Perspectives
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A reading of Trump’s statement on Nigeria, by Gimba Kakanda
Perhaps comprehension has become a casualty in this debate, but I find it difficult to understand how anyone can claim that U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent statement on faith-based violence in Nigeria aligns with the sectarian agenda advanced by certain groups. Two points stand out clearly in his comments. First, he deliberately avoided describing the situation in Nigeria as “genocide,”…
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Tinubu should respond aptly to World Bank’s poverty report, by Yemi Adebowale
The latest World Bank “country assessment” of Nigeria, whose report was released early last October, is though-provoking. I have read it thrice. Honestly, it was a damning report on President Bola Tinubu’s much-celebrated economic reforms. It was a classy World Bank speaking truth to power. The report clearly painted a picture of a government whose economic reforms are having very…
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China 15th 5-year-plan and future of China-Africa cooperation, by Tunde Rahman
PROTOCOLS Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen. I am immensely honoured to be here to attend this important Nigeria Session on China’s newest development plan and the future of China-Africa cooperation, under the theme – “Jointly Drawing the Blueprint, Sharing the Development.” I thank the China Media Group and the Consulate-General of the People’s Republic of China in Lagos for extending…
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The Tinubu and Wike bromannce, by Ugo Egbujo
Before Wike started remaking Rivers State in his own image, he used to rail against Lagos’s godfatherism. He thought it was feudalism. But those days are over. Now that he considers the Rivers government his political furniture, the private ownership of Lagos politics must be the manual to control his own stooges. Some say his hypocrisy is likable because it’s…
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Theories vs distance: Why coups are difficult in Nigeria, by Oluwadare Ayeni
This perspective comes from a scholar of political science and public administration, not from a professional military officer. It is an analysis of why coups in Nigeria have become increasingly difficult, and it invites validation or critique from serving or retired military officers. Africa’s post-independence history is marked by frequent military interventions. From Cairo to Conakry, from Lagos to Lilongwe,…
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Notes from the citizen engagement in Akure, by Fredrick Nwabufo
Early this week, I joined members of the Presidential Communication Team to Akure, Ondo State, on an important assignment – the Citizen-Government Engagement in the South-west. The event, which was held at the International Conference Centre, Akure, was a confluence of ideas, treatises, thoughts, and prescriptions on the development effort of the South-west zone and, in a broader context, of…
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Re-awakening the giant to the reality of the transition from adversity to prosperity, by Ayo Ladigbolu
I express sincere appreciation to the organisers for giving me the honour and privilege of presenting the SPECIAL ADDRESS at this significant Southwest Stakeholders Summit. I congratulate the Convener and Father Superior of AFENIFERE, Pa Reuben Fasoranti (CFR). Papa is not only my Leader, he is also my Teacher. He was principal of Olivet Baptist High School, Oyo from 1973–1975.…
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Dr Kolade Mosuro: A tribute to Dr Christopher Kolade
Every so often, I am mistaken for Christopher Kolade. I am Kolade Mosuro. Well, we both attended Government College, Ibadan (GCI), but then Christopher was in a bit of a hurry; he got there before I was born. He got in in 1946. I told him there was a transpositional error in the year I got in, which was 1964.…
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On the rocks, hills, and mountains of Nigeria, by ‘Dayo Adedayo
Growing up in Ijebu-Ife, in the heart of Ijebu East Local Government Area of Ogun State, my world was one of flat farmlands, low plains, and thick vegetation. I never encountered a single hill or mountain, not in childhood curiosity nor in adolescent wanderings. Even when I moved to Lagos, where the land meets the Atlantic, I remained surrounded by…
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OBUDU: The hollywood-ready paradise we nearly buried, by Olabode Opeseitan
A writer is a prophet. Sometimes, their words are poetic. Other times, they are pragmatic. But often, they are a lone voice in the wilderness, calling a nation back from the brink. Throughout the tenure of Professor Ben Ayade as Governor of Cross River State, I wrote—not only viscerally but also logically and pragmatically—about how his policies strangled the vision…
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