Category Opinion

This gender matter: What’s the fuss?

These thoughts were inspired by a huge outburst between friends (male & female) during a usual ‘Chill Time’. The men boldly declared that, as long as they are physically stronger than we women, they will always be above us and…

Unpacking the 2024 Joint Annual Health Review meeting

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“For the first time, we have fulfilled two major commitments: conducting this Joint Annual Review and presenting the State of Health Report for Nigeria. These reports symbolise our dedication to transparency, accountability, and progress. Governments have all contributed to this…

Politics of power, peace and prosperity

MAKINDE

After being in the saddle as Oyo State governor for over five years, a pattern, which represents Seyi Makinde’s political ideology is emerging. The ideology is what I call Makindeism. Every politician seeks power. Politics is a contest for power.…

Local governments in search of golden fleece

ALGON

Many political analysts have highlighted that a challenge with Nigeria is the lack of state capacity for effective governance. Over time, we have continued to put pressure on our president and governors for effective governance on the need to create…

Flooding, water scarcity fuelling health risk in Borno

Borno State

Water scarcity remains a pressing issue across many parts of Nigeria, but it has hit certain areas in Maiduguri, such as Hausari, Gwange, and Bulabrin behind Monday Market, particularly hard. These communities are facing a critical shortage of water following…

Climate justice for Africa  – Punch Newspapers

As the COP29 International Climate Conference gets underway in Baku, Azerbaijan, we, the movement from communities affected by the climate crisis, youths and civil society organisations and longstanding activists, call for climate justice for Africa, through the African Climate Justice Caravan…

Islam’s perspective on gender-based violence

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The Grand Imam of Azhar, Sheikh Ahmad El-Tayeb, and Egypt’s Grand Mufti, Sheikh Nazir Ahmed Ayyad, are revered as two of the most influential figures in Sunni Islamic thought and Islamic jurisprudence. Their teachings and interpretations hold sway over their…

Avoiding a repeat of 1983 in Ondo

Reflecting on the 1983 governorship election in Ondo State, Nigeria, evokes memories of a political episode that would go down in history as one of the darkest moments in the state’s political landscape. That election was marked by turbulence, bitterness,…