Thursday Column

Thursday Column

Between the sisters-raping teacher of Gombe and the vulnerability of minors

I suppose it is the fear of every father of daughters that the chastity of their girls will at some point come under threat. So, parents spend time ha

Unravelling the complexity: Israel-Palestine conflict and the question of humanity

As everyone not living under a rock knows by now, on October 7, 2023, Hamas, the Palestinian militant group, did what was considered impossible. It la

Academic record brouhaha: What President Tinubu must do

My undergraduate project supervisor was a severe professor many students would rather avoid. He was prone to drama and drunk on power as the Head of t

The Mohbad mystery: Justice, scandal and questions unanswered

Three weeks ago, if you had stopped me and asked me about Mohbad, it would have meant nothing to me because I wouldn’t know what or who that was. I su

When Tradition Meets Controversy – Obasanjo’s Clash with Yoruba Monarchs and the Debate on the Role of Monarchy in Modern Nigeria

What would have been a usual, dreary event, with speeches and dances and tape cutting, such as the inauguration of the Iseyin Campus of the Ladoke Aki