Perspectives
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False narratives and the Charlie Kirk assassination: How baseless claims harm America, by Bukola Oyeniyi
The shocking assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk has been seized upon by President Donald Trump, his Justice Department, and other Republican allies as a political talking point – often at the expense of truth. In the immediate aftermath of Kirk’s slaying at a Utah campus event, these figures pinned the blame on Democrats, immigrants, and left-twing radicals without a…
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Revitalising Nigerian sports: A call for a renewed intervention, by Olabode Opeseitan
In a viral video from the ongoing 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, world record holder Tobi Amusan decried the substandard kits issued to Nigerian athletes—a stark indictment of systemic neglect. This is not a crisis that can be resolved by the same administrators who presided over its decay. President Bola Tinubu has demonstrated goodwill and strategic intent in repositioning…
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That Edmund Obilo’s radio show, by Ismail Omipidan
Are you a radio fan? How much of political discourse do you listen to on radio? Have you heard of the programme, ‘State Affairs’ with Edmund Obilo before? Well, after my engagement at the weekend, I want to recommend that programme on Splash FM 105.5 to every lover of political discourse. The anchor, Edmund Obilo, a seasoned broadcast journalist is…
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The Dangote and Otedola’s love affairs, by Simbo Olorunfemi
The bromance between Aliko Dangote and Femi Otedola is as intriguing and fascinating as it is inspiring. Chiefly for the fact that it is not that common to have two Billionaires maintaining that level of friendship, and being so public about it, but more especially for the fact that they had a serious public spat and were able to patch…
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Why investment in infrastructure is central to eradication of multidimensional poverty: The Nigerian imperative, by Tope Fasua
Poverty, in its many guises, remains one of the most formidable barriers to sustainable development, human dignity, and social cohesion. The persistence of poverty in the twenty-first century, despite significant global advances in technology, medicine, and productivity, is a testament to its complex, multifaceted nature. Nowhere is this more evident than in sub-Saharan Africa, where Nigeria—Africa’s most populous country—wrestles with…
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Who really killed Charlie Kirk? By Femi Fani-Kayode
There can be no doubt that the murder of the young, popular, American, right-wing, pro-Trump commentator Charlie Kirk was a professional hit which was sanctioned from the highest quarters. The question is who was behind it? There are many suggestions about what the answer is to this burning question but to me, from what we have seen and heard so…
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Between the idyllic 70s and the challenging 2000s, by Simbo Olorunfemi
I often truly wonder when I hear some of our Parents and Elders coo about their lives in the idyllic 70s and roaring 80s. I often wonder, not for the fact that life could not have been as good as they paint it, Afterall some of us saw it with the eyes of ‘innocence’, but for the seeming inability to…
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Adéwòlú: There entereth the crown, by Oladeinde Olawoyin
Adéwòlú came into our consciousness, first, as a cameo, and since then Ibadan has witnessed dramatic episodes of the Rashidi Ladoja resurgence on about four occasions in the city’s chequered history in the last four decades. The first was as a senator in 1992, decades after Yunusa Ladoja planted the first seed of partisan politics in the Ladoja clan under…
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Richard Akinnola Igbo-Yoruba detente, by Emeka Oparah
It’s not often that I have nice things to say about Mr. Richard Akinnola who I affectionately call Richard Iscariot (Judas’ great grand nephew) and this is not out of dislike or disrespect (on the contrary, I love and admire him) but out of the abundance of a diabolical sense of humor. Today, I have decided to be serious, observe…
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Calling for Nepal-scale protest a violation of Nigerian laws
By Olabode Opeseitan The devastation witnessed during the recent Nepalese Gen-Z protests—marked by arson, killings, attacks on public institutions, and decades’ worth of irreplaceable loss—serves as a stark warning for Nigeria. The right to protest is a core constitutional guarantee under Section 40, but applies only to peaceful, lawful assemblies. Once a protest descends into violence or is hijacked by…
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