Perspectives
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Rashidi Ladoja and the imperatives of a thinking Oba in Yorubaland, by Odolaye Aremu
I see Olubadan Olakulehin’s demise as a gift the SW collectively needs at this time. Considering how well the Yorubas are known globally to romanticizing their Tradition and how passionate they make love to their Culture. In fairness to him, our departed Kabiyesi practically lived on borrowed time anyways. And factoring the brutally long waiting list on the roadmap to…
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Lakurawa: how security agents bolster Tajje and his boys, by Yemi Adebowale
Residents of Kwalajiya village in Tangaza Local Government Area of Sokoto State are still in tears; tears for loved ones killed by Lakurawa terrorists during the invasion of their village last Monday, July 1. Leader of the terror group, Ameer Habib Tajje, led this attack that resulted in the butchery of 15 hapless residents. It was a reprisal following the…
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The Benue archipelago, by Dare Babarinsa
It is good that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has visited Benue State to put special focus on the terror that has convulsed that unhappy land for many years. In this 2025, Benue has lost hundreds of its citizens to mindless violence. In the latest episode which prompted the President’s visit, more than 200 citizens were slaughtered. We are not officially…
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Federal Civil Service Commission’s next level reform agenda, by Tunji Olaopa
When the new administration was inaugurated in 2023, HE President Bola Ahmed Tinubu laid out the basic underlying visions of the Renewed Hope Agenda. A significant iteration of that Agenda is the vision of Nigeria becoming a $1trn economy by 2030. This is a very noble vision that is consistent with the urgency of making Nigeria a great economy. It…
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Ishaq Kunle Sanni and his warped view about Aregbesola/Oyetola feud, by Ismail Omipidan
I have just finished reading Alhaji Ishaq Kunle Sanni’s beautiful piece titled “Wanted: A Jubril Aminu in Tinubu’s Government.” From the title, one would think that the piece is merely an advocacy or a call for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration to treat South-West Muslims with some modicum of respect and dignity by placing them in some strategic positions that…
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Coalition of political rejects: dead on arrival, by Kola Amzat
In 1976, the Military Government of late Murtala Ramat Mohammed resolved to relocate the Federal Capital from Lagos. Consequently, he set up a committee under the leadership of Justice Akinola Aguda, which eventually recommended the creation of a Federal Territory (FCT) in the centre of the country and a proclamation to this effect was made, as pendulum of fate swung…
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Day American arts collector asked if Obafemi Awolowo University is a bush college, by Moyo Okediji
The wealthy gentleman asked me, “You obtained your first degree in Nigeria?” “Yes,” I answered. “Y’all have universities in Nigeria?” “Yes,” I responded. He chuckled. “Like a tree college or something?” “Never heard of a tree college before. What does that mean?” I asked him, though I understood exactly what he was trying to imply. “A tree college, or a…
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Natasha’s suspension: did court order recall? By Olabisi Ayodele
Ever since Justice Binta Nyako of the FCT High Court delivered her ruling, there have been different reports from conventional media and intrepretations on Social Media. Headlines have emerged on the ruling to reflect the sentiment of news rooms on the Senate/Natasha or Akpabio/Natasha matter. The Guardian newspaper screamed with its “Court orders Senate to recall Senator Natasha from suspension”…
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A tribute to Aunty Ruth, (Miss Ruth Howard) by Gbenro Adegbola
A British missionary teacher who gave over 30 years of her life, her entire career, 1963-’99 to Nigeria. She died recently at 91 & buried in Moffat Scotland on July 2. She arrived in Ibadan in 1962, a year ahead of my family. Our paths crossed when my mother joined St Anne’s School in ’63, where she was also teaching.…
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Dr. Mike Adenuga: When the ‘Spirit’ decided to come out to party, by Abiodun Caston-Dada
This is surely one week many netizens won’t forget in a hurry. It is a week when one of Africa’s richest men, actually, the second richest man in Africa, Dr. Mike Adenuga decided to step out and bless the world with his appearance in the public, not even just the public but a party! Since what was supposed to be…
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