Honour Is Not Scholarship: Nigeria Must Protect the Integrity of the Title “Dr.”, By...
“The institutional goal of science is the extension of certified knowledge.”
— Robert K. Merton
Certification is not ceremonial. It is procedural. It is earned through...
Gold, Lithium and Guns: Nigeria’s Hidden Resource War, By Lanre Ogundipe
A foreign legislature may debate Nigeria’s illegal mining crisis, but the more urgent reckoning lies at home. The uncomfortable truth is no longer debatable:...
Farewell to an Illustrious Son of Ikale and Iconoclast
As we bid adieu to our beloved Daddy, High Chief Olatubara Ikutiminu, an extraordinary son of Ikale, retired Commissioned Army senior officer 👮, and...
Blueprint for National Transformation – Series 12: The Heart of the 2027 Oyo Mandate,...
It was a sweltering Saturday, the 14th of March, and the air in Ibadan was thick with more than just the impending rain. An...
The delivery paradox: Why knowing your material isn’t enough, by Ruth Oji
You’ve prepared for weeks. You know your material inside and out—every statistic, every argument, every supporting detail is committed to memory. You step up...
Soludo’s futile crusade, By Abimbola Adelakun
Last year, Governor Charles Soludo declared Anambra a “Christian state”. Each time a Christian or Muslim governor does that, it is a preface to...
Wounds, stabs and stabbers: A review of Bolaji Abdullahi’s The Loyalist, by Festus Adedayo
The Loyalist: A memoir of service and sacrifice by Bolaji Abdullahi is a riveting, thought-provoking work. A narrative cobbled together in a span of...
Ibadan metaphor of power, powerlessness, and UI’s missteps, By Taiwo Adisa
Let me start by saying that Ibadan in this piece is used to depict Oyo State as one of the 36 states of the...
In defence of Daniel Bwala, by Festus Adedayo
“I walked into the Governor’s Lodge, my feet languid and heart trembling. When you walk into that hallowed premises, you are not sure of...
Obituary for the PDP by Farooq A. Kperogi
The diminution of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) reached a symbolic pinnacle this week when a wave of defections swept through the National Assembly....
