Perspectives
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Tackling the danger of a single story, by Kayode Fayemi
An article on Wednesday, 13 August 2025, entitled “Sorting Nigeria Out” by Mr Lekan Sote, a columnist with the Punch newspaper, triggered this article from me. Before him, Senator Babafemi Ojudu wrote a critique of what was purportedly attributed to me on the same issue last week, and even earlier, several social media posts had been written amplifying the same…
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Fatoyinbo deserves CAC’s Apostolic smackdown, by Bamidele Johnson
It has to be one of life’s greatest mysteries that COZA’s Biodun Fatoyinbo is thought to be a Christian, let alone a shepherd of souls. It cannot be unreasonable as to say the souls he shepherds are those of livestock. Otherwise, his congregation would not watch him say that if God Himself told him seed sowing did not work, he…
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What happened in the matter of Bayo Ojulari? By Azu Ishiekwene
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) is an animal that eats its curator for lunch. To survive it, either do not get close or prepare to feed this beast with an endless supply of oil deals, the country’s lifeblood. When former Governor Nasir el-Rufai accused NNPC of being a parallel government and added that if Nigeria does not kill…
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From politics to terrorism? Canada’s dangerous redefinition of Nigeria’s democracy, by Olufemi Soneye
When a Canadian federal court recently declared Nigeria’s two largest political parties, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as terrorist organizations under Canadian law, it wasn’t just an immigration decision. It was a political earthquake with consequences that could reverberate far beyond Canada’s borders. This decision, made during an asylum case involving Nigerian…
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Peter Obi’s pity party, by Odi Ikpeazu
I write this without prejudice to the freedom of individuals to exercise their personal partisan political preferences. That notwithstanding, Peter Obi’s rationale for declaring ADC’s candidate perfect for the vacant Onitsha North 1 Anambra State legislative seat, justifies my apprehension concerning the cognitive deficiency of much of Nigeria’s leadership. Looking back at the intellectual character of our leaders in 1960…
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Ojulari: True, true, na face alone we fit see, by Bola Bolawole
“If the Super Falcons can come back from two goals down to turn the tables and win, why not Tinubu? And Morocco is not the first of such miracles. We had the Dammam miracle where the Eagles came from four goals down to turn the tables” A Yoruba proverb says: “Oju l’ari, ore o d’enu/A-r’ire ba’ni je, agbon isale”. “Na…
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INEC chairman prolonging Labour Party crisis, by Yemi Adebowale
I still can’t understand why the Professor Mahmood Yakubu-led Independent National Electoral Commission has refused to do business with the Esther Nenadi-Usman-led Caretaker Committee of the Labour Party. There is no ambiguity in the Supreme Court judgment delivered on April 4 which cleared all issues on the legitimate headship of the party. This is the highest court in our land.…
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Goodluck Jonathan’s legacy of waste and incompetence: Why Nigerians must not be fooled again, by Bukola Oyeniyi
Introduction: Rumors of a Comeback vs. Reality Recent media reports suggest that former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan is being courted to contest for Nigeria’s presidency again. Allies within his party claim that Jonathan “stabilised the country and its economy within the six years of his administration” and insist his tenure was “under-appreciated” by Nigerians. Some even argue that not re-electing…
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Kwam- 2: I beg to differ, by Ismail Omipidan
As a regular flyer, I am well familiar with the issues I’m about to dissect . The way Ms. Comfort Emmanson’s matter was handled suggests that airline operators and their personnel may have some form of protection, going forward. But how do passengers get reprieve when they are the ones who suffer assault? When flights are cancelled at will, with…
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Kwam 1, Kwam 2 and air travel wahala, by Simbo Olorunfemi
I take the liberty to assume that there is near-unanimity that Kwam 1’s obstruction of an Aircraft from taking off from the Abuja Airport, days back, is a misdemeanour that cannot, and should not, be excused under any condition. His conduct would not have only triggered needless delay in the operations of the airline(s) and inconvenience to many passengers, it…
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