November 21, 2024
Seun Kolade
Viewpoints

On Bakare’s sermon on Igbos and the curse of Balewa

I have across several posts on Pastor Tunde Bakare’s recent message, apparently declaring that the Igbos cannot rule Nigeria. I have learned the

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Viewpoints

Lament for a nation

On 1st October 2021, social media was awash with several congratulatory posts and celebratory commentaries on the ocassion of Nigeria’s independence. In this

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Viewpoints

The social psychology of racism

I remember attending a workshop 16 years ago in Nottingham. The event was organised, as I recall, by the Nottingham City Council to

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Kashamu Buruji: deconstructing Nigeria’s “grassroots” politics

The death of Ogun state Senator,  Kashamu Buruji, has generated a lot of comments and reactions in the Nigerian public space. Former President

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Policy issues Viewpoints

The trials of “Brother” Seyi

After one year in office, there is one area in which the most strident is Governor Seyi Makinde’s detractors will struggle to gain

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Book review: The Crowd: study of the popular mind

I have always been interested in the psychology of crowds. However, the past decade has renewed a free interest, in the wake of

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Viewpoints

Scapegoating China won’t do any good

I recently came across an opinion piece by former Nigeria’s education minister Obiagel Ezekwesili arguing that China must pay reparations to African countries

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Viewpoints

Book review: oil, politics and violence

The leadership of the armed forces, and subsequently of the country, was thrust upon a highly decorated thoroughbred professional soldier who had no

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Viewpoints

Amazon and the co-option of neighbourhood social capital for profit maximisation

Amazon is now co-opting millions of households into their delivery chain, with what can be described as open stealth. If you are reading

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Viewpoints

Oyo State needs to declare a state of emergency in emergency services

In the early hours of Sunday 5th January, a devastating fire ravaged the well known Akesan market in Oyo, leaving in its wake

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