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EndSARS gains as US policy priority
By JEREMY PHILIPS NIGERIA is facing threat of more civil unrest in 2021 as the US adopts a major foreign policy change that will transform civil society organisations into the
Nigerian women can lead
By Dakuku Peterside IN the year 2008, I co-edited a book with the title, African women can lead, published by Kachifo Publishers under its prestige imprint. The book was a
Senate and the forensic investigative professionals of Nigeria bill
By Innocent Okwuosa On February 10, 2021 a bill titled “Chartered Institute of Forensic Investigative Professionals of Nigeria (Est) Bill, 2021 (SB.615) sponsored by Senate Leader, Sen. Yahaya Abdullahi, came
The Ikpeas – how court judgement was misconstrued
By Sunny Ikhioya THE trial Judge asked the respondent’s counsel: Have you ever lost any case since you started practice? The counsel answered, yes. The Judge continues: You have lost
Osinbajo @64, our women and a nation under the bushel
Professor Yemi Osinbajo By Ariyo-Dare Atoye It is the 64th birthday of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. Your excellency, Igba odun odun kan, sir! March 8 is also a memorable day
Why Nigeria should return to parliamentary democracy
By Adémólá Òrúnbon IT is almost 22 years of democratic rule in Nigeria. There is no better time than now to assess the suitability of the 1999 Constitution. It is
From Ife to Shasha
By Francis Ojo MARCH 5, 2021, IBADAN: TODAY, March 5, again represents one more journey in humiliation of the Yoruba nation by the Fulani. It also marks a day of
International Women’s Day: Plight and right of Nigeria women
Some Nigerian women and their babies. PHOTO: UNICEF By Ibrahim Hassan Mshelia Women have often been the victims wherever there are conflicts. This is because of the generally disadvantage of
IWD2021: Why women must choose to challenge – Tumininu Adeeko
Tumininu Adeeko Women all over the world, and especially in Nigeria, celebrated the announcement of Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the new Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, WTO, in various
Towards driving economic growth from SMEs perspective in Lagos
By Timi Olubiyi SMALL and medium-sized enterprises, MSMEs, are generally regarded as the engine of economic growth in developing economies. Similarly, a large concentration of SMEs, including micro and nano
