Perspectives
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NEWS ANALYSIS: Canal+ footprint in Africa with $3 billion acquisition of Multichoice, by Aderemi Ogunpitan
Now that Canal+ has officially acquired MultiChoice, securing control over Africa’s largest Pay-TV operator, including DStv, GOtv, SuperSport, and Showmax, interesting times are ahead. The Competition Tribunal of South Africa has approved the deal allowing Canal+ to buy out the remaining 55% of MultiChoice for around $3 billion. To comply with South African laws that limit foreign control of broadcast…
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Arewa, we complain too much! By Kadaria Ahmed
We need to quit the whinning, roll up our sleeves and get to work.! Oh they are planning this , or they are planning that. When you were in charge, what did you do ? Are you only just realizing that we have been left behind? Listen, if we are lucky, we get regionalization. Thats if we are lucky o.…
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TikTok, PhDs, and the shifting measurement of success and social value, by Akin Olaniyan
TikTok has never been my thing. I avoid that platform not because some of the viral videos have no cultural value but because the fleeting nature of most of them, somehow reminds me of the generally annoying dumbed-down standard of social media content. Notwithstanding, there are times when I am forced to pay attention, as it happened recently with the…
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No one was born with power: Lessons from Bill Clinton-George Bush transition, by Bolaji Okusaga
On Election Day in November 1992, President George H.W. Bush faced off against Democratic challenger Bill Clinton and Independent candidate Ross Perot in a historic race. By late evening, the results made it clear that Clinton would win. Perot garnered nearly 20 million votes, securing 19% of the total, but it wasn’t enough to change the outcome. As the night…
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Revisiting performance of local governments in Nigeria, by Wale Adedayo
My ordeal since 2023, when one was illegally removed from office, has not been easy. The DSS detained me for three days due to a petition authored by the Secretary to Ogun State Government, Mr. Tokunbo Talabi, claiming I was trying to incite residents against the Government. Upon my release from the DSS gulag, the Police picked me up again…
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Hogan Vs Warrior: The last tear I cried, by Kunle Awosiyan
Some men appear larger than their profession. At a time in Hulk Hogan’s career, wrestling was no longer just wrestling, it was Hulkamania. While unofficial, this phenomenon reshaped what professional wrestling meant to millions, including myself. For many adults who fell in love with the sport, the era of black-and-white broadcasts featured icons like Mighty Igor and Argentina Apollo. These…
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2027 general elections: Silencing coalition members, other opposition groups rest not only with Tinubu, APC governors inclusive, by Kola Amzat
In the last 2 years, Federal Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) allocation to state governments alone surged by 62per cent, more than what it’s used to be. The FAAC allocation has been on the increase for several interconnected reasons, with the biggest driver being the unification of Naira. Besides, there has been marked improvement in oil production levels compared to very…
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Natasha Akpoti: Her soundbites, and her play to gallery, by Tope Popoola
Senator Natasha Akpoti is a very brilliant lady. Anyone who tells me she doesn’t know what she is doing is simply one of the people she allegedly described as “gullible and hungry”. She is a lawyer and is not ignorant of the law. However, she is also a politician, and a rugged one at that who has survived many battles.…
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Empowering women through access to credit, by Olanike Kolawole
CREDICORP was established with a clear mission: to democratize consumer credit in Nigeria. Backed by a mandate from the federal government, the organization is building a national credit infrastructure that enables responsible, scalable, and affordable credit access through licensed financial institutions and trusted vendors. A key part of this initiative focuses on supporting women by offering asset-financing options—such as vehicles—without…
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Lies and hubris: A caustic critique of Farooq Kperogi and Moses Ochonu, by Bukola Adeyemi
What do you get when a journalism professor abandons truth for clickbait, and a history professor trades collegiality for condescension? You get the toxic tag-team of Farooq Kperogi and Moses Ochonu—two self-styled public intellectuals whose antics have poisoned public discourse. In this polemical piece, we take off the gloves to decry the nefarious claims and behavior of the likes of…
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