The Misery of a People Without Hope
By Abadom Lawrence Amechi
Hope is the sustenance that bridges the gaps between life's routine nourishments. Even when circumstances force us to skip meals, hope becomes the substitute that keeps us going. It is the elixir of life, the vital energy that fuels our existence and lubricates the engine of our being. Without hope,...
SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF FUOYE IN DISPENSING TRAVESTY OF JUSTICE
The Council of the Federal University of Oye Ekiti (FUOYE) has shown clearly their bias over the allegations of sexual harassment against the Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor Abayomi Fasina. It has exercised injustice in its judgment against the victim of this oppression, Engineer Folasade Adebayo, a senior staff and Director of the Works Department in...
Insecurity? – How should socialists start to think about this problem?
Alex Batubo
Any form of ethnic or national chauvinism needs to be avoided at all costs as it divides and weakens the working class. So we should not even suggest that any ethnic group, foreigners or aliens are any part of the ‘problem’. One of the most dangerous possibilities is the descent into inter-ethnic...
What Can Socialists Do About the Global Rise of the Far Right?
Tina Nkechi
The global far right has been growing over the last three decades. This now includes Donald Trump in the US, Narendra Modi (Prime Minister of India since 2014), former president Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil, president Javier Milei of Argentina (elected in 2023) Recep Erdoğan of Turkey (President since 2014) and various European...
Trump tariffs and the crisis of global capitalism
Alex Batubo
Trumps act of increasing tariffs for American imports was a huge shock to global capitalism. It also reminds us how powerful the US is – but could be declining. Forty years of free trade and work of the World Trade Organisation was over-turned.
But even then, the US Government...
ABOLITION OF ALL FORMS OF POVERTY IN NIGERIA: WHOSE TASK?
By
Femi Aborisade
Introduction
The topic of discussion has made my task simple because it is, I guess, deliberately, judgmental. It is judgmental because it has concluded, and I absolutely agree, that we live in a world of pervasive and multi-dimensional poverty. We do not therefore...
HOW THE COURTS STOPPED ILLEGAL SUSPENSION OF LEGISLATORS IN NIGERIA
Femi Falana SAN
1.In 2010, our law firm handled the case of Hon Dino Melaye & 10 other legislators who were suspended for accusing the Dimeji Bankole-led House of Representative of wallowing in corruption The Federal High Court declared the suspension of the legislators illegal and unconstitutional and ordered the payment of their withheld...
Emergency Rule in Rivers State amounts to a Civilian Coup – How do we fight back?
The imposition of Emergency Rule in Rivers State shows that the Tinubu administration has undertaken what amounts to a civilian coup.
Democratic structures have been collapsed, elected officials suspended from offices, the principle of federalism undermined, the Federal constitution of Nigeria pushed aside, and military rule imposed in Rivers State under a sole administrator....
Senator Natasha’s Case Highlights Rampant Sexual Harassment
Rape, physical violence, and sexual harassment are all too common for most women. Members of the elite, like Senator Natasha, are usually protected from most aspects of the poverty-ridden and violent society that we all suffer from. Sexual harassment is also a key issue related to insecurity, as both Boko Haram, for example, and the army have...
Strikes for Clear Victories!
Strikes are the most effective weapon to improve our wages and conditions. The point of strike action is to achieve victory, not just for talks with the bosses. We know that governments rarely implement their promises. So why are strikes suspended before our demands are actually implemented? We cannot buy food from the market with promises. Our...