Perspectives
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The fire in the house: Why Northern Nigeria must put education first, by Abayomi Ishola
UNICEF has released a statistic so damning it should halt governance as usual across Northern Nigeria. As of late 2024, Nigeria now carries the grim distinction of having the highest number of out-of-school children in the world, 18.3 million. That is one in every five out-of-school children globally. But the real tragedy lies in the geography of this failure. According…
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Why AFRIMA matters and why Africa must keep it alive, by Olumide Iyanda
The ninth edition of the Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) is once again a reminder that Africa’s music industry has never lacked talent, energy or global relevance. What it has often lacked are strong continental platforms that can outlive their moment and resist the familiar cycle of early promise and quiet collapse. Tagged Unstoppable Africa, the series of events held in…
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Some films do not end when the credits roll, by ‘Dayo Adedayo
In this life, there are certain films you watch once, and they never truly leave you. Long after the screen goes dark, they remain alive somewhere in your memory, quietly shaping how you feel, how you remember, and sometimes, how you see the world. They stay with you for life. I have been watching films since the late 1970s, and…
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What Bovi got wrong about the January 15, 1966 coup, by Reno Omokri
Yesterday, I watched a video by the comedian Kris Asimonye Ugboma, AKA Bovi, detailing the events of January 15, 1966. I commend him for his narrative. However, there was one detail which he inadvertently misstated, and which ought to be corrected lest it pass into history, as some Nigerians have a propensity to substitute myth for fact. Contrary to popular…
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Why impeachment must not be trivialized in Rivers State, by Segun Showunmi
Impeachment is one of the most serious powers vested in a legislature. It is not a political weapon to be deployed lightly, nor is it a tool for settling personal or factional scores. It is a grave constitutional process meant to protect democracy, uphold accountability, and preserve the integrity of governance. Any attempt to trivialize it does a disservice not…
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Chimamanda Adichie and the familiar curse of Nigeria happened, by Folorunso Adisa
The death of one of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s twin sons is a tragedy that should invite collective restraint, empathy, and silence. According to an official statement released by her family, the 21-month-old child, Nkanu Nnamdi, died on Wednesday, 7 January, after a brief illness. The statement was unequivocal in its request for privacy. It noted that no further statements would…
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The morning after Nigeria Vs Morocco, by Folabi Ogunleye
I hate to give excuses in these things, and generally prefer to see the events as (imperfect) games of chance – especially after the players have put up a fantastic performance in the series. It is why I don’t have a favorite club team. I cannot handle the heartbreak that follow losses in the beautiful game of football. Still, I…
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Breaking ASUU logjam and Alausa’s systems breakthrough, by Olabode Opeseitan
Nigeria’s new FG–ASUU agreement is a structural reset of the university system, the closest the country has come in over a decade and a half to breaking the cycle of strikes, brain drain and policy drift that hollowed out its campuses. Now signed and unveiled in Abuja on Wednesday, it replaces the disputed 2009 pact and is framed explicitly as…
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Samuel Chukwueze, by Simbo Olorunfemi
I must confess that I am one of those who had looked forward to seeing Samuel Chukwueze play and shine at the ongoing African Cup of Nations. His decision to join Fulham on a season-long loan from AC Milan appeared to have been the tonic he needed to rediscover his form. Indeed, the last few weeks before the tournament suggested…
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Impeachment: Will prayers save Fubara? By Bola Bolawole
Erstwhile governor of Ekiti state, Peter Ayodele Fayose, has said only prayers will save Gov. Siminalayi Fubara from impeachment. The Rivers State House of Assembly is making the third attempt to impeach the governor, the first two attempts having floundered on the altar of efforts at political resolution of the rofo-rofo fight between the governor and his estranged godfather, Nyesom…
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