Perspectives
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In all, it’s germane we keep wike on our side, by Kola Amzat
The present halt in governance in Rivers State is a political disaster foretold long ago. To be politically-savvy and discerning, it couldn’t have been otherwise. There is no gainsaying the fact that there is palpable tension in all the nooks and crannies of the stupendously endowed oil & gas enclave in the heart of Niger-Delta geopolitical zone. The falcon no…
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Reframing Nigeria’s banditry crisis: Shifting from emotion to strategy, by Samuel Aruwan
Nigeria is once again trapped in a familiar and dangerous cycle: confronting a grave national security threat through emotionally charged narratives, partisan framings, and poorly differentiated solutions that blur the line between grievance and criminality. The armed banditry plaguing Northern Nigeria—particularly across the North-West and parts of the North-Central—has generated an avalanche of commentary for and against dialogue with bandits.…
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Saraki’s persona in Bolaji’s book, by Lasisi Olagunju
I begin with a telling scene. In 2001, former Sports Minister, Bolaji Abdullahi, then a young journalist, visited the strongman of Kwara politics, Dr. Olusola Saraki, at his Lagos home. From his vast library, the elder Saraki presented his guest with a book: ‘Life in the Jungle’ by Michael Heseltine. “Politics is truly a jungle,” the old politician told the…
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Why President Tinubu deserves our support, by Kayode Oyedeji
Nigeria has a poverty problem that has endured for decades. He inherited a food crisis that he is doing well to address by ensuring adequate food supply. His determination is to ensure that food is available and affordable. He inherited infrastructural crises. No good road anywhere. Building infrastructure requires massive capital beyond what routine budgets of tokenism can provide.Nigeria is…
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Making education affordable and FG’s impressive response, by Stephanie Shaakaa
On October 2, 2024, I submitted a petition to the Honourable Minister of Education. It was not written in the language of politics or protest, but in the voice of a parent pushed to the edge by the quiet crisis unfolding in Nigerian homes.The escalating cost of education. At the heart of that petition were issues many parents whisper about…
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Wike’s desperate fight against the odds, by Bolaji Adebiyi
FCT minister needs a comprehensive review of his tactical situation if he is to survive, writes Bolaji Adebiyi Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, has been at his most truculent in recent days, aggressively targeting perceived political opponents from all directions. To be fair to him, he promised last year that his political activities would begin this…
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Rivers State: Two monkeys burn the village to prove they are loyal to Jagaban, by Sly Edaghese
Rivers State is not collapsing by accident. It is being offered as a sacrifice. Two men, driven by fear of irrelevance and hunger for protection, have chosen spectacle over stewardship—setting fire to a whole people’s future just to prove who kneels better before power. There comes a point when a political tragedy degenerates into farce, and the farce mutates into…
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Bodija, billions, and the burden of Seyi Makinde’s silence, by Folorunso Adisa
The tragic explosion that rocked Bodija, Ibadan, in January 2024 was more than a test of emergency response. It has since become a profound test of democratic accountability in Nigeria. Nearly two years after the blast, recent disclosures surrounding federal intervention funds have exposed a troubling gap between the ideals of good governance and the lived reality of political administration…
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Fasting cannot fix what laziness built, by Bukola Oyeniyi
January 2026 is almost upon us, and as predictably as harmattan dust, another ritual season approaches. Nigerian religious leaders—particularly influential voices from Southwest Nigeria—are preparing to impose yet another round of 50-day fasts, 100-day fasts, and assorted marathon prayers on their followers. These exercises will be announced with solemn urgency, framed as the necessary spiritual price for “breakthroughs” in the…
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A user’s guide to Nigerian optimism: Looking ahead to 2026, by Ademola Oshodi
There is a particular art to Nigerian optimism that foreign observers often misunderstand. It is not blind faith, but the practiced resilience of a nation that has learned to navigate complexity as a survival skill. In a year defined by geopolitical uncertainty, economic recalibration, and a crisis of trust in multilateralism, optimism can easily sound naïve. Yet, in foreign policy,…
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