By ADEBAYO PAUL THE Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) has publicly condemned the election of Rt. Rev. Cherry Vann, an openly lesbian cleric, as the Archbishop of Wales. The Church described the development as a “serious departure from biblical teaching” and a threat to the unity of the global Anglican Communion. In a statement signed […]
By AYOOLA FASEYI THE Greek philosopher Socrates once said, “The unexamined life is not worth living.” But in today’s Nigeria, we appear more concerned with shining surfaces than confronting the festering sores beneath. The Yoruba people have a saying: “Ti ikun n ro, ko ni fi aso bo inu e,” which means “When the stomach […]
AS l grow older, particularly as a student of history, I’m more reflective about developments in our country. The brash, abrasive “I’m always right” mentality, particularly in the South West, needs to be interrogated. One thing l love about the North, in spite of their differences, the northern intelligential, knows how to manage their […]
PROFESSOR Leroy Edozien of Health Law at the University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED) in Ondo State has disclosed that patient safety incidents, also referred to as ‘medical accidents,’ lead to more than three million deaths globally every year. According to him, one in 24 people die from unsafe hospital care, and a national survey of […]
BY SEGUN ADENIYI MY alma mater, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, has recently been in the news for what can only be described as a masterclass in how not to major in minors. First, in June 2025, the University Council approved a ‘revised dress code’ that reads like a manual for moral fascism. Then, after the […]
BY TONY EKE TODAY, I’m veering off the predominant course of weekly commentary on socio-economic and political issues to look at an individual’s act of philanthropy, which is deserving of our attention and commendation. I would have done so much earlier, but the need to give the subject matter of this piece a relatively longer […]
BY TONY EKE THE hardship in the land is growing daily, making survival a big burden for a large group of Nigerians. Gone are the days when we easily cracked our brains and got simple solutions to basic issues. These days, even an occasional challenge such as being cashless or minimally broke requires more than […]
BY TONY EKE TWO dates, August 27 and May 29 of the solar calendar, are strikingly significant in the evolution of Delta State and their essence depicts the varying colours of celebration by the people. In the order of precedence, August 27 is, however, more remarkable, being the day of its creation by the then […]
BY TONY EKE A handful of public policies envisaged to impact the larger interest of our society hardly follow a predictable pattern as seen in well-ordered climes. It’s a feature of Nigeria’s progressive underdevelopment in many spheres. Just when we thought that debates on the entry age into university was settled as of last April, […]
BY TONY EKE THE echoes of the hunger protests will likely last longer than expected. As long as the issues which fed the mild social convulsions are not addressed in a holistic manner to confine them to history, so will the tragic imports continue to reverberate beyond this season. The government at the centre is […]