Politics

A female student of the institution, Boluwatife Hannah had dragged Opefeyitimi before a university panel last month, claiming she was “violated” by the professor. A professor at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Joseph Opefeyitimi, who was accused of sexual molestation and battery of a student, has responded to the allegations.A female student of the institution, Boluwatife…

For any student of Nigerian history or close watchers of its current affairs, the country’s lugubrious ranking on the inaugural Chandler Good Government Index (CGGI) released last week by the Singapore-based Chandler Institute of Governance could not have come as a surprise. In fact, it tracks the country’s ranking on similar indexes over the years…

The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Bishop Matthew Kukah, on Sunday accused the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration of dividing Nigeria along religious and ethnic lines. In his Easter message, the cleric said Nigerians have never experienced a greater level of division. Kukah, as a fierce critic of the Buhari government, cautioned religious leaders against falling prey…

The future of any nation hangs precariously on the quality and commitment of its teachers. The phenomenonal transformation and development of the Western nations is predicated on the top priority accorded the education infrastructure and the credibility of the human resources that are saddled with the impartation of knowledge in those nations.The United Nations recognises…

Let me start by making it clear that most of the liberal RCCG members I’ve interacted with over the last few weeks don’t support Osinbajo’s overt bigotry in favor of the church. Several of them are embarrassed by it—the same way that I’ve been embarrassed by Buhari’s favoritism toward northern Muslims. So, please don’t understand…

It is in the interest of Nigerians that Osinbajo should not contest for President. In 2015, he ran a joint APC ticket with General Buhari that completely brought our country to its knees. You cannot separate Osinbajo from Buhari’s failure. He should apologize, not contest. He jointly brought hardship, hunger, agony and death upon Nigerians…

In what has become a regular trademark in higher education in Nigeria, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has just extended its month-long action for another eight weeks. Since 1999 alone, the union, formed in 1978, has embarked on 16 strikes. Consistent with the reaction of any failed ruling class, subsequent Nigerian governments have…

The infamous photo, which emerged as chaos and deprivation pummelled the Nigerian masses, was released in August 2019 to disparage citizens demanding Omoyele Sowore’s release. Aprestigious Scottish university has confirmed illustrating bad leadership with a photo of President Muhammadu Buhari picking his teeth amidst rising poverty and insecurity across Nigeria. Robert Gordon University told Peoples…

The industry watchdog spotted the transactions and their details, by way of an ultramodern surveillance technology currently exclusive to it. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) imposed monetary sanctions on Stanbic IBTC Bank, Access Bank for permitting crypto transactions by customers in breach of a directive from the regulator last year, forbidding such deals, Bloomberg reported on…

The Mobile Telephone Network (MTN) and Airtel Nigeria have given the reasons they barred some of their subscribers from making calls, as they apologised for the restrictions. This was confirmed by the statements the telcos issued via their Twitter handles on Tuesday. According to the companies, the restrictions were implemented due to the directive of the Federal Government,…