Perspectives

Obidient movement and its ethno-religious colouration, By Kunle Awosiyan

I was at a mechanic village inside Central Business District, Alausa Ikeja a few days ago where I spent a day to fix my car. The village is dominated by Yorubas but there is one Igbo guy who sells spare parts to them within the premises. He sells and also campaigns for Peter Obi. They call him “Obidient” and with…

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Dogara’s stinking hypocrisy, By Temitope Ajayi

It is now crystal clear that Hon. Yakubu Dogara, former Speaker of the House of Representatives, now sees himself as a national political figure, who deserves to become the next Vice President of Nigeria, having become a bench warmer and a sitting duck idling away at the green chamber. As Speaker, the self-absorbed Dogara worked hand-in-gloves with Senator Bukola Saraki,…

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‘Òjò ò B’ẹ́nìkan Ṣ’Ọ̀tá; Ẹni Ejí Rí L’Ejí Ńpa’, By Folabi Ogunleye

Lost in the miasma of fake sermonizing currently prevalent among Nigerian religious charlatans and their gullible following is the fact that the incumbent order of goverment leadership in Nigeria, which features a Muslo-Christian setting, has not prevented Christians or Moslems from being the recipient of sundry misfortunes or blessings, from security to economic.  Lost on these folks is the lesson…

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Awoyinfa and the parade of giants

July is a special month in Nigeria. It is when the heavens open up to release the rain in torrents and expose the hidden shame of our cities. About 60 years ago, a young graduate of the University of Ibadan, John Pepper Clark-Bekederemo, wrote a poem to celebrate the city. We were made to read the poem by our teachers…

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Be patient, Buhari is going back to Daura soon

Presidency’s customary flippant response to senators’ ultimatum to the president shows the administration’s misreading of the political situation, writes Bolaji Adebiyi It is significant that the presidency dismissed the ultimatum given to President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday to tackle the worsening security situation in the country within two weeks or prepare to be removed from office. It showed clearly how…

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Leadership in troubled times, By Temitope Ajayi

So, I was in a meeting presided over by Asiwaju Bola Tinubu yesterday with other leaders such as Senator Kashim Shettima, the APC Vice Presidential Candidate, Chief Bisi Akande, Adams Oshiomhole and others. At the meeting, the discussion veered towards the state of insecurity in the country and how his campaign should address the issue since it’s a no-brainer that…

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Crying with Tobi Amusan. Nigeria shall win las las

The week began on a dolorous note. Gloomy, sepulchral. Early Sunday morning, a ghoulish video began to make the rounds, in which abductors of the train passengers held since March 28 were being brutally beaten up, with their captors threatening fire and brimstone against everyone in the country. It was a very sad spectacle. A cocktail of other negative stories…

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PDP Senators’ headline grabbing stunt, By Garba Shehu

The performative and babyish antics of those senators staging a walk out notwithstanding, Senate President Ahmad Lawan’s refusal on Wednesday to entertain the ridiculous motion to impeach our President was quite appropriate and correct. Rather than making a mockery out of voters by trying to imitate what they see in America, the opposition would be well advised that their time…

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The BBC in Nigeria – Between reporting and propagating terror, By Kadaria Ahmed

It has simply gotten out of hand. Journalists and now a global media organisation of repute, the BBC, which should know better, are becoming a tool for terrorists, even if unwittingly, by amplifying the faces, voices and stories of killers and marauders who are still operating with impunity across Nigeria. The public interest argument seems to have been misunderstood, some…

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Renovating half-truths: A reply to Reno Omokri, By Kehinde Bamigbetan

Reno Omokri hates the All Progressives Congress for aborting his dream job as a Special Assistant when it defeated President Goodluck Jonathan in the 2015 elections. That hatred also related to his colossal failure as a political consultant hired by the president from his base abroad on the grandiose claim of having superb skills in using social media to mobilise…

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