Perspectives
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A raving pilot and a lawless king, by Chris Adetayo
The facts we now know are relatively simple and straightforward. A scheduled flight. Abuja to Lagos. Reputable airline. Boarding commenced. Amongst the passengers making their way into the aircraft was a man. Well known man. He had a flask in his hands. The flask contained some liquid. As it is more than the allowable 100ml, he was requested to hand…
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Kemi Badenoch and the ‘Over-Sabi’ paradox, by Olabode Opeseitan
I had tried to refrain from commenting further on Kemi Badenoch’s relentless takedown of Nigeria—until I saw a poignant post by my UK-based brother, Ayopo Apesin , who drew a striking contrast between Badenoch’s disavowal of Nigeria and the British government’s invitation to Burna Boy, one of Nigeria’s most iconic Afrofusion stars, to perform for their Europe-conquering Lionesses. What an…
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Ode to the heroine of the press, by Dele Alake
It is said that some are born great and others have greatness thrust upon them. Dr.Doyin Abiola, who joined the Saints yesterday, showed up on both counts. She was the scion of the illustrious Aboaba family, reputed for its elitist pedigree and nobility built on professionalism and class. That heritage ensured that she climbed to the pinnacle of scholarship. Starting…
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Buhari Incarnate: Imperative to halt One-Party State, by Osita Okechukwu
These days it is rare for one to tune any of the news channels or scroll the social media and escape the ugly cacophony of voices emanating more from eminent patriots, who are bemoaning our dangerous slide into One-Party-State. One is compelled to share their apprehension, because all indications point towards that direction. For it is impossible to ignore such…
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Doyin Abiola, media trailblazer, soldier of democracy, by Bola Tinubu
I received with deep sadness the news early on Wednesday of the passing of Dr. Doyinsola Hamidat Abiola, a trailblazing journalist, editor, and former managing director of the defunct Concord Group of newspapers and wife of the late Bashorun MKO Abiola. Doyin Abiola, 82, was an Amazon and an icon in Nigerian journalism. She stayed in the journalism course since…
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Supreme Court Justices vs Concord: Why I disobeyed Doyin Abiola, by Richard Akinnola
On January 5, 1994, nine Supreme Court Justices instituted a N450 million libel suit against the Weekend Concord published by Concord Press Ltd and owned by Bashorun Abiola.This was a novel legal move in the annals of Nigeria where most of the Justices of Supreme Court would jointly file libel action against a newspaper.The Justices were: Mohammed Bello (then Chief…
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Doyin Abiola drops the pen at 82, by Adegbenro Adebanjo
Dr Doyinsola Abiola former Managing Director of the Defunct Concord Newspapers is dead.Dr Abiola wife of the late Chief MKO Abiola passed on on Tuesday August 5 at the age of 82. Profile of Doyin Abiola Nee Aboaba Doyin Abiola was educated at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria where she earned a degree in English and Drama in 1969. After…
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Artificial Intelligence, bad actors and the future of human race, by Aderemi Ogunpitan
We are entering a turbulent period that feels like the beginning of a global dystopia. Across the world, wars, shifting power blocs, collapsing economies, and the erosion of trust in institutions, show how fragile freedom, accountability, human connection, and morality have become. AI is also impacting our world in new and consequential ways. This disarray is not caused by artificial…
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Charly Boy or Baddo bus stop: Two sides to an argument, by Bola Bolawole
“A fruit, as they say, does not fall far from its tree. And when we develop the habit, and savour the taste, of throwing ourselves into a fray, we run the risk of becoming what a judge once described as busybody and meddlesome interloper!” The raging controversy over the naming or renaming of some bus stops in Lagos is, in…
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MMIA renovation Bruhaha—what do Nigerians really want? By Tunde Moshood
When the news broke that the Federal Executive Council had approved N712 billion for the complete renovation of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Terminal 1 in Lagos, the backlash came swiftly and loudly, mostly from the comfort zones of social media. Suddenly, everyone became an infrastructure economist, a seasoned aviation planner, or worse, a self-styled corruption watchdog. But in…
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