Perspectives
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Nigeria is 65: Shall we still salute the nation? By Olawale Olaleye
Forty years ago, when Nigeria turned 25 years as an independent nation, the country of my birth, in spite of its development inadequacies, was a pride to many of us, even as children. The age of innocence had not been defiantly and brazenly defiled. I recall with nostalgia our shared love as a people. The great neighbourliness we had. The…
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Imo – Uzodimma leads President Tinubu into the heartland of the Igboland, by Sunday Dare
On Monday, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will journey eastward, to Owerri, the beating heart of the Igbo nation. If Kaduna reinforced President Tinubu’s northern support base and acceptance, and Ibadan reaffirmed his Yoruba roots, then Owerri embodies his embrace of the Igbo, a people of unmatched resilience, intellect, and industry. Into this crucible of identity, commerce, and culture, the President…
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Genocide against christians in Nigeria: the danger of generalizing isolated incidents, by Olabode Opeseitan
Perception may shape reality, but when perception is hijacked by synthetic distortion and emotional exaggeration, truth suffers. Some global voices now claim there’s a genocide against Christians in Nigeria. Genocide? In a country where: The First Lady is Christian The Chief of Defense Staff and Inspector General of Police are Christians The Senate President is Christian 18 of 36 Governors…
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Ooni walked the path, by Dare Babarinsa
On Saturday, September 27, the Ooni of Ife, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Adeyeye Eniitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, walked the ancient path from his palace to Oke Mogun, to lead the annual ritual pilgrimage in commemoration of the appearance of man on earth at the dawn of time.According to mythology, all the 401 deities of the Yoruba patheon descended from heaven.…
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Democratizing education – Airtel’s Oremeji example, by Emeka Oparah
Fourteen years ago, as Head of Corporate Communications & CSR at Airtel Nigeria, my team and I visited the famous Tolu Complex in Ajegunle, Lagos – a cluster of over 20 public schools serving thousands of children in one of Nigeria’s most underserved communities. What we saw that day changed us forever.Children between 6 and 12 sat on the bare…
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The Oke Ooye revival and Apostle Ayo Babalola’s connection, by Tunde Olaoye
‘The child is the father of the man’ was one of the most confusing statements I saw my literature teacher wrote on the Blackboard in 1996. The line is from William Wordsworth’s 1802 poem, “My Heart Leaps Up” and its interpretation is that it is our childhood experiences that shape our outcomes as adults . However, there have been cases…
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President Tinubu’s domestic shuttle: Why it matters, by Fredrick Nwabufo
President Bola Tinubu has been emphatic about the pivotality of Nigeria — to the full extent of its vast endowments, potential, rich cultural heritage, and complexities — in his policy thrust. He speaks Nigeria, lives Nigeria, and carries its core to every rostrum, every stage — whether domestic or foreign. In governance, the public interest, Nigeria’s interest, is often the…
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Mr. President, sack Nyesom Wike now, by Yemi Adebowale
The sleaze allegations against the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, are very clear; that as a public servant, he bought three buildings in the United States estimated at $6 million. This loquacious, impetuous, and entirely uncouth man has been a public servant for almost his entire life. He was a local government chairman; Chief of staff to…
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Goodluck Jonathan: A dog destined for destruction would never heed the hunter’s horn, by Kola Amzat
At the commencement of 4th Republic, ex-president, Goodluck Jonathan was an obscure politician as deputy governor of Bayelsa state, operating under the shadow of late Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, who was the governor. Suddenly, he found himself as governor of the state upon the removal of Alamieyeseigha by the Bayelsa State of Assembly after the governor was charged with money laundering in…
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Lighting strikes again, by Sam Omatseye
Nuhu Ribadu, the slim, sometimes soft-spoken, tall and deceptively quiet former police officer has a rare second act in public office. The first was as the pioneer head of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Even though he was not president, he was the most dreaded man in the country. He was not afraid to make enemies, but he…
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