Perspectives
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Business class, economy…and a lesson in humility — by Nya-Etok Ezekiel
Let me share something that happened yesterday. After close to four decades of working in the private sector, by God’s grace, I’ve built a life that allows me some comfort.One of those comforts is flying business class. I’ve done that for years not just for luxury, but because it makes travel easier and more efficient. When my children were younger…
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El-Rufai and the rhetoric of hell — by Folorunso Adisa
I first encountered the name Joseph Goebbels in a lecture hall at Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta. It was during my Diploma programme some decades ago, and I recall my communications lecturer, Dr. Sina Julius Aina, introducing his work long before politics taught me why he still matters. Goebbels spoke for power, engineered perception, shaped truth, and disciplined dissent through language.…
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Vinicius, racism and Mourinho’s hideous reaction — by Bamidele Johnson
There are managers in football who age and become statesmen of the game. Then there is Jose Mourinho, who appears determined to age into caricature. For years, Mourinho’s fans have conflated belligerence with brilliance and petulance with personality. The self-described “Special One”, who is actually the Specious One, has long cultivated the image of a misunderstood genius, forever persecuted by…
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A case for pluralism in Igbo politics — by Marshall Israel
Why should an Igbo man be bullied for not supporting Peter Obi? Why should anyone be threatened for supporting Tinubu or Atiku? Is Peter Obi an “Igbo candidate” or a Nigerian candidate? Across Nigeria, political disagreement exists within every ethnic bloc. In Yorubaland, not everyone supports Tinubu. In the North, not everyone supports Atiku Abubakar. Yet, dissenters in those regions…
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UCTH and tribalism: The red line Nigeria must not cross — by Osita Chidoka
The ongoing dispute over the rejection of newly posted House Officers at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital represents a dangerous trend that, if left unchallenged, threatens the integrity of Nigeria’s federal institutions and the future of her health system. Regardless of denials, counter-claims, or ongoing investigations, the core issue is constitutional and structural. At the heart of this controversy…
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Sustaining the current growth drivers of the Nigerian economy — by Victor Ogiemwonyi
The fundamentals of the Nigerian economy are growing stronger. We are witnessing a slowing inflation rate, a stabilizing Naira, increased manufacturing activity, and growing exports. However, a critical question remains: Are these growth drivers sustainable, and can they be accelerated? The Macro-Micro Dilemma:A “Chicken and Egg” Debate Recently, I was involved in a debate regarding the sequence of economic recovery:…
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Like Buhari – like Ribadu — by Abdullahi Haruna
Mallam Nuhu Ribadu is not your usual Nigerian elite. Perhaps shaped by the restrained Fulani conservative ethos, he has always come across as reserved, shy and taciturn. Not one for excessive talk, but deeply deliberate. When he presided as Chairman of the EFCC, he delivered outcomes rather than optics. No flamboyance. No grandstanding. Just results. He is a gentle figure—tall,…
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Heroes are not saints: Remembering Jesse Jackson — by Ojudu Babafemi
News of the death of Jesse Jackson has prompted a flood of tributes across the world. Many of them rightly celebrate a man who stood, for decades, at the barricades of the struggle for civil rights in the United States—marching, organizing, speaking, and insisting that Black lives carried the same dignity as any other. He helped change the moral vocabulary…
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Sanwo-Olu, Makoko and the test of leadership — by Gboyega Akosile
Leadership is not tested in moments of applause. It is tested in moments of discomfort, when decisions are unpopular, emotions are high, and the future must be weighed against the present. The recent Makoko challenge in Lagos is one such moment, and it goes beyond a waterfront settlement. It is a defining test of leadership especially for a man who…
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Rev. Jesse Jackson: Hero of hope — by Van Jones
His “Rainbow Coalition” Was Blueprint For Obama I saw my father cry only once. It was the summer of 1984. And he was listening to the Rev. Jesse Jackson. It was a hot summer night. A dozen or so of my relatives were all packed into a modest hotel suite – the kind where a single door joined two separate…
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