Perspectives
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The fear of freedom in Northern Nigeria, by Mahfuz Mundadu
I recently received a video clip on a part of Northern Nigeria, most likely Zamfara, showing what appeared to be an exploration site for precious stones. Foreign personnel supervised the mining, their security guaranteed not by private guards but by government forces, paid for, of course, with public funds. And yet, the very communities on whose land these riches are…
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America in 2025: A killing field disguised as a democracy, by Kayode Adebiyi
Last night was another night of bloodbath in America. This time it was a Mormon church in Grand Blanc, Michigan. A former U.S. Marine turned his military training on innocent worshippers, driving into the church, spraying bullets with an assault-style rifle, and setting fire to the building. Four lives gone, eight wounded, and a sacred space reduced to ashes. And…
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Oyetola: The underrated, yet impactful leader at 71, by Ismail Omipidan
He is underrated, and he prefers it that way. After all, a good leader should not be defined by noise or flamboyance. True leadership is often underrated because the most impactful contributions like active listening, empathy, humility, and resilience, are easily overlooked in favour of more visible traits like charisma or stirring rhetoric. But underrated leaders often excel at skills…
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After 30 years, sun is shining again over Ogoniland, by Kola Amzat
Within 28 months of his inauguration, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, (GCFR) has recorded quite a number of remarkable feats, good enough to enshrine and etch his name in Nigeria books of history. I hereby chronicle the unusual accomplishments of the president since he ascended power and authority. At the recently concluded 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)…
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Femi Orebe: The Citizen Journalist at 80, by Simbo Olorunfemi
The Citizen Journalist was 80 on Wednesday, September 24th. ‘The Citizen Journalist’ is a moniker adopted by Dr Femi Orebe, for reasons I will be asking him later. But it is one that apparently fits one of the most brilliant and knowledgeable men I have ever met, given his long years of dedication to journalism from the standpoint of a…
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Against errant policemen, I testify… But the good ones I salute! By Bolanle Bolawole
Two videos about the police trended on social media last week; one was positive while the other was negative, so to say. The first video was a public relations’ stunt by the Public Relations department of the Nigeria Police Force and the purveyor was self-styled “People’s Lawyer” and popular social media influencer, Kanayo O. Kanayo. It ran thus: No more…
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Indians multiply abroad, and Nigerians just migrate, by Chioma Ahaghotu
When you see Indians dominating corporate America or Asians building enclaves in every major U.S. city, it didn’t happen by accident. It’s the result of systems they put in place generations ago to multiply opportunities and insulate their people. Indians, for example, learned early that education was a migration strategy. Families would pool money to send one child abroad on…
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Ibadan– For President Tinubu, a homecoming and a resound of history, by Sunday Dare
On Friday, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu turned his gaze south-westward to the sprawling city of Ibadan. Over two years since his assumption of office, this is the President’s first berth in Ibadan, the political and spiritual capital of the Yoruba nation. Just as Kaduna spoke to his national reach barely a week ago, Ibadan speaks to his South West base.…
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Ìbàdàn – The great kingdom without a royal family! By Tunde Olaoye
In Ìbàdàn any indigene can become the King as long as you can become the Mogaji of your compound which can qualify you into either the ọtun Olubadan (Civil Line) or Balógun of Ìbàdàn (Military Line) and then become a prospective Olubadan of Ìbàdàn. Ìbàdàn leadership titles are not hereditary, and there used to be no official residence of the…
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Ladoja, the king who is truly ready, Dare Babarinsa
It is a great feeling that Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja on Friday September 26, 2025, is going to be formally crowned the 44th Olubadan of Ibadan. His Imperial Majesty has been part of the Ibadan story for many decades. By Ibadan standard, he just a young man of 81; still full of vigour and stamina. He would be the first former…
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