Perspectives
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Wike, Yerima: Building something on nothing, by By Bolanle Bolawole
My phone rang and a professional colleague rained torrents of questions: “Assuming Nyesom Wike, the FCT minister, is a Northern Muslim, do you think Yerima would have responded to him the way he did?” “Assuming Yerima is a southerner or southern Christian, and the FCT minister is a northern Muslim, do you think Yerima would have responded to the FCT…
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The legal storm over the PDP Ibadan convention, by Oluwadare Ayeni
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) once stood as Africa’s largest and most organised political movement, a party of dreams built on internal balance and a long-standing unwritten understanding that Nigeria’s presidency should rotate between the North and the South. That fragile equilibrium began to crumble during the last PDP presidential primaries. Despite the fact that President Muhammadu Buhari, a northerner,…
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PDP hierachy: Assemblage of lawbreakers, by Kola Amzat
These past few weeks, there have been a series of conflicting court judgments on the proposed PDP convention scheduled for Ibadan metropolis between November 15 and 16, 2025. Nigerians recall that Justice James Omotosho of Federal High Court, Abuja in his verdict ruled against the convention, as well as mandated INEC officials to stay away from the precinct of the…
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Wike-Yerima face-off: We owe Gambo nothing but gratitude, by Vincent Akanmode
No one with a fair knowledge of Nigeria would dispute the fact that crisis is the pivot on which the wheel of our national life rotates. It is to us what water is to fish. Being a condition precedent for our national survival, we go out of our way to create one where there is none. And there is no…
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Memo to Osun APC: How to dislodge PDP using Edo template, by Ismail Omipidan
Like I predicted over a year ago, Governor Ademola Adeleke will emerge the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the 2026 Osun governorship election. With barely a month to the primaries, it is becoming increasingly clear that he is the man to beat for the party’s ticket. Adeleke is from Osun West Senatorial District. Interestingly, the Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola–led African…
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Ibadan PDP convention and what Obasanjo called ‘wicked!’ by Mahmud Jega
A breaking story on Friday afternoon, November 14, that Abuja Federal High Court Judge Justice Peter Lifu has stopped tomorrow’s [Saturday’s] national convention of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) recalls to mind a similar incident that happened to the opposition All Nigeria Peoples Party [ANPP] in July 2002. Thousands of delegates and other supporters are already in Ibadan, Oyo…
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From boycott to brilliance: Nigeria’s moral victory, by Olabode Opeseitan
Two days ago, troubling news broke: the Nigeria Super Eagles boycotted their training ahead of a crucial FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers playoff against Gabon. Their protest—non-payment of allowances—was a sobering reminder of systemic neglect. Some leaders intervened and resolved the matter. Others took to social media to shame the nation, calling Nigeria a “disgraced country.” But the players chose…
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Suspension of the 15% import duty on petrol, by Simbo Olorunfemi
Glad to hear from the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) that “the implementation of the 15% ad-valorem import duty on PMS and diesel is no longer in view.” The Media has interpreted it differently as either a cancellation or suspension of the decision to start implementation of the policy from November 21st. When last month reports came…
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FG’s suspension of 15% fuel import duty: A holistic step toward economic relief, market stability, by Blaise Udunze
In a welcome display of policy sensitivity and economic rationality, the Federal Government has suspended the planned 15 percent ad-valorem import duty on petrol and diesel. This move, announced by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), is more than a technical adjustment, it is a timely intervention that reflects empathy for the prevailing economic realities confronting citizens…
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Fela Anikulapo-Kuti: The artist and the lyrics of his songs, by Is’haq Modibbo Kawu
Fela Anikulapo-Kuti and the blue plaque on his house in Shepherd’s Bush London For practically every member of my generation, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti’s music, and his very inspired commitment to a vision of society that placed the interest of the people at the heart of governance, influenced us a great deal. For me, as an individual, I have related very deeply…
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