Perspectives
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Between Lere Olayinka and Rufai Oseni, by Bolanle Bolawole
“What is the difference between journalists on one hand and broadcasters, presenters, radio and television personalities, news anchors and talk-show hosts on the other?” You must be familiar with the controversy – indeed, name-calling and abusive tirade – between ARISE TV presenter, Rufai Oseni, and the Senior Special Adviser on Public Communications and Social Media to the FCT Minister, Nyesom…
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The bond between President Tinubu and VP Shettima, by Tunde Rahman
Long before President Bola Tinubu decided on Vice President Kashim Shettima, who turned 59 last week, as his running mate in the last presidential election, both of them had first collaborated across boundaries and different political parties several years ago to the present, when they are working together at the helm of Nigerian affairs. President Tinubu and Vice President Shettima…
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Seun Kuti’s Ekiti dreams, by Ojudu Babafemi
October 15, 1988.I was with Seun Kuti, a toddler then, as his father—Fela Anikulapo-Kuti—turned 50. The air in Lagos pulsed with sound and spirit. At the Shrine, music was more than music; it was resistance, prophecy, and catharsis. Fela’s saxophone didn’t just sing, it demanded, it provoked, it liberated. That day , through the night, was unforgettable: the rhythm of…
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The Abike Dabiri I know, by Fredrick Nwabufo
I have long admired Honourable Abike Dabiri-Erewa for her brilliance and ardour for duty. I believe it will not be an overreach to say she bears the totem of excellence. She comes to any assignment, whether in a private or public office, with gravitas, passion, and humility. I have seen this facility for distinction from a distance, in the 90s…
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How civil servants’ political partisanship undermines professionalism, by Tunji Olaopa
In any seminal interrogation of the professional status of civil servant, we are bound to always return to the original dichotomy—the politics-administration distinction—that inaugurated the emergence of public administration in history. This is because the more one thinks about it, especially in the context of postcolonial politics of the state in Africa, the more one is forced to acknowledge the…
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Why Sujimoto’s video response to EFCC doesn’t add up, by Gimba Kakanda
I just watched this disturbing video by Olasijibomi Ogundele, the CEO of Sujimoto Group, reacting to his declaration as wanted by the EFCC, and the first thing that came to mind is that either his claim to have studied law is false or he is not telling the whole story. That short clip leaves far too much unsaid. No one…
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Gripping show on a wet night – a snap review of Blue Moon, by Babajide Fadoju
I braved a torrential downpour to make it to the TIFF 2025 screening of Blue Moon on the opening day of the festival, my attire clinging to me, soaked and heavy, as I shivered my way into TIFF Lightbox House, Screen One on the 4th September, 2025. The rain was relentless, pounding the streets of Toronto’s Entertainment District, but nothing…
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Tunji Bello’s agenda to transform FCCPC into world’s leading consumer protection agency, by Olabode Opeseitan
The visionary approach driving the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) under the inspiring leadership of Mr. Tunji Bello can be aptly named the “Integrated Consumer Safeguard Strategy” (ICSS). This pioneering strategy embodies a holistic, cross-sectoral commitment to ensuring that consumer welfare and fair market competition are vigorously protected in Nigeria, as vividly demonstrated in the recent strategic meeting…
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Why I declared women’s rights as human rights at 1995 Beijing Conference, by Hillary Clinton
When the UN Fourth World Conference on Women met in Beijing in 1995, I wanted to go. If my husband hadn’t been president, I would have wanted to go as myself—a lawyer, an advocate. But I knew that if I went as the first lady of the United States it would carry a message that would resound around the world:…
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The giant strides of Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu as DG NOA – By Emma Ibediro
As a young man growing up, it was always a delight to listen to the jingles of Professor Jerry Gana “if you are a President, President well, if you are Senator, Senator well, if you are a Carpenter, carpenter well” etc. It was a clarion call for commitment to nation building. It was from the Federal Ministry of Information. We…
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