Law Does Not Manage Embarrassment IN many Nigerian homes, silence is often mistaken for resolution. When a married man impregnates a house-help, families scramble to contain reputational damage. But the law does not exist to protect social standing. It exists to protect rights—especially the rights of a child. From a legal standpoint, pregnancy immediately transforms […]
By OBIOMA TORI 2025: A Year of Contradictions in Nigerian Agriculture NIGERIA’S agricultural and food systems sector in 2025 unfolded as a study in contrasts. On one hand, the year recorded notable increases in yields of key staples such as rice, maize, yam, and cassava. Improved farming practices, favourable rainfall patterns, expanded dry-season farming, and […]
LAND, MEMORY, AND THE POLITICS OF TRUTH IN DELTA STATE When History Refuses to Be Rewritten LAND disputes in Delta State rarely remain legal matters alone. They quickly become battles over memory, identity, and political relevance. One such dispute, involving the Sagay family of Amukpe community, has resurfaced as a powerful reminder that documented truth […]
Legal Accuracy and Public Misconception Change or Correction? Understanding the Difference EVERY day, people spend unnecessary money and lose valuable time because of a basic legal misunderstanding: not every name mismatch requires a change of name affidavit. When the name on your BVN does not match your bank or official records, it does not automatically […]
By BUNMI BUSOLA Strategic Lessons and Warnings for the World The Human and Political Cost THE operation in Caracas claimed lives and disrupted governance, leaving Venezuela in a precarious political state. With Maduro detained and Delcy Rodriguez under US oversight, the country faces a near-impossible path to independent democratic transition. Analysts emphasize that beyond oil, […]
Hunger, Wealth, and Desire: Rethinking Male Attraction Through Science From Curiosity to Controlled Research WHILE jokes about “poverty preferences” circulate online, serious scientific inquiry has now examined whether economic and physiological stress genuinely affect attraction. The study by Swami and Tovée, published in PLOS ONE, approached the subject with methodological rigor, asking whether breast size […]
FROM AMALGAMATION TO AMBIGUITY — A STATE STILL SEARCHING FOR ITSELF How Nigeria Became a Country Still Debating Its Own Meaning NIGERIA’S challenges are not simply failures of leadership; they reflect a state that never fully defined what it means to belong together. A Country Assembled, Not Agreed Upon The colonial amalgamation of Nigeria fused […]
Mythology Backed by Material Evidence A common critique of African historical narratives is their over-dependence on oral histories. Yet the Yoruba civilisation stands apart because its mythology aligns unusually with material confirmation. Ife’s cosmological status as the cradle of humanity is reinforced not by sentiment but by archaeological evidence of early urban planning, metallurgy, artistry, […]
The Institution Behind the Celebration MARRIAGE in Nigeria is more than a union between two individuals — it is a structured social institution influenced by history, power, economics, and belief systems. In the North and South East, marriage traditions evolved along different civilisational pathways, but both serve a similar social purpose: family legitimacy, community cohesion, […]
A Trend Misunderstood IN recent years, name change announcements have quietly risen in Nigerian newspapers, driven by marriage, religion, family disputes, and personal reinvention. But legal analysts warn that the public misunderstands what a name change actually accomplishes. While many citizens assume that publishing a new name equals a reset, investigations show a different reality: […]