Perspectives
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The myth of competence: How Peter Obi’s image collapses under a single form, by Oreoluwa Olaleye
There’s a carefully manufactured image that follows Peter Obi everywhere:The competent man.The calm technocrat.The numbers guy.The spreadsheet saviour who will rescue Nigeria with charts, ratios and fiscal sermons. It’s a powerful brand.!…and like most powerful brands, it survives only as long as no one looks too closely – the unfortunate part however is that this same Mr. Peter Obi was…
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Fubara: Go, going…By Bolanle Bolawole
A one-time presidential aspirant in the United States was asked, if he loses the primaries, whether he would accept to be the running mate to the victor, but he quipped: “I hate all vices, including the vice-president!” I, too, hate all vices, the vices of godfathers and godsons inclusive! We should not condemn one without condemning the other since both…
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Lagos, the city that benched its X-Factor, by Olabode Opeseitan
Lagos, a city that thumps with more than 20 million heartbeats, now stands in the absurd position of hosting two great stadia in Surulere, yet having neither in truly functional shape by global benchmarks. It is as if a megacity that once sold itself as Africa’s capital of hustle has quietly agreed to sit this one out. The Beauty and…
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Gombe energy shift: Inuwa Yahaya and the courage to lead where it matters most, by Ismaila Misilli
When history takes stock of leaders who chose foresight over hesitation and action over rhetoric, Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON, will stand out as one who understood that energy is not merely about electricity but about productivity, dignity, economic competitiveness and sustainable development. The recent transfer of regulatory oversight of the electricity market in Gombe State from the Nigerian Electricity…
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Loud whispers: Prophecies for 2026, by Bisi Fayemi
𝐈𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟕, 𝐈 𝐰𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐚 𝐋𝐨𝐮𝐝 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝, ‘𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞’, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐈 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐲 𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐡𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐬. 𝐌𝐲 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐬. 𝐈 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐛𝐲 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔. 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫, 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐝…
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In all, it’s germane we keep wike on our side, by Kola Amzat
The present halt in governance in Rivers State is a political disaster foretold long ago. To be politically-savvy and discerning, it couldn’t have been otherwise. There is no gainsaying the fact that there is palpable tension in all the nooks and crannies of the stupendously endowed oil & gas enclave in the heart of Niger-Delta geopolitical zone. The falcon no…
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Reframing Nigeria’s banditry crisis: Shifting from emotion to strategy, by Samuel Aruwan
Nigeria is once again trapped in a familiar and dangerous cycle: confronting a grave national security threat through emotionally charged narratives, partisan framings, and poorly differentiated solutions that blur the line between grievance and criminality. The armed banditry plaguing Northern Nigeria—particularly across the North-West and parts of the North-Central—has generated an avalanche of commentary for and against dialogue with bandits.…
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Saraki’s persona in Bolaji’s book, by Lasisi Olagunju
I begin with a telling scene. In 2001, former Sports Minister, Bolaji Abdullahi, then a young journalist, visited the strongman of Kwara politics, Dr. Olusola Saraki, at his Lagos home. From his vast library, the elder Saraki presented his guest with a book: ‘Life in the Jungle’ by Michael Heseltine. “Politics is truly a jungle,” the old politician told the…
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Why President Tinubu deserves our support, by Kayode Oyedeji
Nigeria has a poverty problem that has endured for decades. He inherited a food crisis that he is doing well to address by ensuring adequate food supply. His determination is to ensure that food is available and affordable. He inherited infrastructural crises. No good road anywhere. Building infrastructure requires massive capital beyond what routine budgets of tokenism can provide.Nigeria is…
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Making education affordable and FG’s impressive response, by Stephanie Shaakaa
On October 2, 2024, I submitted a petition to the Honourable Minister of Education. It was not written in the language of politics or protest, but in the voice of a parent pushed to the edge by the quiet crisis unfolding in Nigerian homes.The escalating cost of education. At the heart of that petition were issues many parents whisper about…
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