Perspectives
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A stolen dawn: Reshaping the African future, by Victor Oladokun
I grew up listening to my late father idolize and speak fondly of five men – Muhammed Ali, John F. Kennedy, Nelson Mandela, Obafemi Awolowo, and Patrice Lumumba. As a child, I was thoroughly schooled about their ideals and what they meant for humanity. But one of them, Patrice Lumumba, was a haunting figure. On June 24, 1960, at the…
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Urgent need to strengthen security around the President, by Kola Amzat
Technically, we still have at least 19 months before the 2027 general elections, but, the tension the elections is presently generating is simply incredible. It’s indeed frightening! Key political players are busy throwing caution into the wind, making provocative political statements. They’re deploying their agents and proxies as instruments to cause confusion in the land, as well as inciting the…
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Details on Kadiri Ikhana! By Segun Odegbami
I need to put this out before I sleep tonight in order to clear the air on the state of things with Kadiri’s health. I have his blessing to do so.That ‘Kawawa’ is back on his feet is true and nothing short of a miracle. Yesterday, Kadiri Ikhana, MON, my Green Eagles colleague that I reported was gravely ill last…
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When apologies fuel more harm: Why Aisha Buhari deserves justice, by Sadiq Mohammed
Farooq Kperogi’s so-called “apology” to former First Lady Aisha Muhammadu Buhari is not only hollow, it is deeply insulting. Instead of retracting his cruel claim about the alleged divorce between Mrs. Buhari and the late President Muhammadu Buhari, he chose to double down, defending the “credibility” of his source while acknowledging the pain he caused. That is not remorse. It…
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Their north, our north, our country, by Kassim Afegbua
What we hear now in political discussion, hovers around Politics of Entitlement and of Monologues. It is now Politics of “Our North” and their Nigeria. Politics of sprawling poverty and weaponization of destitute rural folks; a tailored army for political thuggery drawn from the barracks of the Almajiris. These people were the trump card for the Northern politicians, who out…
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The seven times Farooq Kperogi fabricated lies, by Adamu Tilde
There is a growing effort to deodorize the consistent, recurring and habitual attitude of Dr. Kperogi to peddle fake news and share concocted stories and lies. The truth is: Kperogi is a purveyor and enabler of fake news, no amount of revisionism and whitewashing can change this fact. A cursory look into his both Twitter and Facebook posts can attest…
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Farooq Kperogi, divorce allegations, and the Aisha Buhari controversy: The legal danger of reckless commentary, by Alih Ibrahim
In a recent online commentary, Prof. Farooq Kperogi made sweeping allegations about the personal life of Nigeria’s former First Lady, Aisha Buhari, including claims that she was divorced by President Muhammadu Buhari before his death, and had reverted to her maiden name. He went further to insinuate that her presence during Buhari’s illness and death was merely cosmetic, and questioned…
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Apology to Aisha Buhari, by Farooq Kperogi
Although I absolutely should have foreseen it, I honestly didn’t anticipate the profoundly painful consequences that my July 16 Facebook update titled “Aisha Buhari, Divorce, and Forgiveness Claim” would have on former First Lady Mrs. Aisha Buhari and people closest to her. It’s one of the worst and cruelest lapses of judgement I have ever committed in my life, and…
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Three deaths: Gainers and losers, by Bolanle Bolawole
The death of three prominent Nigerians happened in quick succession, setting tongues wagging. The first was the passage of the 43rd Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, which occurred on Monday, 7 July, 2025. In Yorubaland, obas don’t die, they only join the ancestors. The two other deaths happened in quick succession as if one was saying to the other…
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At Buhari’s funeral, Tinubu’s statesmanship rose above bitterness, by Bode Opeseitan
In Nigerian politics, betrayal is often met with retribution. The corridors of power are thick with grudges, and transitions rarely arrive untarnished. But on the solemn occasion of President Muhammadu Buhari’s burial, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu defied the cynical playbook—and in doing so, etched a moment of statesmanship that may outlive them both. Tinubu was no mere ally in Buhari’s…
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