Perspectives
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A win for Norris or Piastri, by Simbo Olorunfemi
It has been quite a season. A season seasoned with all sorts – the good, the bad, and the ugly. A long season for many reasons. A rather forgettable season for Lewis and his fans. Mere thinking about it draws out that long hiss. What a season! The hopes raised and dashed. The opportunities not taken. The misses. The wins,…
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Beauty of religious tolerance among Yorubas: the case of Samu Adedoyin and Rasaq Okoya, by Abiola Falayajo
Religious tolerance remains one of the most admirable virtues of the Yoruba people of southwestern Nigeria. It is a cultural inheritance that has allowed communities to flourish, families to remain united, and friendships to grow across generations regardless of religious differences. In Yoruba society, Christians, Muslims, and traditionalists coexist peacefully, often within the same family structure, reflecting a deep-rooted belief…
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2025: The year the environment fought back, by Babajide Fadoju
Lagos does not forgive complacency. Its floods do not negotiate, its aquifers do not replenish themselves, and its waste, left unattended, grows into black mountains that burn for weeks. For most of the past three decades, the Lagos State Ministry of Environment and Water Resources responded to these realities with the tools and tempo it inherited: slow, under-funded, and too…
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Will Nigeria’s business confidence surge translate to prosperity? By Olabode Opeseitan
Performance Index Jumps 36.5 Points Since Oct 2024 Amid Global Slowdown The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) has reported a remarkable surge in business performance, with the index rising from 76.8 in October 2024 to 113.3 in November 2025, a 36.5-point leap that signals renewed investor confidence. This rebound is especially striking against the backdrop of global economic lethargy. With…
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Alda Palm, Imo State, and the wealth we squandered, by Chioma Ahaghotu
Imo State is sitting on gold, but no one seems to notice. We have Alda Palm plantations in Owerri and across the state, yet the wealth these palms could generate has been completely wasted by successive governors and political elites. Instead of turning our palm resources into real development, we watch as opportunities vanish, infrastructure crumbles, and people suffer. Palm…
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The Lagos–Calabar coastal road: something great and transformational, by Segun Showunmi
The world has always run on an immutable order, one generation works tirelessly while the next reaps the harvest, for good or for ill. Humanity lives in a perpetual cycle of seedtime and harvest. Yesterday’s labour becomes today’s foundation, and today’s effort becomes tomorrow’s blessing. With this truth in mind, I joined the Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, to…
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Is the Nigerian media too busy chasing politicians to notice we’re being poisoned? By Akin Olaniyan
A friend shared a TikTok video with me and I was shocked it showed The New York Times obviously investigated a story that should concern us. It confirms something Global automakers knew for nearly three decades – that their lead battery recycling chain was polluting communities. Now, OUR OWN Ogijo in Lagos State is sufferinng! The report found that up…
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Awolowo returns to Ife in bronze and glory, by Ojudu Babafemi
Friday, December 5,2025, was a remarkable day in Ile-Ife. A befitting and imposing statue of Chief Obafemi Awolowo was unveiled at a strategic location on the campus of the Obafemi Awolowo University, the great institution that bears his name and which he conceived. Standing with quiet authority behind the architectural masterpiece known as Oduduwa Hall, the statue faces the iconic…
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Time to fish out the non-Fulani bandits in our midst, by Vincent Akanmode
Nothing can be more cheering than the news that after the initial dust raised by President Donald Trump’s threat to invade Nigeria with American soldiers gun-a-blazing, the United States of America is willing and ready to work with the Nigerian government in the effort to read our country of Boko Haram, ISWAP, bandits and other terrorist groups responsible for the…
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How American billionaire named Nigeria most attractive investment destination, by Olabode Opeseitan
One of the most unmistakable traits of former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is his energy. Not the kind that flickers and fades, but the kind that fills a room, charges the air, and makes even the skeptical lean in. Boris is what you call the life wire of a gathering. A super spark. A man who ignites conversations with…
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