SERIOUSLY SINGLE
This South African movie is the Number 1 trending movie in Nigeria for now. This is really a big deal because Nigerians love love. We are also critical of how we spend our time and…
IPPIS: Does ASUU have something to hide?
Oriyomi Adebare The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) as an employer of labour is like any other employer worldwide. They have the powers to determine what, why and how to pay their employees. The recent…
Covid-19: A Survivor’s Journey to Testing and Recovery
Freda Onaiza Across the globe, testing and treatment of Covid-19 patients have become difficult with the rising cases. There has been reports of limited testing kits and shortage of bed spaces in many health…
The pursuit of reason, truth and equity
From the Editor-in-Chief Welcome to the inaugural edition of The Journal! This publication emerges, and strategically so, at a time when nations and societies are submerged in an overabundance of seeming unavoidable distractions, disruptions and…
Excerpt from Yema San Conversation
The service chiefs are at the frontline of the machinery and if you remove them, if you are not sure of the next set of military leaders or security leaders, then you will not achieve…
Donald Trump: Marvelling at America
Suleiman Galadima Donald Trump, the President of the United States, is an interesting personality that is pleasing to the eyes; controversial, unpredictable with his many gaffes. He has become the unending stock of troupes for…
Going Up North
By Ennie Sophie Oluwa With the outbreak of COVID-19 and the lockdown rules in most nations of the world, Nigeria inclusive, the tourism industry has been one of the most affected. Many in the travel…
The ICPC and it’s Many Hurdles
Femi Morgan For many Nigerians, the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, is a silent and powerless anti-corruption agency, while the EFCC is the bolder and more active on the Nigerian landscape….
Corruption: Daring The Monster
Corruption is no longer a series of isolated cases exposed by the Nigerian media. it is culture fostered by years of misrule and mismanagement, trickling into every faucet of the Nigerian life. Corruption is best…
COVID-19, FG and ASUU: Who Wants to Give Nigerian Students Extra Year?
From its refusal to allow e-learning in member universities, to its prediction of a 2021 resumption date, the Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities (ASUU) seems to have put itself in an unfavourable position in…
Solid foundation births a foundation
Aisha Muhammad-Oyebode From the fairytale life as the daughter of a top military officer, Aisha was thrust into a bitter reality when her father, then Head of State was killed in a coup attempt, In…
Daniel Oriahi’s Sylvia is a Nuanced Take on Mental Health
Jerry Chiemeke While it’s fairly acknowledged in literature and film, the concept of having an imaginary friend is not one that is particularly well-received in a traditional Nigerian setting. Nigerians are aware of this because…
Urgent Reform for the EFCC
By Tade Ipadeola In the preface to his magisterial book on the origin of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, titled A Paradise for Maggots, Professor Wale Adebanwi recounts an incident that occurred in…