Perspectives
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Insecurity: If only Northern elites would cooperate with the government, by Kola Amzat
Quite a number of well-meaning Nigerians, respected diplomats, as well as religious leaders have passionately appealed to President Tinubu to replicate across Nigeria, the same decisiveness and spirit of urgency he deployed to abort recent coup in Republic of Benin, to tackle the challenges of insurgence, banditry and general unending insecurity across the country. Recently, a clergyman and president of…
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Wahala at Wadata House, by Bolaji Adebiyi
The crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party cannot be resolved through politics but by law, writes Bolaji Adebiyi In a recent online article titled “The Tragedy of Brilliance,” Babafemi Ojudu, a former senator and a pioneer of guerrilla journalism, expressed a profound but often overlooked truth about politics. According to him, people, allies, and enemies alike do not act based…
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Nigerian Immigration: This is 2025, eLanding card is not an innovation, by Kelechi Deca
Every time I arrive in Nigeria, I will notice foreigners who were on the same flight with me, huddled at one end of the arrival hall, filling some forms, and scanning QR codes. It is time consuming, and also stressful for a passenger that has been in transit a whole day, or more. In recent times, this is being done…
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Day Segun changed Awo’s mind, by Rotimi Abe
As we still mourn the passing of Segun Awolowo, I recall how dear and close he was to his grandfather, the late sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo.As Private Secretary to Chief Awolowo, I remember that Papa had instructed me to be sending copies of the Nigerian Tribune and Sunday Tribune to Segun who was then studying for his A/Levels in Switzerland.…
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A response to the ADC Platform and Nasir El-Rufai’s recent claims, by Umar Nuhu
It is important to take a closer look at the newly formed African Democratic Congress (ADC) coalition and the message being pushed by some of its key figures, especially Nasir El-Rufai, regarding President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the current government. Healthy political opposition is necessary in any democracy. However, opposition must be based on facts, serious ideas, and a sincere…
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Reimagining VIP protection in Nigeria: a balanced path to reform, by Femifoluwa Ladehl
The longstanding practice of attaching police officers to VIPs politicians, business titans, traditional rulers, and other high-profile individuals has become so entrenched that it demands urgent national reflection. While abruptly dismantling this system without a thoughtful transition would create a dangerous security vacuum and potentially fuel a surge in high-profile kidnappings and assassinations, the status quo is equally untenable. Thousands…
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The pains and agony of Christmas fare hikes, by Aderemi Ogunpitan
Every year, like clockwork, airlines raise their fares the moment Christmas approaches. It has become an almost predictable form of exploitation. Families trying to reunite, parents travelling to see their children, and people simply wanting to go home for the holidays suddenly find themselves priced out. The season that should draw people together becomes a time when many are forced…
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Fashola in court: A lesson he taught in 2007, and lived in 2025, by Akinropo Akinola
The image of former Lagos Governor and former Federal Minister, Babatunde Fashola, as seen recently, not on a podium or in a political convoy, but at the bar of a Court, decked in his lawyer’s robe, defending a client was striking. Many think this is “humbling.” But because of my personal experience of his person, I call it the ultimate…
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Donald Trump: the contradiction at the heart of divided America, by Kayode Adebiyi
Few figures in modern American history embody contradiction as vividly and publicly as Donald J. Trump. To some, he is a liberator, an unapologetic disruptor who says out loud what many only whispers, a figure who challenges institutions long seen as untouchable. To others, he is a destabilizing force whose rhetoric, behaviour, and governing style undermine the very norms America…
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Why Tinubu’s Benin Republic move deserves acclaim, by Tukur Buratai
President Bola Tinubu’s swift and decisive military intervention to crush the coup attempt in the Republic of Benin stands as a bold and commendable act of strategic statesmanship. This rapid deployment of Nigerian Air Force jets and ground forces, executed with precision at the formal request of a neighbour, successfully safeguarded a democracy and averted a dangerous spiral of regional…
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