Perspectives
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How Ogun can match its development promise, by Jelili Amusan
Ogun State stands today at a critical juncture in its history. Strategically located as Nigeria’s industrial gateway to Lagos and the West African market, the state is endowed with enormous natural, human, and geographical advantages. Yet, despite decades of efforts, Ogun is still waiting to unlock its full economic potential. Development has been slow, uneven, and sometimes muted by challenges…
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Labour Party’s challenges: A call for Peter Obi to pause and ponder, by Dayo Ekong
As the State Chairman of the Labour Party in Lagos State, I have watched with growing concern the internal dynamics and external perceptions plaguing our great party. The Labour Party, once a beacon of hope for the masses, is now grappling with issues that threaten its unity and relevance in Nigeria’s political landscape. Chief among these is the meddlesome role…
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Slapping the state: Nigeria’s descent into anarchy, by Osita Chidoka
Nothing captures Nigeria’s progressive descent into lawlessness more starkly than the growing readiness of citizens to abuse and defy law enforcement officers. The recent incidents in the aviation sector, from physical altercations with crew to outright defiance of security protocols, are merely the visible crest of a deeper, more dangerous wave. The logic is simple. Law enforcement officers are the…
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The power and influence of photography as an art form, by Dayo Adedayo
Distinguished ladies and gentlemen, esteemed colleagues, friends of photography, and our highly revered Chairman of today’s occasion, His Excellency, Chief Aremo Olusegun Osoba. Today, we gather to celebrate not just an art form, but a universal language, the language of photography. It is most fitting that this celebration takes place here, at the DAP Experience Centre, even in its yet-uncompleted…
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The timeless authority of the Ooni of Ife cannot be challenged – by Pelumi Olajengbesi Esq.
As a legal practitioner who has studied questions of legitimacy, sovereignty, and the jurisprudence of cultural institutions, I find the recent ultimatum reportedly issued by the Alaafin of Oyo to the Ooni of Ife over the conferment of the title Okanlomo of Oodua on Chief Dotun Sanusi, a respected Yoruba son and accomplished businessman, to be, with respect, wholly gratuitous…
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Northern Nigeria: From statesmanship to self-interest, by Al-Amin Isa
Northern Nigeria, which was once the dominant political and economic bloc of the country from independence until the late 1990s, has in recent decades seen a decline in both political influence and economic vitality. The reasons are both internal and external. The first generation leaders of Northern Nigeria are usually understood as the political elite who emerged in the 1940s–1960s,…
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A decent INEC nudge for Tinubu on Boko Haram tales, by Yemi Adebowale
Boko Haram and ISWAP are still controlling Nigerian territories in Borno State. This is the truth that must be told if this country wants to get out of the mess. Unfortunately, President Bola Tinubu and his predecessor, late Muhammadu Buhari, are usually economical with the truth when it comes to facing this reality. Our security chiefs have also been a…
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Stability without relief but with hope, by Ola Belgore
When Stability Fails to Satisfy — Yet Still Holds Promise When Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organization and Nigeria’s former Finance Minister, praised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for “bringing stability” to Nigeria’s economy, it raised a troubling question: What is stability worth if it brings no relief? “You cannot really improve an economy unless it’s stable,” she…
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Ibadan North: How ‘powerless’ minister frittered away a golden chance, by Ismail Omipidan
“If they don’t invite us to the tying of the nuptial knot, and those who want to untie it decide to invite us, we won’t sit idle; we will honour them for finding us worthy of the invite.” The above roughly translated quote from the late strongman of Ibadan politics, Chief Lamidi Aribiyi Adedibu, aptly captures what played out last…
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Decolonizing Language by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o review – final words of a literary giant, by Simon Gikandi
An exhilarating collection distills the late writer’s thinking on power, exile and the importance of the mother tongue On 17 July 1979, the great Kenyan novelist Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o gave a speech in Nairobi in which he questioned the logic of an African literature in European languages. He had recently been released from prison, where he had been held after…
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