Perspectives
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Hogan Vs Warrior: The last tear I cried, by Kunle Awosiyan
Some men appear larger than their profession. At a time in Hulk Hogan’s career, wrestling was no longer just wrestling, it was Hulkamania. While unofficial, this phenomenon reshaped what professional wrestling meant to millions, including myself. For many adults who fell in love with the sport, the era of black-and-white broadcasts featured icons like Mighty Igor and Argentina Apollo. These…
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2027 general elections: Silencing coalition members, other opposition groups rest not only with Tinubu, APC governors inclusive, by Kola Amzat
In the last 2 years, Federal Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) allocation to state governments alone surged by 62per cent, more than what it’s used to be. The FAAC allocation has been on the increase for several interconnected reasons, with the biggest driver being the unification of Naira. Besides, there has been marked improvement in oil production levels compared to very…
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Natasha Akpoti: Her soundbites, and her play to gallery, by Tope Popoola
Senator Natasha Akpoti is a very brilliant lady. Anyone who tells me she doesn’t know what she is doing is simply one of the people she allegedly described as “gullible and hungry”. She is a lawyer and is not ignorant of the law. However, she is also a politician, and a rugged one at that who has survived many battles.…
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Empowering women through access to credit, by Olanike Kolawole
CREDICORP was established with a clear mission: to democratize consumer credit in Nigeria. Backed by a mandate from the federal government, the organization is building a national credit infrastructure that enables responsible, scalable, and affordable credit access through licensed financial institutions and trusted vendors. A key part of this initiative focuses on supporting women by offering asset-financing options—such as vehicles—without…
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Lies and hubris: A caustic critique of Farooq Kperogi and Moses Ochonu, by Bukola Adeyemi
What do you get when a journalism professor abandons truth for clickbait, and a history professor trades collegiality for condescension? You get the toxic tag-team of Farooq Kperogi and Moses Ochonu—two self-styled public intellectuals whose antics have poisoned public discourse. In this polemical piece, we take off the gloves to decry the nefarious claims and behavior of the likes of…
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Tinubu’s Plateau Gambit – Yilwatda, 2027, and the Return of the Machiavellian Strategist, by Abdullahi Haruspice
In the fog of Nigeria’s ever-churning political theatre, only a few ever grasp the long game. Most react. Some plot. But a rare few—like Bola Ahmed Tinubu—execute. Not merely for the day’s applause, but for the echoes of future triumph. The recent strategic surfacing of Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda into Nigeria’s national conversation is no coincidence. It is a deliberate move—a…
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The Buhari I knew: Kenny Martins’ raw account of integrity, betrayal, and survival in Nigeria’s power circles
Chief Kenny Martins has lived through the trenches of Nigeria’s turbulent political history, from military coups to democracy, from detention threats to salvation at the hands of unlikely allies. At the heart of his story is one man, General Muhammadu Buhari, who died on July 13 at a clinic in London. In an explosive narrative, Martins unveils the Buhari he…
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Building a cleaner Lagos: Tokunbo Wahab and LAWMA’s triad of education, collaboration, by Babajide Fadoju
Lagos generates over 13,000 tonnes of waste daily, with single-use plastics clogging drainages, polluting water bodies, and threatening public health. The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has historically relied on enforcement to manage this crisis, but recent initiatives signal a shift toward education, collaboration, and innovation. The awareness walk, organized in collaboration with the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA)…
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Kemi Badenoch’s fallacious equivocation on CNN: Fareed Zakaria must grant Nigeria her right to reply, by Akin Fadeyi
The way Kemi Badenoch is going around and about, shading Nigeria in the most unflattering fashion, you would wonder if the contest for British PM office is between her Conservative Party and Nigeria. I mean, where is the bile from this vilest form of reckless commentary coming from?Folorunso Fatai Adisa, a friend of mine, resident student in UK cracked a…
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Beyond the contrived ambiguity, by Simbo Olorunfemi
Much has been made of Justice Binta Nyako’s judgement in the case of Senator Natasha Akpoti- Uduaghan v The Clerk of the National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Many have argued that it is the ambiguity non-definitive and non-declaratory of the ‘judgement’ that has led to the confusion that has since then ensued, culminating in the embarrassing public…
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