Perspectives
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What if that ValueJet pilot had killed KWAM 1? By Azuh Arinze
First, let us thank God that she didn’t. Second, “Bobo no go die unless toba d’arugbo.” Now, the story once again. On Tuesday, August 5, 2025, Fuji legend, Wasiu Ayinde (KWAM 1) wanted to board a ValueJet flight at Abuja’s Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport. He had a gold flask whose contents were disputed – he claimed it held water, while…
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Politicisation of Achebe and Soyinka’s legacies, by Folorunso Adisa
History will vindicate the just, but only if the living remember to write it with both truth and clarity. A troubling pattern mars our national discourse: the urge to elevate one icon by diminishing another. That Chinua Achebe and Wole Soyinka, two of Africa’s greatest literary minds, are often pitted against each other is not a harmless coincidence. It is…
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Why the north must trust Tinubu and return him for second term in office, by Kola Amzat
The heat is already on. The momentum is building. Key political players are taking positions. There is rat race among the politicians across the country, each making valiant attempt to outdo and out maneuver other. The fact remains: if anyone is still in doubt of the closeness of year 2027, he/she better wake up from his/her slumber and embrace the…
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MKO Abiola: My reply to then CJ of Federal High court, Justice Babatunde Belgore, by Richard Akinnola
Dr Doyin Abiola’s passing three days ago got me to revisit this issue. She gave me a free hand to operate my law Columns in National Concord and Sunday Concord, with the support of Dele Alake and Tunji Bello, both Editors of Daily and Sunday. This is a recap of an incident regarding Abiola’s trial as captured in my law…
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Tinubu’s drive for grassroots development, by Bolaji Adebiyi
The president’s Renewed Hope Ward Development Programme emphasises his aim to democratise the benefits of economic reforms, writes Bolaji Adebiyi Although 18 months separate the country from the 2027 general election, it is in a state of frenzy as opposition politicians have almost begun their campaigns, dismissing President Bola Tinubu’s two years in office as disastrous. They highlight the negative…
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A raving pilot and a lawless king, by Chris Adetayo
The facts we now know are relatively simple and straightforward. A scheduled flight. Abuja to Lagos. Reputable airline. Boarding commenced. Amongst the passengers making their way into the aircraft was a man. Well known man. He had a flask in his hands. The flask contained some liquid. As it is more than the allowable 100ml, he was requested to hand…
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Kemi Badenoch and the ‘Over-Sabi’ paradox, by Olabode Opeseitan
I had tried to refrain from commenting further on Kemi Badenoch’s relentless takedown of Nigeria—until I saw a poignant post by my UK-based brother, Ayopo Apesin , who drew a striking contrast between Badenoch’s disavowal of Nigeria and the British government’s invitation to Burna Boy, one of Nigeria’s most iconic Afrofusion stars, to perform for their Europe-conquering Lionesses. What an…
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Ode to the heroine of the press, by Dele Alake
It is said that some are born great and others have greatness thrust upon them. Dr.Doyin Abiola, who joined the Saints yesterday, showed up on both counts. She was the scion of the illustrious Aboaba family, reputed for its elitist pedigree and nobility built on professionalism and class. That heritage ensured that she climbed to the pinnacle of scholarship. Starting…
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Buhari Incarnate: Imperative to halt One-Party State, by Osita Okechukwu
These days it is rare for one to tune any of the news channels or scroll the social media and escape the ugly cacophony of voices emanating more from eminent patriots, who are bemoaning our dangerous slide into One-Party-State. One is compelled to share their apprehension, because all indications point towards that direction. For it is impossible to ignore such…
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Doyin Abiola, media trailblazer, soldier of democracy, by Bola Tinubu
I received with deep sadness the news early on Wednesday of the passing of Dr. Doyinsola Hamidat Abiola, a trailblazing journalist, editor, and former managing director of the defunct Concord Group of newspapers and wife of the late Bashorun MKO Abiola. Doyin Abiola, 82, was an Amazon and an icon in Nigerian journalism. She stayed in the journalism course since…
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