Perspectives
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Why Rivers must prepare for post Fubara era, by Kola Amzat
It’s neither by emotions nor whipping up sentiments. It goes beyond calling for the intervention of elders of Niger-Delta Region. Equally, It’s not by the governor’s appearance at the Church, declaring that peace would soon return to the prodigiously oil & gas endowed enclave in the heart of Niger Delta Region. Peace doesn’t come in the atmosphere of mutual disrespect.…
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Deconstructing South-East contributions to Nigeria’s economy, by Chioma Ahaghotu
“The South-East contributes most of the wealth in other regions” is an emotional argument, not an economic one. If this claim were true, it would show up clearly in VAT data because VAT tracks where economic activity actually happens, not sentiment, hustle narratives, or migration stories. And the numbers don’t lie. In 2024, the entire South-East contributed just about ₦101…
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In Yorubaland, age is a crown on its own, by Sulaimon Agboola
What happened yesterday between the Olubadan of Ibadan and the Alaafin of Oyo has sparked unnecessary noise and sadly, much of it is coming from people who claim to love Yoruba culture but ignore the values that define it. Some are proudly defending the Alaafin remaining seated and stretching his hand to greet an 80‑year‑old Olubadan.But let’s be sincere with…
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Beyond noise: The 2027 quiet realignment Nigeria is not talking about, by Abayomi Animashaun
Politics in Nigeria has never truly been about volume.It has always been about timing, structure, interest, and alignment. What the public often hears is noise. What decides elections happens quietly. So let us ask the questions many avoid. Why are political conversations online so loud, yet political movements on the ground so calm?Why is propaganda increasing, while defections and realignments…
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Exemplary life, profession and statesmanship of Aare Afe Babalola-By Tunji Olaopa
Warren Bennis, the American scholar and author once wrote: “Excellence is a better teacher than mediocrity. The lessons of the ordinary are everywhere. Truly profound and original insights are to be found only in studying the exemplary.” This is indeed the befitting epigraph for my unceasing and irreducible admiration for a truly exemplary icon: Chief Afe Babalola—vintage elder, statesman extraordinary,…
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The myth of competence: How Peter Obi’s image collapses under a single form, by Oreoluwa Olaleye
There’s a carefully manufactured image that follows Peter Obi everywhere:The competent man.The calm technocrat.The numbers guy.The spreadsheet saviour who will rescue Nigeria with charts, ratios and fiscal sermons. It’s a powerful brand.!…and like most powerful brands, it survives only as long as no one looks too closely – the unfortunate part however is that this same Mr. Peter Obi was…
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Fubara: Go, going…By Bolanle Bolawole
A one-time presidential aspirant in the United States was asked, if he loses the primaries, whether he would accept to be the running mate to the victor, but he quipped: “I hate all vices, including the vice-president!” I, too, hate all vices, the vices of godfathers and godsons inclusive! We should not condemn one without condemning the other since both…
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Lagos, the city that benched its X-Factor, by Olabode Opeseitan
Lagos, a city that thumps with more than 20 million heartbeats, now stands in the absurd position of hosting two great stadia in Surulere, yet having neither in truly functional shape by global benchmarks. It is as if a megacity that once sold itself as Africa’s capital of hustle has quietly agreed to sit this one out. The Beauty and…
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Gombe energy shift: Inuwa Yahaya and the courage to lead where it matters most, by Ismaila Misilli
When history takes stock of leaders who chose foresight over hesitation and action over rhetoric, Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON, will stand out as one who understood that energy is not merely about electricity but about productivity, dignity, economic competitiveness and sustainable development. The recent transfer of regulatory oversight of the electricity market in Gombe State from the Nigerian Electricity…
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Loud whispers: Prophecies for 2026, by Bisi Fayemi
𝐈𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟕, 𝐈 𝐰𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐚 𝐋𝐨𝐮𝐝 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝, ‘𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞’, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐈 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐲 𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐡𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐬. 𝐌𝐲 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐬. 𝐈 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐛𝐲 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔. 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫, 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐝…
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