Perspectives
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How to crown an impostor, by Azu Ishiekwene
Burkinabe leader Ibrahim Traore is acting like a rock star. It’s not entirely his fault. He’s receiving a lot of help from dozens of social media users, especially TikTokers, who are desperate to anoint him as the best thing to come out of Burkina Faso since Thomas Sankara. Traore must be enjoying it, because even though he is pretending, he…
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JAMB’s fiasco is horrible, but it’s not unexampled–By Farooq A. Kperogi
The server glitch that led to unnaturally high failure rates in Lagos and southeast states in Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) has alarmed the nation and provoked intense, impassioned debates about the integrity of computer-based standardized tests. There are also the predictably shallow, bigoted attacks on the ethnicity, religious affiliation, and field of scholarly specialization…
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Lagos’ unflinching steward in the fight for environmental justice, by Babajide Fadoju
In a city where the line between order and chaos is as thin as a mangrove’s root, Tokunbo Wahab, Lagos’ Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, has chosen a path few leaders dare tread. His methods—deemed draconian by critics—have drawn protests, lawsuits, and vitriol. Bulldozers demolish illegal markets. Styrofoam vendors are cautioned. Yet beneath the clamor lies an inconvenient…
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Oloyede needs to cry some more — for Mmesoma — by Innocent Raphael
By all means, let JAMB Registrar Prof. Ishaq Oloyede weep. Let his tears pour like the heartbreak his board has caused tens of thousands of Nigerian students over the years. But if Oloyede’s recent emotional press conference over the 2025 UTME glitch was meant to close a chapter, he needs to know it barely opens one. His tears, though slightly…
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Ink, Ideas, and Immortality: A tribute to Suleman Momoh, by Steve Babaeko
On January 8, 2001, I joined Prima Garnet, then the Ogilvy agency in Nigeria, as a Copywriter. Part of the agency’s welcome ritual was a physical introduction—new hires were paraded through each department, shaking hands and exchanging pleasantries. It was during this rite of passage that I first met Suleman Momoh. He had a warm smile and an air of…
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UBA’s Tony Elumelu: Africa’s Entrepreneur-in-Chief, by Bamidele Johnson
Tony Elumelu has managed to make entrepreneurship feel like a comic book story. With his signature red tie, an Instagram-worthy smile, and a flair for turning everyday people into entrepreneurs, Elumelu isn’t your regular tycoon who simply invests in stocks and sits on boards. He is investing in vibes, vision, and the kind of raw, unfiltered drive powering the dreams…
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Service, honour, and the Fasoranti exceptionalism, by Ladipo Adamolekun
I consider it a singular honour to deliver the Keynote Address at this event organised to celebrate Chief Fasoranti’s 99th birthday, about nine years after serving as the chairman of the lecture to celebrate his milestone 90th birthday. I thank the organizers (University of Ibadan Alumni Association, Ondo State Branch) for accepting the specific title of my Address, CHIEF RF…
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Vaults and Gardens Cemetery, Ikoyi, Lagos – Where the living go to remember, by ‘Dayo Adedayo
As I walked through Vaults and Gardens Cemetery in Ikoyi for the memorial of a dearest aburo, I found myself gripped not just by sorrow, but by awe. The transformation of this sacred ground is profound. It is easily the most serene and dignified cemetery in Lagos, a quiet sanctuary of honour and remembrance. The air itself felt sacred. I…
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This trial of Brother Oloyede, by Tunde Akanni
It’s been traumatic for my entire family since that video started making the rounds. I sneaked a slight view… It’s our trial. It’s my trial. Oloyede is genuine. He is most sincere. He is modestly so as well. For us, however, Allah knows best.I was with a trader in the afternoon of what I considered a dark Wednesday, the 14th…
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The myth of reflective electricity pricing in Nigeria, by Elvis Eromosele
In Nigeria, few issues stir as much raw emotion as the price and quality of electricity. Everywhere across the length and breadth of the country electricity supply is unstable. Over the years, successive governments have insisted that Nigerians are underpaying for electricity. The solution? Increase the tariff under the guise of reflective pricing. Yet, month after month, citizens grope in…
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