Perspectives
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The one who wears big caps for little children, by Simbo Olorunfemi
“I must win. And if I don’t, I must show courage in my effort” – Tunde Onakoya There is just no stopping Tunde Onakoya. From one accomplishment to the other, he keeps going, he keeps raising the bar, he keeps pushing, doing so much to lift the disadvantaged children from the slums/streets, using the game of Chess. See what he…
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2027 Presidency: Governor Eno’s voice of reason, by Kola Amzat
Recently, during the commissioning of Akwa Ibom segment of about 100 kms of the 700 kms Lagos-Calabar coastal road at Uyo, by Federal Government, the governor of Akwa Ibom state, Pastor Umo Eno declared unequivocally, that President Bola Ahmed TINUBU (GCFR), will surely complete his eight 8 years of two term tenures. As a respected governor of one of the…
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Why Naira-for-crude policy is best for the economy, by Arabinrin Aderonke
The oil sector in Nigeria has always been the topic of the day. Online. Offline. On the radio. Even in public transport. If you want to start a heated conversation anywhere in this country, just mention “fuel.” The reactions will start coming in. The price. The scarcity. The queues. The corruption. It’s personal for everyone because we have built a…
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Artificial intelligence and the future of Nigeria’s public service, by Tunji Olaopa
There is no doubt that we are now in the age of the artificial intelligence, or precisely the Digital Age. Indeed, in scholarship, scholars are already signaling the arrival of a posthuman world within which machines and digital technologies would have taken over most of the intelligences that are usually associated with humans. Whether there will be such a world…
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Obasa court verdict- the grim implications for Lagos Assembly and Meranda, by Ibidapo Balogun
In the run-up to his controversial reinstatement as Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly following his removal in January by an overwhelming majority of his colleagues, Hon. Mudasiru Ajayi Obasa was widely expected to withdraw his case against the House from court.He did not, despite the initial promise he made to that effect as part of the grounds…
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The Portable–Osupa dispute: A mirror of ego and society, by Folorunso Adisa
“Every good thing is plagiarism; it is only stupidity that is truly original.” That isn’t my original thought, I first heard it from my teacher, Prof Mahfouz Adedimeji, who, in all honesty, probably read it elsewhere too. Ideas move. They evolve, get reshaped, reworded, and repurposed. What matters is how we acknowledge them. While plagiarism is criminal, referencing sets you…
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Encounter with Governor Soludo! By Segun Odegbami
It is yesterday.The pain from the death of my friend lingers. It weighs me down. I hardly sleep through the night with a headache. I am thinking of the meaninglessness of life, of human mortality, and the inevitability of death that ‘will come, when it will come’. I wake early. My heart is pounding with grief. I head to the…
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Mr. Otega Ogra: 19 years in digital innovation, marketing & corporate communications, by Aliu Bello
In the evolving world of digital technology, few names resonate with a legacy as profound as that of Otega Ogra. A visionary in digital innovation and a master of marketing, corporate communication, and reputation management, Ogra has spent the last 19 years carving a niche as one of Nigeria’s most influential strategists. His journey is not just a story of…
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The unholy pilgrimage to Kaduna, by Dapo Okubanjo
On seeing a recent video of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar leading a delegation including former Sokoto governor Aminu Tambuwal and another former governor, Gabriel Suswam to the Kaduna home of former President Muhammadu Buhari, one encounter with a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) quickly came to mind. Sometime in 2018 while working as a Station Manager in…
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For the Yoruba of Northern Nigeria, by Lasisi Olagunju
“As an Offa citizen, I am made to look like an inferior being. While competing for anything in the North, I would be told that I am a Yoruba man. If there is something to compete for in the South-West, I would be reminded that I am a northerner. Permanently, I am an inferior citizen until this lopsided, skewed, warped…
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