Zaria
Courtesy visit to the Emir of Zaria.
Flood Relief
Visit to Oharisi Camp for flood displaced victims in Ughelli North & South LGAs of Delta State.