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Thursday, 22 October 2020 05:27

Elegy for our Lekki heroes - Jackson Daniels

Tell my mother I was unarmed Tell my father I had the flag in my hands when I was shot Tell the unborn Generation that I died a hero singing the national anthem. Tell the cowards who shot me that my spirit lives on in the life of every Nigerian youth. Tell the goverment that they can shoot my body but not my spirit. Tell the world I died for freedom I regret nothing, for I have done what my father's couldn't do. My prints will forever remain in the sands of time Remove my boots, take my voice and…

Thursday, 22 October 2020 05:26

Buhari unravels - Abimbola Adelakun

On Tuesday afternoon, when the news first circulated that they were removing surveillance cameras from the Lekki toll gate and that the government could be up to some mischief, my first instinct was to dismiss the alarm. This was no longer 1983, and the state could not be so reckless they would unleash violence on protesters at an open place like that. I have followed the #EndSARS protests at the Lekki toll gate, and it was one of the most peaceful and well-organised. What in the world would be the justification to attack them? The old dictator, Major General Muhammadu…

Thursday, 22 October 2020 05:25

The logic of Sino-Western détente - Jim O’Neill

It might be cathartic to opine noisily about another country’s standards and practices, but there is substantial historical evidence to suggest that a country’s citizens will tend to value economic opportunity over most other issues. That axiom applies as much to the US, the UK, and Europe as it does to China. While much of the hand wringing over China has abated somewhat during the Covid-19 crisis, the fears animating Western attitudes toward that country have not disappeared, and could resurface at any moment. These tensions represent a major, vexing dilemma for the world, given China’s massive and growing economic…

Wednesday, 21 October 2020 04:00

#EndSARS: Revolution or shadow-chasing? - Bola Bolawole

Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy – Proverbs 31:9. French general and emperor, Napoleon Bonaparte, said of China: There lies a sleeping giant. Let him sleep! For when he wakes, he will shake the world. Napoleon lived until 1821; some 200 years ago. China as at that time was nowhere near a regional power. Indeed, the small island nation of Japan invaded, defeated, and humiliated “giant” China for several decades in the 19th and early 20th centuries in what was known as the “Century of Humiliation”. Today, the “sleeping giant” is awake;…

Tuesday, 20 October 2020 03:18

How the Green Revolution Is harming Africa - Jayati Ghosh

The Covid-19 pandemic and ongoing climate change should have taught us the importance of resilience. Unfortunately, well-intentioned efforts to improve food security in Africa are instead increasing small farmers’ dependence on global agribusinesses without raising their incomes, and making farming systems more fragile. The Norwegian Nobel Committee has awarded this year’s Nobel Peace Prize to the United Nations World Food Programme, declaring that it wanted “to turn the eyes of the world toward the millions of people who suffer from or face the threat of hunger.” Those numbers are now greater than ever – and the dysfunctional global food system…

Monday, 19 October 2020 02:27

Ondo election and Makinde’s gaffe - Bola Bolawole

The Saturday, October 10, 2020 Ondo State governorship election has come and gone but the reverberations continue. That election will be the talk-of-the-town for a long time to come for its bright spots as well as for its shenanigans. The election appears to have sharpened the shape of Ondo State politics for the future. Zoning may have come to stay with the PDP candidate, Eyitayo Jegede, and the rambunctious deputy governor and the ZLP candidate, Agboola Ajayi, unable to upturn the apple cart of the zoning formula that appears to be working beautifully well for the Sunshine State. Jegede is…

Monday, 19 October 2020 02:25

Post-Covid capitalism - Claus Schwab

The Covid-19 pandemic has shone a spotlight on social, economic, and environmental risks that have been building for the past half-century of neoliberalism. Even amid the deep uncertainties of today's global situation, one thing is clear: it is time to start questioning old assumptions and developing a new paradigm. No event since World War II’s end has had as profound a global impact as Covid-19. The pandemic has triggered a public health and economic crisis on a scale unseen in generations and has exacerbated systemic problems such as inequality and great-power posturing. The only acceptable response to such a crisis…

Sunday, 18 October 2020 05:25

Is #EndSARS Nigeria’s tipping point? - Simon Kolawole

The youth uprising against police brutality in Nigeria has taken many by surprise. Conventional wisdom is that the youth are more likely to dance at a concert than sing a protest song. Events of the last couple of weeks have altered this narrative as youthful Nigerians have taken to the streets in a vigorous campaign to shoot down police brutality, with the notoriety of the special anti-robbery squad (SARS) serving as the trigger — no pun intended. With the help of the hash tag, #EndSARS, the agitations have gained international attention. And the government has seen that this is not…

Sunday, 18 October 2020 05:24

Revolt of the Twitter generation, the monsters we created - Festus Adedayo

In the last one week or so of the rise of the #EndSARS protest across the country, a damp gleam of hope for Nigeria lit me up. I dare say same for many of our compatriots. It is just like the gleaming multicolor of an emerging rainbow. All our previous forecasts of hopelessness for the land started to collapse gradually. Picture of a Nigeria bereft of heroes or heroic deeds started to give way. As the crowd in Abuja, Lagos, Ibadan, Port-Harcourt and other cities multiplied, with unimaginable resilience of trudging Nigerian youths putting their lives on the line in…

Sunday, 18 October 2020 05:21

#EndSARS protests: A Revolution foretold? - Michael West

I shudder to entertain my fear since the #EndSARS protest started as we might actually be at the threshold of a prolonged agitation that may likely blow the wind of sweeping changes that are long overdue. Should the protest extend beyond next week, government will require a careful and strategic approach to manage the situation. The spontaneous nature of the protest in many states across the country should get government strategists and handlers thinking. They need to respond to the situation with equanimity to stave off the protest from slipping out of control. The most difficult protest to contain or…

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Sunday, 18 October 2020 05:19

The Lordship of Jesus Christ (2) - Taiwo Akinola

I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send ....? Then said I, Here am I; send me ~ Isaiah 6:8. Introduction: In all our Christian pilgrimage and in all the privileges that are accorded us in Him, Jesus Christ is Lord. However, we must constantly ask ourselves these pertinent questions: what should the lordship of Jesus Christ mean to us, and what does it entail? The subject of the Lordship of Jesus Christ truly entails much. It involves yielding your life to Him in absolute surrender, and allowing Him to be in total control of your…

Saturday, 17 October 2020 05:15

Nigeria’s unity hopeless, under threat – Kukah

Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Hassan Kukah, has passed a damning verdict on Nigeria’s federation, saying that the nation’s unity is hopeless and under threat. In this interview with Saturday Sun, Kukah said Nigerians’ sense of national unity has never been more under threat than it is now. While saying it was time to pause and examine the state of the country’s union, Kukah further said the examination was necessary because he was very afraid of the future of the country. His words: “Our sense of national unity has never been more under threat than it is now and…

Saturday, 17 October 2020 05:11

#EndSARS: An open letter to my children - Soji Odedina

Guys, let me start by commending you on what has been a most interesting week of protest that you and your friends have embarked upon to press home your demand for an end to impunity and Police brutality against your generation. Your struggle has been such a success that you caught the world unaware. It’s particularly gratifying to see how you have become the main issue of discourse the last few days all over the world. Yesterday I read somewhere that global celebrities are sending good wishes to you as you confront the serious issue of our collective state of…

Thursday, 15 October 2020 23:27

The uniqueness of #EndSARS demonstrations in Nigeria - Ex-US Ambassador

There is little sense of national cohesion in Nigeria, and protests tend to be along ethnic and religious lines rather than national. Like the 2012 demonstrations against the Goodluck Jonathan administration's efforts to reduce the fuel subsidy, current protests against the police are exceptional in that they appear to be occurring across the country, bridging the usual ethnic and religious boundaries. They also appear to be strongly supported by the Nigerian diaspora, which is linking them to Black Lives Matter demonstrations in the United States and Europe. The 2012 demonstrations collapsed in the aftermath of minor government concessions and the…

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