Perspectives
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A morning of carnage, by Femi Fani-Kayode
Sixty years ago, in the early hours of the morning of January 15th 1966, a coup d’etat took place in Nigeria which resulted in the murder of a number of leading political figures and senior army officers. This was the first coup in the history of our country and 98 per cent of the officers that planned and led it…
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Leadership – the power of relationships, by Tony Elumelu
A time to reflect and rethink how we lead. The world around us is constantly shifting, creating opportunities and threats. Leadership cannot be passive, cannot be complacent. Neither arrogant nor distant. Leadership is often about simplicity – the clarity of an objective, discipline of execution, and courage to lead with authenticity. I shared my experience on the power of relationships…
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Remembering late Major Patrick Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu, by Wale Adedayo
The students that late Chief Gani Fawehinmi always stood up for were recruited to stone him during the Chicago Gate scandal in Lagos. It took a very brave few to rescue the old man. The masses he was fighting for all his life voted against Fawehinmi’s National Conscience Party (NCP). It was an abysmal loss! It broke the old fighter…
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VAT does not ‘follow trader’. It follows the state, by Osita Chidoka
I’ve read the many reactions to my last post and I’m encouraged by the level of engagement and the quality of some of the arguments. This is a serious issue and it deserves serious thinking. One pushback keeps recurring:“Igbos are everywhere; they make money everywhere; so VAT data is unfair.” Let’s clarify this important, valid but inapplicable point: Even if…
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A thought for our domestic staff, by Simbo Olorunfemi
Early morning walk has become a part of my daily routine now, since I made a commitment to it months ago. It is therapeutic for body and mind for many reasons. But then, not just for the body and mind. Not just for the opportunity to listen to the silence yearning for ears from within but to meditate and dig…
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Why Rivers must prepare for post Fubara era, by Kola Amzat
It’s neither by emotions nor whipping up sentiments. It goes beyond calling for the intervention of elders of Niger-Delta Region. Equally, It’s not by the governor’s appearance at the Church, declaring that peace would soon return to the prodigiously oil & gas endowed enclave in the heart of Niger Delta Region. Peace doesn’t come in the atmosphere of mutual disrespect.…
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Deconstructing South-East contributions to Nigeria’s economy, by Chioma Ahaghotu
“The South-East contributes most of the wealth in other regions” is an emotional argument, not an economic one. If this claim were true, it would show up clearly in VAT data because VAT tracks where economic activity actually happens, not sentiment, hustle narratives, or migration stories. And the numbers don’t lie. In 2024, the entire South-East contributed just about ₦101…
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In Yorubaland, age is a crown on its own, by Sulaimon Agboola
What happened yesterday between the Olubadan of Ibadan and the Alaafin of Oyo has sparked unnecessary noise and sadly, much of it is coming from people who claim to love Yoruba culture but ignore the values that define it. Some are proudly defending the Alaafin remaining seated and stretching his hand to greet an 80‑year‑old Olubadan.But let’s be sincere with…
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Beyond noise: The 2027 quiet realignment Nigeria is not talking about, by Abayomi Animashaun
Politics in Nigeria has never truly been about volume.It has always been about timing, structure, interest, and alignment. What the public often hears is noise. What decides elections happens quietly. So let us ask the questions many avoid. Why are political conversations online so loud, yet political movements on the ground so calm?Why is propaganda increasing, while defections and realignments…
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Exemplary life, profession and statesmanship of Aare Afe Babalola-By Tunji Olaopa
Warren Bennis, the American scholar and author once wrote: “Excellence is a better teacher than mediocrity. The lessons of the ordinary are everywhere. Truly profound and original insights are to be found only in studying the exemplary.” This is indeed the befitting epigraph for my unceasing and irreducible admiration for a truly exemplary icon: Chief Afe Babalola—vintage elder, statesman extraordinary,…
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