Perspectives

10th N’Assembly must cut its running cost, By Yemi Adebowale

The race is gathering momentum. I’m talking about the battle for the positions of President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives in the incoming 10th National Assembly. The good, the bad and the ugly have thrown their hats in the ring. It’s a coat of many colours. For me, the two chambers need crusaders to…

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Imagine if there was no Mike Adenuga

He is there, quiet, unobtrusive, self-effacing. But he’s also there like a bull. Powerful, forceful, effective, high-octane. Sometimes you see him, most times, you don’t. That is Mike Adenuga Jnr for you, the illustrious son of Nigeria, Africa, and the world, who turns 70 on Saturday, April 29. He means different things to different people, and many things to many…

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Intergenerational gaps: Building the collapsed bridge, By Ayotomiwa Ayodele

Intergenerational gaps refer to differences in beliefs, values, attitudes, and behaviors between different age groups. These are seeming to cause tension and conflict between individuals from different generations, particularly when it comes to issues like technology, politics, values, morals, work et, ethics, and social norms. While intergenerational gaps have always existed to some extent, they have become more pronounced in…

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Multichoice: Between price increase and business continuity! By Temitope Ajayi

Habib Aruna, former Chief Press Secretary to Lagos State Governor provoked a debate on his Facebook wall with a post railing against the new tariff regime announced by Multichoice across product offerings effective May 1, 2023. I quipped on the post, considering operating environment with rising energy and power costs, inflation, weak Naira other economic factors, if the company does…

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Six things Tinubu must do to immediately renew our hope, By Temitope Ajayi

With the return of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, President-Elect, to the country on Monday after a month vacation abroad ahead of his inauguration on May 29, 2023 as the 16th President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, he must be ruminating by now on how he will discharge the huge burden of expectations of Nigerians. The President-elect campaigned on the…

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OGD/Adebutu’s romantic honeymoon will soon be over, By Olufemi Ezekiel

The Ogun State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the just concluded general elections, Oladipupo Adebutu, and his secret ally, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, have been so much engrossed in their honeymoon that they seem to have forgotten that post-nuptial vacation doesn’t last forever. It doesn’t last beyond one-moon cycle at most. Derived from Scandinavian tradition, a honeymoon…

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Lessons Nigeria can learn from UK’s Vehicle Licencing Agency, By Kayode Adebiyi

I am not surprised that Britain is in the top 5 lowest road accident rate in the world. It is also one of the top toughest countries in the world to obtain a driver’s licence. People celebrate passing a practical driving test to obtain a UK drivers licence like they just passed a difficult university exams. Personally, with the fact…

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Unending bloodshed in Zango Kataf, By Yemi Adebowale

Security clumsiness is unending in beloved Nigeria. It comes with all the trappings of a failed government. For instance, what kind of explanation will our security agencies put up in defence of their failings seven days back in Runji Sakwab, Atyap Chiefdom of Zango Kataf Local Government Area Kaduna State, where 33 persons were murdered in their sleep, 19 of…

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Kogi State governorship: Why aggrieved APC members must unite behind Ododo’s candidacy, By Abubakar Sidiq Usman

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has been the dominant force in Nigerian politics since its formation in 2013. The party’s victory in the 2015 presidential election, as well as winning the majority of legislative seats in the National and State Assemblies, and again in the 2019 General Election, proves its dominance. However, the unity of purpose that brought together…

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Opinion: Investigating Nigeria’s subsidy removal quagmire, Dangote’s refinery debacle, By Audu

In the midst of dwindling revenues and skyrocketing subsidy costs, Nigeria has taken a bold step by removing fuel subsidies, igniting controversy and unrest among its population. Despite the opposition’s claims that subsidy removal will disproportionately affect the poor, the government’s redirection of funds towards crucial sectors such as health and education paints a promising picture for Nigeria’s future. The…

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