Perspectives
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As Dangote goes guns-a-blazing, by Simbo Olorunfemi
“We cannot rely on one refinery to feed the nation, because Dangote is requesting that we suspend or stop imports, especially of AGO and DPK, and direct all marketers to his refinery. That is not good for the nation in terms of energy security, and it is not good for the market because of the monopoly” Farouk Ahmed, CEO, NMDPRA,July…
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My shared journey with Buhari through challenging times, by Bola Tinubu
We are here to celebrate the late President Muhammadu Buhari, a leader who embodied quiet strength, discipline, and an enduring grace rooted in service. On this occasion of the launch of his biography, I extend the nation’s warmest embrace to Her Excellency Aisha Buhari, her children, and grandchildren. May you find comfort in knowing that the prayers and gratitude of…
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Where Eden meets innovation: A walk through IITA, Ibadan, Nigeria’s hidden garden, by ‘Dayo Adedayo
You have heard so much about IITA, Ibadan, its reputation whispered in classrooms, passed between friends, and spoken with reverence by those who understand Nigeria’s quiet achievements. Yet nothing truly prepares you for the moment you step through its gates. No one tells you that you are about to enter a space that feels like suburban America, orderly, green, calm,…
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Abubakar Malami: The Attorney-General who desecrated Nigeria’s justice temple, by Olabode Opeseitan
In the scholarly realm of Islamic edification, the name “Malami” evokes nobility, honor, and the didactic grace of those who teach not merely for livelihood but for legacy. It is a name that connotes the transmission of knowledge as sacred duty. So when Abubakar Malami, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, ascended to the exalted office of Attorney-General of the Federation…
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Another look at the growing hookup culture, by Aderemi Ogunpitan
Let’s talk about it! Hookup culture isn’t just for the youngish 18–30-year-olds anymore. It has seeped into the wider society people in their 30s, 40s, and even 50s are getting into the vibe. What began as a youth trend is now reshaping relationships across generations. You see it in the way people talk about “keeping their options open,” in the…
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Ade Ori Okin, by Simbo Olorunfemi
Ascending the throne of the forefathers, as it is traditionally framed, is hardly ever straightforward among the Yorubas, even back in the day, even where ascendancy is linear and should ordinarily be straightforward. The process of appointment is sometimes visited by intrigues threatening to torpedo what was hitherto taken as settled. But it is what it is. I doubt that…
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Doris Ogala: Deserved pain of the pastor’s paramour, by Bamidele Johnson
It takes a special kind of illness, the sort that ought to qualify one for the devoted attention of senior psychiatrists, not to leap up and dance with reckless joy after watching the viral video of that woman bawling her eyes out over having been shagged for eight years by a pastor answering to the name Chris Okafor. Doris Ogala,…
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Oyebanji’s magic wand in Ekiti, by Bolanle Bolawole
It has been quite a while since I travelled in Ekiti state. I used to, on a weekly basis, between 2016 and 2018 when the then governor of the state, Peter Ayodele Fayose, extended an invitation to me. Taking off from Lagos (when the Lagos-Ibadan expressway was still a nightmare) and braving the more decrepit Ibadan – Ife – Ilesa…
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Reclaiming ungoverned spaces in the heat of a polycrisis, by Simbo Olorunfemi
We have obviously now found ourselves in that difficult place in which we are not only faced with multiple and interconnected crises, but an ever-evolving violent extremism that has been metastasing and changing form as it grows. We are faced with what suggests itself as a polycrisis, a term coined by Edgar Morin and Anne Brigitte Kern over two decades…
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On the Road to Kisumu, by Omoniyi Ibietan
My most pleasant visit to Kenya occurred last week because it was the first visa-free visit. I am so happy that President Ruto gave unequivocal expression to a concern he had raised in a video I saw two years ago where he bemoaned why an African should require a visa to visit any African country. As I write, save for…
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