Opinion and Poltics Archives

26 May

15 Facts You Don’t Know About Emdee Tiamiyu

Emdee Tiamiyu, a UK-based Vlogger, became Internet sensation few day ago. Here are 15 facts about him 1. Emdee Tiamiyu, whose fullname is Mubarak Damilare Tiamiyu, is a Nigerian YouTuber. 2. He is based in the UK and is an author, ICT expert, and community development advocate. 3. He...

01 Nov

How Technology Can Reform The Nigerian Police Force

Technology and policing have been interconnected for decades, dating back to the advent of the telephone, the automobile, and the two-way radio. Today, technology seems to be advancing at an ever-accelerating pace, as seen through the propagation of mobile and wireless technology, high-powered computing, visual and audio technology, advanced...

24 Oct

How to Use Gaming and Gamification to Reform the Nigerian Police Force

Arguably, one of the finest police forces in the world is the Dubai police and the United States forces, however, if they have been using gaming and gamification to enhance their forces, what stops the Nigerian Police Force to adopt a similar approach? Only those who have challenged themselves...

08 May

The Experience Hoax: A Case of a Failed Country (Mis-Education)

Unfortunately, most older folks don’t realize nor agree that Education is never static. Education changes as fast as the clock. If I may adapt a powerful Yorùbá adage, the intelligence of today is definitely the foolishness of tomorrow. And Experience – as important as it may seem – is...

08 May

The Experience Hoax: A Case of a Failed Country (Nigeria in thorn)

It took years of advocacy and non-stop canvassing to get the eligibility age for the Presidency reduced to 35 years in Nigeria. By implication for a very young (by population) country where 42.54% of the people are within the ages of 0 – 14 years (CIA World Factbook, 10th...

08 May

Experience Hoax: A Case of a Failed Country 1

Just before you start reading this piece about Nigeria… This article has a tendency of pissing you off, but that’s fine. It has a tendency of pissing off one of your parents or elderly relatives, but that’s fine too. This article is about a conversation majority of Nigerians in...