Category: Ethics

On Loss, Mourning and the Tragedy of a Generation

On By DabesakiIn Ethics, Good governance, Technical Education, Youth, Youth Employment, Youth Unemployment4 Comments

Loss So, I’ll get right to it. My sister, Ikoru Cotterell, died at 52 years old. She was very ill for a long time but died suddenly. Her death got me thinking about life, family, giving, altruism and kindness and related questions. How much help is reasonable when a person is alive and healthy? How …

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Is Loyalty a Requirement for Citizenship?

On By DabesakiIn Citizenship, Commonwealth, Ethics, Nigeria, Shamima Begum, Statelessness, United Kingdom, United StatesLeave a comment

I had implied in my first article in this series that loyalty is a requirement for citizenship. My friend, Omowumi Ogunrotimi, did not agree. She argued that if citizenship is acquired by birth, then a person need not meet any pre-conditions for it. I contend that this view only partially reflects the reality - as …

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