Perspectives
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30 days fuel discount: Thumb-up for the listening President, by Kola Amzat
Across the globe, the essence of governance is efficient service delivery in all facets. More importantly, government authority is continually compelled to hearken to the yearnings of the governed for the purpose of addressing challenges militating against their well-being and general welfare. The 30 days fuel discount initiative recently announced by the federal government is one laudable decision that could…
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Oil: desperate situations call for desperate measures — by Tahir Ibrahim-Tahir
Believe it or not, petrol is climbing to a staggering N1,900 per litre in Port Harcourt as at today, the 10th of October, 2026. Oil prices are reaching alarming rates worldwide and most european countries are emptying their oil reserves just to stabilise prices as shortages in supply coupled with high crude prices are driving energy costs to unaffordable heights.…
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Aketi at 70: Aiyedatiwa’s gesture melts ice as Betty Akeredolu hails governor — by Mayegun Oloriegbe
Yesterday at the International Conference Centre, University of Ibadan, the posthumous 70th birthday colloquium of the late Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu, SAN, CON, became far more than a remembrance. It transformed into a powerful statement of solidarity, healing, reconciliation and collective honour for the Aketi family – a great day and defining moment for Ondo State. At the centre of…
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Remembering University of Ife — by Victor Oladokun
I had the privilege of attending the University of Ife, Nigeria, at a time when, believe it or not, I had an Afro that could rival any of the Jackson5 brothers, and when many exchange students from the UK, Canada, and the United States opted to study at Ife for at least a year. Ife’s exceedingly beautiful architecture and landscaping…
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LETTER TO AREWA: Will the north miss history again? — by Segun Showunmi
An open letter to the conscience of Northern Nigeria, its leaders, its elders, its intellectuals, its traditional institutions, and above all, its young people. My dear people of Arewa, There are moments in the life of a nation when silence becomes a burden on the conscience. There are moments when one must speak, not because speaking is convenient, but because…
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Tokunbo Wahab is not the argument — by Folorunso Adisa
There is a curious disease in our public conversation. We begin by asking a legitimate question about public office and, before the question has finished breathing, we have dragged the office holder’s private life into the courtroom of Twitter, Facebook and other microblogging platforms. Accountability then loses its object. What began as a question about the government becomes an argument…
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TRIBUTE: Olu Jacobs, the nascent, lion of Lufodo — by Taiwo Ajai-Lycett
Today, October 2, 2026, The Great Lion of Lufodo, Elder OLUDOTUN BAIYEWUN JACOBS MFR, saunters majestically to his resting place. And after all the ‘Lala-koko-fefe’ of this vain world, here is wishing him journey mercies and a perfect peaceful rest. My name is Taiwo Ajai-Lycett. Olu Jacobs and I go … way back. Pure fortuitous serendipity brought us together. And…
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The literary critic as a hatchet man — by Abdul Mahmud
Reading Jesuyemi’s widely shared review of the three shortlisted books for the 2026 NLNG Prize earlier today left me genuinely disturbed, not only by the severity of the language of the reviewer, but by the sweeping manner in which he dismissed the works under consideration simply because they failed to rise to the prescriptive height he had set for them.…
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Lagos APC senatorial candidates: Experience and performance on parade – by Seye Oladejo
The 2027 elections will require Lagosians to look beyond political noise and social-media popularity and ask a more important question: Who has the experience, competence and capacity to represent Lagos effectively? The All Progressives Congress has answered that question with three tested candidates: Senator Tokunbo Abiru for Lagos East, Senator Wasiu Sanni Eshinlokun for Lagos Central and Senator Idiat Oluranti…
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Bala Mohammed’s candor: Lessons in statesmanship — by Okoi Obono-Obla
Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State deserves unreserved commendation for his rare candour and statesmanship. In an era where opposition politics in Nigeria has been reduced to perpetual wailing, cynicism and playing to the gallery, Bala Mohammed has risen above partisanship to speak truth to power in the most patriotic sense. Despite being the National Leader of the Allied Peoples…
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