Perspectives
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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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Fubara: Is half-bread better than none? By Bolanle Bolawole
“Last Thursday was a day of missed feelings for me – day of joy and day of mourning!” “The conditionalities imposed on Fubara to bring him back as governor were more crippling than IMF and World Bank conditionalities…” “You still have the belly to think about these oppressors! Have you not heard it said that Gambari kill Fulani – or…
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Japa divorce: The good, the bad, and the ugly, by Chioma Ahaghotu
“They thought “Japa” would only change their address , but it changed their marriage too”. For many Nigerian couples, the flight abroad is not just a ticket to opportunity, it’s the beginning of a silent test most never prepared for. Some marriages thrive, others struggle, and too many don’t survive at all. The Good For some couples, migration becomes the…
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Malagi: Between public trust and media power, by Saidu Ahmed
“We must keep on fighting to show people every version of what’s happening, the broad spectrum of facts, so that they can make up their minds.” -Deborah Turness, CEO, BBC News It will be an exigent requisition for a popular strategy that will guide public communication if truly we all believe earning public trust in an evolving democracy comes with…
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Nigeria’s moment to shine: Strategic PR opportunities for Africa’s giant, by Ehi Braimah
In a previous article I wrote in 2020 titled ‘A global brand positioning strategy for Nigeria,’ I argued that Nigeria was not just the largest country in Africa with a population of over 200 million people, it also has a larger percentage of arable land (33 percent) than any other country in Africa. With this advantage, I added that Nigeria…
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The last duty, the last lesson, by Folorunso Adisa
Isidore Okpewho, to me, remains the most fascinating of all the Nigerian novelists who have written about the Biafran war. His remarkable novel, The Last Duty, is one of the most accomplished African novels of conflict and memory. Okpewho was not simply telling a war story. He was distilling anguish into art. His mastery of the Queen’s language, joined with…
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