Author: Akinniyi Abioye Oyewusi

The Sanctity of Human Life and the Responsibility

Monday, August 27, 2012
Every human being has the inherent right to life. This right shall be protected by law. No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his life. - Article 6.1 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights What else matters if human life does not? What else counts if human l ...

The Politics of Excesses and Social Cacophony

Monday, August 27, 2012
Living in Nigeria has its thrills and shrills and one can't help but learn many life lessons in daily interactions and even by merely observing, be it from a distance, or close by. One reoccurring subject issue in the writer's observations is the theme of excesses. The writer would like to crave the ...

The Paradox of Democracy; Identity Crisis, Passiveness and Citizen Participation

Monday, August 27, 2012
This piece is about the ineffectiveness of the public forum, identity crisis, voter apathy and improved citizen participation. Reference would be made to what is known as the paradox of democracy . There is a general assumption mostly among the educated that a more educated population generates ...

Not In My Name

Monday, August 27, 2012
The title of this article is borrowed from the Not In My Name Project which was created in the United States of America to oppose the impending invasions of Iraq in 2003. The founders of the project argued that sitting idly by and letting history take its course over the graves of the nameless was ...

Open Society and its Enemies

Monday, August 27, 2012
Eternal Vigilance is the price of democracy George W. Bush The writer sets out to use Karl Popper's submission on open society to analyze the paradox of democracy in Nigeria. Karl Popper the Austrian Philosopher defines open society as simply the locus of the traditions of a fre ...