Perspectives
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My rational phobia for Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, by Bamidele Johnson
I avoid the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway from 5pm. Plain and stubborn rule. Once it is five, I do not leave Ibadan for Lagos and I do not leave Lagos for Ibadan. Once it was simple cowardice. I had heard too many robbery stories. One, in particular, has stuck with me. It was that of a man returning from a wedding in…
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A country without lawyers is blessed, by Vincent Akanmode
Any patriotic Nigerian would be bothered by the pensive mien of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, as he addressed a gathering of legal eggheads, including the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, at the Supreme Court complex in Abuja on Monday. His low and shaky voice betrayed the weight of the…
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The Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and the creative economy, by Simbo Olorunfemi
Seeing the National Arts Theatre, renovated and renamed in honour of one most deserving of it, Prof Wole Soyinka again coming to life must surely evoke memories for people with affinity for the Arts, and those of us who took to it in one form or the other. For many years, that was our home. Perhaps for its choice location,…
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Demolitions in Lagos: documents, not drama, by Kayode Adebiyi
The recent demolition of illegal structures at the International Trade Fair Complex in Lagos has, once again, thrown up the familiar Nigerian drama: outrage, ethnic accusations, and political grandstanding. But before we get carried away, let us ask a simple question: Has any of the affected traders produced a Certificate of Occupancy, a duly issued lease, or an approved building…
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Lagos and the Igbo: the threats of pogroms at the polls, by Ugo Egbujo
In 2023, after Obi defeated Tinubu in Lagos, MC Oluomo addressed the state. He warned the Igbo to sit at home on election day if they wouldn’t vote the APC. He wasn’t subtle. In that live broadcast, he framed non-APC votes as a punishable betrayal. The police invited him for questioning, but the “chat” was more photo-op than accountability. He…
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The critical message in Oluremi Tinubu’s National Library project, by Tunji Olaopa
As a very critical part of her 65th birthday celebration, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, the First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, restructured the usual pomp that attend the birthday celebration of the political class as we know it. Rather than submitting herself to the numerous treats, felicitations and pageantries that would be sure to have been deployed to mark…
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Saraki’s bloody legacy in Offa robbery and do or die politics – Green in memories of all in Kwara, by Bashir Adigun
The attention of Kwara State Government has once again been drawn to yet another uncouth, unintelligent, and desperate statement by the tattered opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), through its spokesman, Olusegun Adewara. In his usual role as the defender and image-launderer of his embattled master, Bukola Saraki, Adewara shamelessly attempted to trivialize the blood-soaked tragedy of the 2018…
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EXPLAINER: The misconceptions around Tinubu’s income tax reforms, by Michael Chibuzo
As the countdown to the January, 2026 effective take off of two landmark Tax Reform laws gathers steam, wrong narratives and misconceptions about aspects of the new tax laws have also been on the increase. While some of the misconceptions are borne out of innocent ignorance, others are mostly from a place of political mischievousness. In this Explainer I will…
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Owerri : In the heartland of the South East, President Tinubu strengthens bonds, reassures a nation, by Sunday Dare
It was about development. It was about good governance. It was about progressive politics. But more deeply, it was about recognition, respect, and renewal — a heartfelt connection between President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and a region with a proud history and boundless potential. In Owerri, the capital of Imo State — right in the cultural and political heart of the…
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Sex, clout and sobriety: Lagos’ choice of Mandy Kiss, by Bamidele Johnson
Never heard of Mandy Kiss until she declared her interest in winning an X-rated Nobel by bedding 100 presumably able-bodied men, something she hoped Guinness World Records would be giddy over. I do not want to imagine the mechanics of what she desired, especially the wear and tear on the parts of the anatomy that would be pressed into action…
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