Perspectives
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Ekiti: Before we crucify Oyebanji, by Ismail Omipidan
I have only met him once, and I am not sure he knows me. Therefore, this intervention is being made as part of my efforts to contribute to political discourse by promoting accurate information and countering the spread of unverified claims, half-truths, and propaganda. Lately, I’ve come across a series of narratives suggesting that there are plots to edge Dr.…
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Aproko Doctor and the genetically modified gospel of convenience, by Akin Olaniyan
There is no way we can know everything but at least, when it comes to social media, we know that the most harmful lies are disguised in slick but poisonous bottles of certainty – pushed by smiling charlatans pretending to be specialists. You see them mostly in dumbed-down videos with every inconvenient nuance edited out, just for one purpose –…
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Urgent need for overhead bridge at Eleko Junction, Ibeju Lekki, Epe Road in Lagos, by Kola Amzat
Suddenly, providence has visited the hitherto sleepy community of Eleko junction, along Lekki-Epe express way with good tidings. The community has become a beehive of business and commercial activities. Before now, the quiet community was obscure just like any other, along the Ibeju-Lekki axis, with almost zero business activity. It’s instructive to submit that most indigenes, as well as the…
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Mayor Akinpelu’s diary: Rauf Aregbesola’s perfidy
I was a member of the inauguration committee of then-Governor Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Lagos State in 1999. Senator Babafemi Ojudu was the Chairman. Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, former Commissioner for Works in Lagos State, two-time governor of Osun State, former Minister of Interior and now General Secretary of the newly formed coalition party, African Democratic Congress (ADC), was also a…
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Tade Makinwa: Every dream is valid, by Simbo Olorunfemi
Keep doing your thing. The world is watching. At the right time, soon too, the stars will align in your favour, and reward will come your way. That is my prayer. There are so many stories on this platform that validate that. Fortunately for me, some of them are in my inner circle. Olajide Abiola and James Omeiza are two…
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Funke Akindele: The billion‑naira blueprint Nollywood can’t afford to ignore, by Chioma Ahaghotu
While many Nollywood filmmakers are struggling to get Nigerians into cinemas, Funke Akindele is running a billion‑naira masterclass, and the entire industry should be paying attention. Her numbers tell the story: Omo Ghetto: The Saga – ₦636M Battle on Buka Street – ₦668M A Tribe Called Judah – Nollywood’s first ₦1B film Everybody Loves Jenifa – ₦1.8B in under 20…
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A tribute and testimony to love and friendship, by Aisha Muhammed-Oyebode
How a Grenadian nurse and a Biafran Brigadier helped raise Murtala Muhammed’s children across continents—after a war This Thursday, we begin the formal funeral rites for Mrs. Joan Eze, a nurse practitioner from Grenada who became family to us in every sense that mattered. She was married to Mazi Anthony Eze of Arochukwu—our dear Uncle Tony—who passed away nearly ten…
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Commendation from Kaduna, by Bolaji Adebiyi
Bolaji Adebiyi notes that the Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation’s government-citizen engagement demonstrates the power of information. It was democracy in action in Kaduna, the crocodile city, on Tuesday. It represented an interaction between the governors and the governed over the crucial issue of the North’s progress under Bola Tinubu’s leadership, who has been in power for the past two…
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Guilty! I judged this book by its cover, by Simbo Olorunfemi
We are told not to judge a book by its Cover. But, I tell you, in the publishing business, we know that there is a lot of judging by the cover. For that reason, a lot of attention is usually invested into crafting the title and making the cover attractive, not only aesthetically, but in terms of its communicative value,…
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Beyond the applause: Tinubu and the Super Falcons’ reward, by Ola Belgore
In a country navigating the turbulence of bold reforms and long-overdue structural change, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s recent gesture to reward the Super Falcons with $100,000 (Naira equivalent) each, three-bedroom houses, and national honours has sparked a mix of celebration and criticism. But let’s step back and ask: Was it wasteful, or was it wise? The answer lies not just…
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