By Lateef Adewole This week’s Tuesday, 8th of March, 2022, was another occasion of International Women’s Day (IWD). It was exciting watching women celebrate themselves. Many men joined them too. There was massive awareness across the country, with public peaceful protests in Lagos and Abuja in particular. They did so …
Read More »Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: Where is Nigeria or Africa in all of these?
By Lateef Adewole In the last ten days, the world has been dominated with only one news: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine! Why has this been so? Is this the first time a country or group of countries will invade another sovereign nation? Definitely no! It was all because of the …
Read More »Canada’s Freedom Convoy and Nigeria’s EndSARS: Contextualizing the Issues
By Lateef Adewole Nigerians are very interesting people. Whenever there is any issue that bothers on the country, we usually have those who are for and against. A sizeable number are unconcerned. One common trait about the two extreme sides is their tendencies to be blinded by their positions. They …
Read More »Abba Kyari : From A Super COP to a Super Crook
By Lateef Adewole “Aguntan t’oba ba aja rin, yio j’egbe” (a lamb that associates with dog must feast on feaces) – Yoruba proverb. Many times, I wondered how writers in Nigeria manage to choose what to write about, especially those who write once a week like me. This is because, …
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