Spectacle Archives - Intervention

When Opposition Leaders Take to the Streets Again in Recent Nigerian History

Posted By: adminon: April 09, 2026In: SpectacleTags: Constructivism, History, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Memory, Opposition, Perception, President Bola Tinubu, Street protest, ‘Big men’No CommentsViews:

History doesn’t repeat itself because history is not a cyclical but a non-linear process. It is memory that brings back a historical event. Meanwhile, memory is not an impartial record... Read more

Women Leadership of Front-rank Global Universities On the Rise

Posted By: adminon: March 18, 2026In: SpectacleTags: Africa, Gender equity, Global front - rank universities, People's Republic of ChinaNo CommentsViews:

The Higher Education (THE) figures are showing a rise in the number of women academics mounting headship of global front-rank universities. In the age of the knowledge/power paradigm, that m... Read more

Men Lose Their Y Chromosome as They Age

Posted By: adminon: February 25, 2026In: SpectacleTags: DNA, Epigenetics, Genes, Genetics, Health, Molecular Biology, RNA, Sex chromosomes, Y chromosomeNo CommentsViews:

Scientists thought it didn’t matter – but now we’re learning more By Prof Jenny Graves Men tend to lose the Y chromosome from their cells as they age. But because the Y bears few genes other... Read more

Dr. Kole Shettima’s ‘Zanna Yuroma’ Moment and the Modernity - Tradition Cord in Africa

By Adagbo Onoja In any other clime, the induction of a leading civil society actor into traditional authority would be a high-profile event and a big media story. It is no surprise that the... Read more

Dipo Fashina and Asisi Asobie As a Spectacle @ Cde Hassan Summonu’s Event

Posted By: adminon: January 16, 2026In: SpectacleTags: ASUU, BUK, CAPP, LSE, NANS, NLC, NTA, OAU Ile-Ife, Philosophy, UNN, USA, USSRNo CommentsViews:

By Adagbo Onoja The 85th birthday and book presentation in honour of pioneer president of the Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC), Comrade Hassan Summonu has come and gone with its many sides. Al... Read more

When Power Goes About Unclothed

Posted By: adminon: January 16, 2026In: SpectacleTags: International Relations, Power, ‘City on the Hill’No CommentsViews:

It is Happy New Year here at last. A New Year starts on January 1st, not 16th. There’s no debate about that but there’s no law that says everyone must celebrate it that day. It c... Read more

Rosa Luxemburg Foundation Nigeria, Its Partners Social Action and We the People Kick-start European Commission Co-funded INCLUDE NAIJA project

Posted By: adminon: December 30, 2025In: SpectacleTags: European Commission, Gender Studies, INCLUDE NAIJA Project, Nasarawa State University, Rosa Luxemburg Foundation Nigeria, University of Abuja, Veritas UniversityNo CommentsViews:

Introduction In April 2025, Rosa Luxemburg Foundation Nigeria, and its partners Social Action and We the People kick-started a 3-year project (2025-2027), titled INCLUDE NAIJA — Inclusive De... Read more