Perspectives

Olanrenwaju, the failed coupist, has come again! By Segun Alabi

I read, with delirious amusement, the attempt by Tajudeen Olarenwaju via a press statement today (September 7) to rewrite the history of the land on which the popular Oriental Hotels, Lekki presently stands. Ordinarily, one would not have bothered joining issue with a failed soldier who obviously is still suffering from the trauma of being publicly shamed over involvement in…

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Our lack of sobriety will kill us, By Bamidele Johnson

Before the interview, his last ever as he was killed a week or so after, Chief Bola Ige, a man of high-voltage charisma and no little arrogance, was in fine fettle. He joked with the five people with him in the room-myself, Goodluck Ilajufi Ebelo, who were to interview him for the now rested TEMPO Magazine; Messrs. Odia Ofeimum, Kunle…

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Nonsense in PDP, By Chidi Amuta

The race for the 2023 presidency is looking more like a tripartite sprint among unequal parties. In that race, the PDP’s advantage should ordinarily have been defined by two factors: age and a minus sign. It is the oldest of the three major contenders. Most importantly, It is NOT the incumbent APC which is mired in a swamp of its…

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Even with pensions, it’s all politics, By Simon Kolawole

In my upcoming debut book, ‘Fellow Nigerians, It’s All Politics’, which will go on sale in October 2022 (you heard it here first), you will find a familiar thread in my contributions to the debate on the Nigerian project over the past two decades: that the progress of the country is hardly at the heart of leadership. Although the most…

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ASUU president misleading public university teachers, By Yemi Adebowale

The statement issued by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on August 28, declaring a total and indefinite strike, clearly indicates that the union is as deceitful as the Buhari government it is fighting. After inflicting so much pain on students in Nigeria’s public universities and their parents, the union turns around to say it is pained by its…

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The illegality of raising campaign funds from abroad, By Okoi Obono Obla

The inauguration of a diaspora committee by the Labour Party to raise funds from Nigerians living abroad to prosecute its presidential campaign is illegal. The Nigeria electoral law forbids political parties from raising funds from abroad to use to finance their electioneering campaigns or elections. Section 85 of the Electoral Act is explicit. Section 85 (a) (b) provides thatany political…

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Differentiated fees and way forward for our university system, By Jide Osuntokun

Is there anybody who does not know that there is trouble in Nigeria? As an elder, I cannot pretend I do not know what is happening to higher education in our country. As a retired professor, I am a stakeholder in higher education in Nigeria. Having studied at the University of Ibadan, and for higher degrees studied in Canada, Britain,…

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Still on the matter of Wike, By Bolaji Adebiyi

Months after Nyesom Wike, the governor of oil-rich Rivers State, was worsted at the Peoples Democratic Party presidential convention, he remains inconsolable, throwing tantrums up and down as if losing a political contest is a big deal that has never happened to anyone else in the party.  Despite efforts to reconcile him with the reality of his loss, he has…

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Overbloated ego, indiscipline and other national maladies, By Olajide Abiola

I don’t think we are the most criminally minded people in the world but I think we should be the most indisciplined and entitled people. When you look at the Stats of cyber crimes globally, you will realize that we do not take the lead however, our culture of indiscipline and disorderliness has made us the perfect alibi for other…

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Obidient noise: High echoes, low votes, By Kunle Awosiyan

Only those who have little knowledge of Nigeria politics will easily be moved by the wave of excitement that the “Obidients” has created in the last few months. Fans of the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi are so sure that the 2023 election is for them to win. The confidence must have come from the loud noise on social…

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