Perspectives
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Lagos’s green frontier: Balancing ambition and action in coastal resilience, by Babajide Fadoju
Lagos, Nigeria’s vibrant economic hub, pulses with the energy of over 22 million people, all living on the edge of a precarious coastal shelf. Here, the realities of climate change, rising seas, torrential rains, and sprawling waste aren’t distant threats but daily challenges. Yet, in the face of these pressures, Lagos is stepping up with bold moves to protect its…
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Rashidi Ladoja: From the gut punch of betrayal to the quiet strength of a king – By Temitope Abegunde
Picture this: it is a hot, tense morning in Ibadan back in January 2006. Rashidi Ladoja, the man who’d poured his heart into fixing roads, schools, and the daily grind for everyday folks in Oyo State, wakes up to find his world crumbling. Armed thugs from the transport union, rough, street-hardened guys loyal to a powerful godfather storm the state…
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Tinubu-for-life. For where? By Reuben Abati
By some curious coincidence, the subject of tenure elongation and extension of Presidential term limits caught the headlines in the last few days in Nigeria. In Accra, Ghana, at an event organised by the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation, President Olusegun Obasanjo, Chair of the occasion, was reported as having said that he did not, ahead of the 2007 general elections, seek…
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Olubadan Ladoja: a principled man for a principled stool, by Olabode Opeseitan
As Oba Rasheed Adewolu Ladoja, the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland, ascends the throne, he brings with him three timeless virtues—integrity, character, and simplicity. These are not mere words but the very essence defining his life and leadership. His emergence symbolizes a moral reset—a return to the values that once grounded our society but which have been eroded by moral decadence.…
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The times have changed in Nigeria’s downstream sector, by Femi Otedola
Congratulations to my dear brother, Aliko Dangote, on the success achieved so far since the Dangote Refinery commenced operations. It is a historic leap for Nigeria’s energy independence and economic future. But more importantly, credit must go to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for doing what no other leader before him had the political will to execute, the full deregulation of…
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Stop mocking Pat Utomi — anyone can goof, by Olabode Opeseitan
In February 2024, during a political event, Professor Pat Utomi declared: “Nigeria is dying.” He went further to predict that the Naira could collapse to as low as ₦10,000 to the dollar, tying this grim prophecy to insecurity, lack of production, and distrust in leadership. His alarm reflected, in part, genuine concern but, as time has shown, by sounding apocalyptic,…
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Ijebu State and the rhetoric of survival, by Folorunso Adisa
The statement made by Senator Gbenga Daniel is a textbook example of political rhetoric that blends personal ambition with collective aspiration. By asserting that the agitation for Ijebu State will suffer a setback if he is not returned to the Senate, OGD is not merely campaigning, he is engaging in what political communication scholars often call the rhetoric of indispensability.…
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Third term: Baba Obasanjo, do not distort history, by Ismail Omipidan
Some Nigerians have a poor sense of history and an even shorter memory. This is why some of those who shamelessly took the centre stage during the move to secure a third term for former President Olusegun Obasanjo will keep quiet today in the face of denial by the former President that he never wanted a third term. Haba! As…
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The shameless hypocrisy of Peter Obi, by Kayode Adebiyi
Peter Obi never misses an opportunity to turn even the most innocent of occasions into a stage for his sanctimonious grandstanding. Imagine hijacking a birthday goodwill message and twisting it into a pulpit for cheap political gaslighting. Even the melodramatic title — “We Are Finished!” reads more like the cry of a desperate attention-seeker than the sober reflection of a…
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Nigeria’s economic engine is revving while critics are still using old lenses, by Olabode Opeseitan
An old Nigerian wisecrack says: “Even the man who failed economics can explain inflation at the bus stop.” In today’s Nigeria, everyone—especially those who have no clue about economic fundamentals—has an economic theory. The loudest voices claim the economy is “not working,” usually arguing from a market stall, using catfish prices as evidence. But is the market really telling the…
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