Perspectives
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Issues in Tosin Ayo’s treatise on Wike vs Yerima’s face-off, by Oluwadare Ayeni
I have not met Tosin Ayo personally, but my childhood friend, Engrn Ayo Ogunsakin, tagged me with his essay and requested my review. Tosin Ayo’s recent commentary on the now, famous faceoff between the Honourable Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Barr. Nyesom Wike, and Lieutenant A.M. Yerima of the Nigerian Navy raises thought, provoking questions about civil, military relations…
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Weaponised faith: Disinformation and the battle for Nigeria’s digital sovereignty, by Akin Olaniyan
As much as possible, I avoid arguments focusing on the military viability of a threat, and this article is not intended to interrogate the geopolitical implications of a potential U.S. intervention in Nigeria. Those kinds of inquiries, as necessary as they are, sometimes miss the far more profound and insidious disruption of military interventions such as the one we are…
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Adieu Taofeek Ademola Bello: A eulogy to life and the weight of loss, by Tunji Olaopa
I have celebrated, in all my writings, the significance of my triple heritage—how my upbringing was conditioned by the confluence of the Islamic, the Christian/Western, and the traditional Yoruba cultural influences. This is a fact that many homes in colonial Yorubaland were familiar with. It was not all a rosy narration, as the tension that often flares in the cracks…
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Civil authority vs military obedience: Legal analysis of the Wike-Yerima Abuja land incident, by Bukola Oyeniyi
Introduction A recent confrontation in Abuja between the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and a Nigerian military officer has sparked debate about the legal boundaries of civil authority and military obedience. The clash occurred over a disputed parcel of land in the Gaduwa District of Abuja, where the FCT Minister attempted to inspect and halt an…
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On Peter Obi’s strategy, by Simbo Olorunfemi
Once in a while, I find myself asking what the game plan is for Mr Peter Obi. Not even the politics, confusing as that is, but the quality of engagement on social media. Well, I get it. He has a sizeable base here, and the need to keep the base happy, even if that means pandering, as long as that…
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Political hatred, the fundamentals of politics and constitutionality in Nigeria, by Oluwadare Ayeni
In recent times, Nigeria’s democratic space has been poisoned by political hatred and emotional reactions to public issues. A disturbing trend is emerging where individuals celebrate acts that undermine constitutional order simply because they dislike a public officer. A case in point is the incident involving Minister Nyesom Wike and a military officer. Many commentators and social media influencers have…
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AI, social media, and the reconfiguration of democratic power in Nigeria, by Omoniyi Ibietan
Above is the title of the paper to be presented by Dapo Olorunyomi at a session to be chaired by Mr. Idowu Obasa during a historic homecoming of the two great alumni of the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University). Obasa, chartered accountant and former chairman of Onigbongbo Local Government of Lagos State,, studied ecomomics and graduated in 1980…
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Taxing, borrowing the future without building: what has Nigeria’s fiscal authority done for the real sector?, by Blaise Udunze
In today’s Nigeria, one uncomfortable truth has become glaring that the fiscal authority collects, but it does not build. It borrows, but it does not produce. It taxes, but it does not empower. For years, the Nigerian government has pursued fiscal policies more obsessed with revenue than with results. The removal of fuel subsidy in 2023 was supposed to mark…
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Nigeria and the moral republic: Lessons in coexistence from a Mainer in Nigeria, by Najim Animashaun
In the summer of 2001, before the world changed, a small circle of Mainers—Muslims, Christians, Jews, and later other faiths—began meeting at the Bangor Theological Seminary to explore interfaith discourse that would later become Interfaith Maine. After the attacks of September 11, Governor Angus King invited us to Blaine House to participate in Maine’s candlelit memorial service. That night, as…
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2027: Can we try James Faleke in Lagos west? by Kola Amzat
Just like any other upper chamber around the globe, the senate chamber is home to politicians of the first eleven. It’s a hallowed chamber for very tested and trusted politicians who are vast in the intricacies and dynamics of lawmaking, as well as camaraderie that often take place at plenary sessions. Of course, there is no debate about this. It’s…
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