Perspectives
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When the pulpit replaces policy, by Folorunso Adisa
We suffer stunted growth not for lack of dreams, but for the confusion between what is urgent and what is eternal. We major in the minor and minor in the major. We rage over trifles and argue with feverish conviction about shadows, while the substance of national development lies abandoned on the roadside, ignored, unsung, and untouched. Ours is a…
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Osun: When demons come across like saviours, by Abdul-Gaffar Sulaiman
In the Bible, Lucifer once held the highest seat in Heaven until arrogance hurled him into disgrace (Isaiah 14:12–15). In the Qur’an, Iblis refused to obey a divine command, and was cursed for eternity (Surah Sad 38:76–77). When men begin to see themselves as gods, they fall not by the hand of others, but by their own pride. This is…
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Posterity will be the ultimate judge of Buhari’s time in power, by Folabi Ogunleye
For the longest time, I resented the abrogation of our 2nd Republic in 1984 by the Buhari-Idiagbon military regime, because I felt that the interruption [yet, again] set back the pace of our democratic growth in Nigeria. Had our democracy not been interrupted again and again, it would have learned to walk earlier than it did, after crawling for a…
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Buhari: An unparalleled life of service, by Babatunde Fashola
With a deeply heavy heart and profound sense of personal loss, I join millions of Nigerians and friends around the world to mourn the passing of our former President, Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR. I extend my heartfelt condolences to his beloved wife, Hajiya Aisha Buhari, his children, and his entire extended family. I also condole with the government and people of…
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A legacy of integrity: remembering President Muhammadu Buhari, by Kayode Ajulo
It is with deep sorrow that I pay tribute to a distinguished leader, President Muhammadu Buhari, whose recent passing has created an immense void in the hearts of many Nigerians and around the world. During his first tenure as head of state, our world experienced firsthand the integrity, principle, and discipline that defined his character, shaping the very landscape of…
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Buhari’s final salute – the unspoken goodbye at Yar’Adua Center, by Abdullahi Haruna
The book launch of Mallam Garba Shehu was far beyond a book launch; it was a subliminal farewell gathering for a good man who had fulfilled his earthly tasks and accomplished his deeds — it was a gathering of friends, families, contemporaries, colleagues, and subordinates — it was the last rite of passage for former President Muhammadu Buhari at the…
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Reinventing Nigeria’s airports for the 21st Century, by Gbenga Olorunpomi
As Nigeria marks a century of civil aviation, the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is ushering in a new era for our airports. This includes the most ambitious upgrade programme in decades. One clear example is the deployment of advanced scanning and screening machines, which have helped eliminate the outdated practice of manual bag checks.Just this month, we introduced…
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Desmond Elliot: the selective Samaritan, by Bamidele Johnson
“You cannot sit at home and later come to seek help from people who others sacrificed to vote into power,” said actor-turned-legislator Desmond Elliot, who appeared to have suffered a violent bout of foot-in-the-mouth disease, induced by the turnout at yesterday’s Lagos council polls. I was not in Lagos and I am still not. But if reports are to be…
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Invented rodent: unpacking the ethical vermin in Buhari’s media strategy, by Bode Opeseitan
Garba Shehu’s confession—that he concocted the “Presidential Villa rat invasion” story to divert attention from President Muhammadu Buhari’s health crisis—transcends political drama. It reveals a metastasizing governance cancer where truth is sacrificed at the altar of expediency. This analysis dissects the strategy’s philosophical bankruptcy and its corrosion of Nigeria’s democratic soul. I. DECONSTRUCTING THE DISTRACTION: POWER’S FRAGILE VENEER A. Anatomy…
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Nigeria’s BRICS partner status and initial gains, by Tunde Rahman
President Donald Trump never ceases to amaze with his haughty and self-aggrandising governance style, endless huffing and puffing, brinkmanship, and tendency to weaponise America’s often-stated exceptionalism and unilateralism. Last weekend, as member states of the fledgling association of the Global South and a growing economic bloc, otherwise called BRICS, were holding their 17th Summit in the Brazilian city of Rio…
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