Perspectives
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Funke Akindele: The marketing genius behind Nigeria’s holiday blockbusters, by Chioma Ahaghotu
Funke Akindele doesn’t just make films , she creates moments. Every December, when most filmmakers are hoping to make a hit, Funke is already ten steps ahead, building what feels like a nationwide event. Her holiday films are not just entertainment; they’re a masterclass in marketing psychology, audience insight, and brand strategy. Funke understands one thing most Nollywood filmmakers overlook:…
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Our security challenge: Time to embrace state police, by Ismail Omipidan
My heart goes out to all those who have lost their loved ones to the criminal activities ravaging our country. The truth is, we miss the point each time we introduce religion or ethnicity into criminal acts. Criminals are criminals, and they should be treated as such. Ethnic or religious profiling will not help us in anyway. When Boko Haram…
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Genocide of Christians: A smokescreen, by Lai Olurode
The threat by the President of America that unless the Federal Government of Nigeria stops the killings of Christians in Nigeria, it will initiate military action against the country is both alarming and misleading. Over the past couple of years, Nigeria has consistently been under indiscriminate terrorist attacks. These attacks target military installations, including barracks, public institutions providing social services,…
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NEWS ANALYSIS: FG’s state of emergency on Nigeria’s security training institutions, by Aderemi Ogunpitan
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s decision to declare a state of emergency in all security training institutions is both timely and visionary. For too long, Nigeria’s security failures have stemmed not only from weak logistics but from outdated, inadequate training. Reform must begin where discipline, mindset, and professionalism are shaped in the training schools. My strongest wish is that this initiative…
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Interrogating Nigeria’s efforts against terrorism, by Fredrick Nwabufo
“The precision strikes, coupled with enhanced battlefield awareness provided by the theatre’s Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) assets, gave troops additional leverage and impetus to respond with overwhelming and lethal force,” —Lieutenant Colonel Sani Uba, Spokesperson of the Joint Task Force North East Operation HADIN KAI (OPHK). This was after Nigerian troops killed over 50 Boko Haram terrorists in a…
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Donald Trump’s plan to destabilise Nigeria, by Reuben Abati
I have chosen the provocative title of this piece deliberately knowing that some of the more patriotic elements among us in Nigeria would scream that it is impossible, because Nigeria is a sovereign nation. Indeed, since the end of World War II, the United States has refrained from portraying itself as a colonizing, conquering, destabilising power, sticking with what became…
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Truth over threat: A call for credible witnesses in Nigeria’s christian crisis, by Bode Opeseitan
I just saw a news flash that the Office of the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, will address the press regarding President Donald Trump’s threat to deploy the U.S. military to Nigeria if the government fails to act against what he calls the “systemic persecution of Christians.” This follows Trump’s designation of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern under…
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Take it easy, new crusaders, by Odi Ikpeazu
If President Trump truly wants to assist Nigeria in the lingering fight against terrorism, it should be by way of conversation and not altercation. The assymetricism of the war on these rogue elements has proven difficult for Nigeria’s orthodox armed forces. Therefore it is not entirely out of place should direct help be required from a military organisation that has…
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Fayemi, fuel subsidy, and the danger of a single story, by Tosin Durodola
There is a familiar pattern in Nigerian politics. A short clip travels fast, gains outrage, and becomes the version of events that sticks. Nuance rarely survives that journey. The latest target of this treatment is Dr Kayode Fayemi, former Governor of Ekiti State, following the renewed circulation of a brief video in which he appears to dismiss the Occupy Nigeria…
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America and its hypocrisy, by Muyiwa Akintunde
Yes, there are killings in Nigeria, regrettably so. Every human being deserves to be protected from harm. But tell me if there are no killings in Trumpland. Meta Technology company, headquartered in Menlo Park, California in Trump’s United States of America, owns Meta AI, which reports that “killings in the United States are a pressing concern, with various factors contributing…
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