Perspectives
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Why you should delay that visit to sick people in hospital, by Raji Bello
I often wax nostalgic in my writings, which I believe is a function of my age and how dramatically some things have changed in Nigeria over the years. When I was a medical student and a young doctor in the 1990s, visits by relatives and friends to hospital in-patients were still regulated in most Nigerian hospitals. There was a specific…
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Olusegun Ogunbo at 75! – by Olusegun Odegbami
I am doing this because he is a very special person. Except you know me very closely since my footballing days in Ibadan, you may not immediately recognize the name Olusegun Ogunbo! The easiest way to remember him is that he is the elder brother to Yetunde, the wife of my team mate in Housing Corporation FC, Ibadan, Shooting Stars…
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Ooni, Alaafin feud is needless controversy, by Bola Bolawole
“Chieftaincy titles, the crux of the current face-off between the Ooni and Alaafin, have these days become so debased they are bestowed on all sorts; it profiteth Yorubaland nothing” These days, it is like our leaders prefer to leave substance and chase shadows! These are deliberate distractions from the real issues that should bother us. The surprise to many is…
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Nigeria: Why Brazil? yes, Brazil — by Sunday Dare
Three visits in less than a year. That is not mere coincidence, it is deliberate strategy. And as usual, disingenuous reportage from a section of the press is insinuating some obsession of President Tinubu with Brazil. Well, Yes. But It is an obsession in pursuit of economic partnerships and opportunities for Nigeria. And that’s what visionary leaders do. The deeper…
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Taribo West: The myth of neglect, by Gimba Kakanda
I struggle to believe that Taribo West is unaware that he and his peers belong to a tiny, privileged circle of Nigerians who enjoyed rewards far beyond the reach of the average citizen. Football, for those who rise to the top, is one of the most lucrative careers on earth. It’s a profession whose returns ordinary Nigerians can only dream…
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Ex-athletes are owed honour, not lifelong care, by Bamidele Johnson
Mr. Taribo West (not going to call him a pastor) is the latest ex-athlete to wail about the “abandonment” of ex-internationals by government and sports authorities. His words came at the burial of his former teammate, Peter Rufai. Every few months, the country is treated to the familiar cry that the nation uses its stars and dumps them when the…
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Taribo’s tired tears, by Chris Adetayo
Ex-International, Taribo West, managed to use the burial of legendary goalkeeper, Peter Rufai, to get in the news. Attending the wake-keeping service of his late colleague, he bitterly complained about the treatment of former sports stars by the country, wondering why former colleagues rather than the Govt, are being asked to contribute funds for his burial. It is not a…
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A Key for Aisha: How a Kuwaiti-Nigerian pact will turn over 77,000 poor Nigerians into homeowners, by Olabode Opeseitan
The rustle of zinc sheets in the wind was Aisha’s lullaby. The shared, single room in Makoko, Lagos, was a kingdom of cramped dreams, where privacy was a fantasy and the rain an unwelcome guest. For Aisha and millions like her, the title of “homeowner” felt like a crown reserved for another world. But a historic pact is set to…
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Amosun/Gbenga Daniel face-off In 2005: What really happened that day, by Alli Abiodun
OGD was the culprit in that matter that time and never Ibikunle Amosun. I was directly involved. I was One of two heads of DSS security teams that were securing Otunba Gbenga Daniel.I headed one team and it was my team shift for that day. There was already crisis between Amosun and Daniel over the refusal of Daniel to fulfil…
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The billionaire’s contradiction: Femi Otedola’s guide to the life he didn’t lead, by Feyi Fawehinmi
How does one truly ‘make it big’ in Nigeria? Here, ‘big’ is not merely comfortable or affluent; it is the rarefied air of the dollar billionaire, a status which Femi Otedola, by all accounts, has not only achieved but has come to epitomise. The answer is far from obvious, for if it were simple, the path would be well-trodden by…
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