Perspectives
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Federal Civil Service Commission’s next level reform agenda, by Tunji Olaopa
When the new administration was inaugurated in 2023, HE President Bola Ahmed Tinubu laid out the basic underlying visions of the Renewed Hope Agenda. A significant iteration of that Agenda is the vision of Nigeria becoming a $1trn economy by 2030. This is a very noble vision that is consistent with the urgency of making Nigeria a great economy. It…
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Ishaq Kunle Sanni and his warped view about Aregbesola/Oyetola feud, by Ismail Omipidan
I have just finished reading Alhaji Ishaq Kunle Sanni’s beautiful piece titled “Wanted: A Jubril Aminu in Tinubu’s Government.” From the title, one would think that the piece is merely an advocacy or a call for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration to treat South-West Muslims with some modicum of respect and dignity by placing them in some strategic positions that…
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Coalition of political rejects: dead on arrival, by Kola Amzat
In 1976, the Military Government of late Murtala Ramat Mohammed resolved to relocate the Federal Capital from Lagos. Consequently, he set up a committee under the leadership of Justice Akinola Aguda, which eventually recommended the creation of a Federal Territory (FCT) in the centre of the country and a proclamation to this effect was made, as pendulum of fate swung…
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Day American arts collector asked if Obafemi Awolowo University is a bush college, by Moyo Okediji
The wealthy gentleman asked me, “You obtained your first degree in Nigeria?” “Yes,” I answered. “Y’all have universities in Nigeria?” “Yes,” I responded. He chuckled. “Like a tree college or something?” “Never heard of a tree college before. What does that mean?” I asked him, though I understood exactly what he was trying to imply. “A tree college, or a…
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Natasha’s suspension: did court order recall? By Olabisi Ayodele
Ever since Justice Binta Nyako of the FCT High Court delivered her ruling, there have been different reports from conventional media and intrepretations on Social Media. Headlines have emerged on the ruling to reflect the sentiment of news rooms on the Senate/Natasha or Akpabio/Natasha matter. The Guardian newspaper screamed with its “Court orders Senate to recall Senator Natasha from suspension”…
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A tribute to Aunty Ruth, (Miss Ruth Howard) by Gbenro Adegbola
A British missionary teacher who gave over 30 years of her life, her entire career, 1963-’99 to Nigeria. She died recently at 91 & buried in Moffat Scotland on July 2. She arrived in Ibadan in 1962, a year ahead of my family. Our paths crossed when my mother joined St Anne’s School in ’63, where she was also teaching.…
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Dr. Mike Adenuga: When the ‘Spirit’ decided to come out to party, by Abiodun Caston-Dada
This is surely one week many netizens won’t forget in a hurry. It is a week when one of Africa’s richest men, actually, the second richest man in Africa, Dr. Mike Adenuga decided to step out and bless the world with his appearance in the public, not even just the public but a party! Since what was supposed to be…
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When power mongers regroup: inside the ADC circus, by Temitope Ajayi
What was widely touted as a potential seismic shift in Nigeria’s political terrain turned out to be a mere political puff off smoke.For weeks, a band of aggrieved and wandering politicians had been climbing every available rooftop, megaphone in hand, vowing to dethrone President Bola Tinubu come 2027. Not because the man is doing a terrible job on the saddle.…
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Adeleke and the APC gamble: a looming storm in Osun politics, by AbdurRahman Adegunju
Should Governor Adeleke, against all odds, cross over to the APC, the political landscape of Osun State will be hit by a tremor of seismic proportions. Here’s what is bound to happen: The Osun PDP will collapse like a house of cards. Devoid of its sole financier and political strongman, the party will be reduced to a shadow of its…
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When obsession becomes a curse: the Datti-Baba Ahmed example, by Stanley Nkwocha
On a day Vice President Kashim Shettima, GCON, began by attending the 2025 World Cassava Day ceremony in Abuja, where he declared the potential of cassava as a key driver of Nigeria’s industrial development and import substitution following the diversification drive of President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, before returning to the office to inaugurate the board of the National Credit…
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