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ASUU: Time to think out of the box

ASUU: Time to think out of the box

Writing here last week on the report that the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) chapter was mooting the idea of another strike action over its disagreement with the OAU Management…

Sule Lamido and his curious algorithm

Sule Lamido and his curious algorithm

Last week, former Jigawa State Governor and former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sule Lamido tried effortlessly to be clever by half, when he declared his disavowal to the issue of zoning within the Peoples’ Democratic…

Managing complex litigation: A personal experience (part 1)

Managing complex litigation: A personal experience (part 1)

Introduction   An analysis of complex litigation Every company faces litigation at some point in time. This is an occupational hazard that cannot be avoided. In many cases, these litigations are in relation to fairly…

2021 AFCON final: Who wears the crown, Salah or Mane?

2021 AFCON final: Who wears the crown, Salah or Mane?

They are friends; they are teammates but Liverpool forwards Sadio Mane and Muhammed Salah will certainly suspend conviviality when they lead out their respective countries in the final of the 2021 African Cup of Nations…

Parental failure: Impetus for crimes, societal problems

Parental failure: Impetus for crimes, societal problems

Our society is in moral and spiritual quagmire largely due to the negligence and compromised disposition of parents towards the training of their children. From the cradle, parents are the moral compass, role models and…

Coups: Contending with new wave

Coups: Contending with new wave

“Most of wars or military coups or invasions are done in the name of democracy against democracy.” –Eduardo Galeano In the last year, the dawn martial music that characterised military takeovers in Africa in the…

JAMB: Oloyede’s unending tango with exam crooks

JAMB: Oloyede’s unending tango with exam crooks

When Prof. Ishaq Oloyede ended his first five-year tenure as the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on July 30, 2021, many were apprehensive he might not receive the nod of the…

Memo to Atiku Abubakar’s supporters

Memo to Atiku Abubakar’s supporters

In the past one week, I am sure you have seen my position concerning the aspiration of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, our former vice president whose quest to preside over the country started in 1990, some…

Searching for Dan Amana of Nigeria

Searching for Dan Amana of Nigeria

Symbols, like gestures, are central features of organised human society. They are crucial for constructing or interpreting meanings and ideations. Few universal symbols permeate all cultures and communities, but most symbols found their usage and…

Politrickscians on the march again for 2023 (part 2)

Politrickscians on the march again for 2023 (part 2)

INTRODUCTION Last week, we commenced our discourse on this vexed issue regarding the season of empty and vainglorious promises made by politicians (I call them politrickcians). Most of these promises are neither kept nor accomplished.…