Perspectives
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Things we grew up knowing that have disappeared — by Babafemi Ojudu
There was a time when the presence of government was felt less through radio announcements, billboards, convoys and grand promises than through the ordinary services that made life safer and more orderly. Government lived among the people. Its workers maintained roads, inspected schools, watched over public health, treated minor ailments, graded farm produce and helped settle everyday disputes. They were…
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Rhodes-Vivour: Before governing Lagos, learn to understand Lagos – by Seye Oladejo
Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour’s latest outing on Politics Today was revealing-not necessarily because of the familiar catalogue of criticisms against Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, but because Candidate Rhodes-Vivour inadvertently provided Lagosians with another subject for reflection. Earlier on live television on Arise TV, Rhodes-Vivour proudly disclosed that he recently engaged a Yoruba language teacher to learn Yoruba. Good. We welcome the development.…
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VeryDarkMan and cruel mockery of Arome Osayi — by Bamidele Johnson
Reactions to VDM’s theatrically cruel mockery of Arome Osayi’s facial palsy have been overwhelmingly condemnatory. Justifiably. Very justifiably.What surprises me is that anyone was surprised he went there. This is what adulation does to people. It removes the brakes, then convinces every impulse is public service. I remember Sunday Igboho’s schadenfreude when Pastor Adeboye lost his son.At the time, and…
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Tinubu’s diplomatic hat-trick: Dignity in Luanda, destiny in Delhi, justice in New York — By Stanley Nkwocha
The true test of a presidency is not only what the President says when the world is listening but who he can trust to say it when he is not in the room. At the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly, the Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, passed that test with a performance that redefined deputyship in Nigerian…
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A town hall in Igando-Oloja, and a chairman who opened his books for public scrutiny — by Olabode Opeseitan
On 24th September, in a modest secretariat hall on the eastern edge of Lagos, a local government chairman did something almost unremarkable and yet, in the Nigerian context, faintly radical: he opened his books. Hon. Abdullahi Sesan Olowa, executive chairman of Ibeju-Lekki, stood before royal fathers, federal lawmakers and community associations like LERSA, and walked them through a year of…
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When office becomes stewardship: Adegboyega Oyetola at 72 — by Razaq Abubakre
The true measure of public service often becomes clearer after the applause has faded. Office attracts attention. Legacy requires something harder. It requires that institutions work better, that opportunities widen, that scarce resources are treated with care, that difficult decisions are confronted rather than postponed and that the people who come afterwards inherit something stronger than what came before. As…
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How time is running out on Air Peace — by Aderemi Ogunpitan
Flying Air Peace in Nigeria can be traumatic. The challenge is that most Nigerians genuinely and truly want to be proud of Air Peace. That is why its services can be so frustrating. Their brand says ambition, patriotism and national champion, but too often, the passenger experience is delays, uncertainty, poor communication and horrible customer management. That contradiction is dangerous.…
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MambillaGate: ICC ruling and questions over Atiku’s integrity — by Omoniyi Akinsiju
We reviewed the response of former Vice President and Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, to the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council’s demand that he step down immediately from the 2027 presidential race. The APC-PCC said Atiku compromised Nigeria’s national interests for personal enrichment, citing evidence and the ruling of the International Chamber of…
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Abubakar Malami and the infamy of the Mambilla hydropower arbitration — by Chidi Odinkalu
When he announced the military coup in Nigeria on 15 January 1966, Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu denounced a confederacy of “political profiteers, the swindlers, the men in high and low places that seek bribes and demand 10 percent.” At the time, Nigeria was mostly funded by agriculture and solid minerals. Seven years later, that changed. Following the onset of the Arab-Israeli…
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Sunday Are: The man who keeps finding musical gold — by Kayode Adebiyi
There is something almost fascinating about Sunday Are’s career in the Nigerian music industry. In fact, the more you look at his career, the more difficult it becomes to dismiss it as coincidence. Why is it that, across different generations of Nigerian music, different genres and completely different eras of the industry, Sunday Are’s name keeps appearing behind some of…
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