Perspectives
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Tinubu-Buhari partnership and opposition’s desperate search for validation, by Tunde Rahman
The special relationship between President Bola Tinubu and former President Muhammadu Buhari has witnessed many remarkable moments. It has experienced dramatic and exciting times, just as there have been challenging moments. Life changing and sweet memories abound between the two great leaders. Between the two great men, there are recollections of might-have-beens. There are also open testimonies about the gains…
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The return of “crude-for-naira” model, by Kola Amzat
Some few days ago, NNPCL announced a cheering to Nigerians that the crude-for-Naira model between the Federal Agency and Dangote Refinery is still very much alive. It’s instructive that this wonderful news came few days after the President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, GCFR, reconstituted the Board of NNPCL Limited, with Engr. Bayo…
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The dignity of age and legacy of Bamanga Tukur, by Adebayo Sarumi
In a world increasingly driven by instant validation and digital theatrics, where virality often trumps veracity, we must draw a line — firm and luminous — against the weaponisation of social media to ridicule, shame, and denigrate those who have served their nation with distinction. It is with deep concern and a profound sense of responsibility that I condemn the…
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Letter to Alaafin Abimbola Owoade, by Tunde Odesola
Ikú Bàbá Yèyé o! I hail thee, ‘omo ikú tí ikú ò gbódò’ pa’—the child of death, whom death must not kill; omo árún tí árún kò gbódò se—the child of pestilence, whom pestilence must not strike. Sàngó, incarnate, it is you I greet! The mighty one who billows fire in the mouth! Oba Koso! The king never committed suicide!…
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Ogalla bolstering Navy through bilateral, multilateral collaboration, by Babajide Fadoju
The Gulf of Guinea is one of the most important economic corridors in the world, given its abundance of natural and mineral resources, including oil and gas, and its status as a major maritime corridor for trade. The Gulf is a region that is vital not only to the economies of regional countries, but also other parts of the world,…
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Michael Okpara, Okparanomics and lessons of history, by Kelechi Deca
Few days ago, a young lady who was at the Majescity Conference Awka reached out to me with some questions about Dr. Michael Okpara’s agro revolution policies. She’s a doctoral student at the University of Nigeria. Her first degree is Agric Economics from same UNN, and she confessed that some of the things I spoke about during my speech were…
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Deconstructing Moses Oludele Idowu’s “Generals without shame” by Peter Aro
In national security discourse, nothing is more dangerous than emotion parading as analysis. Moses Oludele Idowu’s “Generals Without Shame” is a classic example of such misguided critique: a volatile cocktail of sweeping generalizations, historical cherry-picking, flawed comparisons, and strategic ignorance, with due respect to his scholarly background. The entire piece rests on one shaky assumption: that a General being kidnapped…
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It is the turn of Alaafin Owoade, by Dare Babarinsa
Every ascension of an Alaafin is an important moment in Yoruba history. So is it with the coming of our father, Alaafin Abimbola Akeem Owoade, who began his reign with the symbolic outing in Oyo on Saturday March 29, 2025. The Alaafin traditionally represents Yoruba military power. So potent was his power that one of the panegyrics of Olodumare was…
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This Lagos museum is challenging the traditional ‘Eurocentric’ model, by Jack Bantock, CNN
The Onikan neighborhood is the cultural core of Lagos Island, the central district of Lagos, Nigeria’s largest city. Bisecting the area like a vein is J.K. Randle Road. To one side of its pavement, flaking gray walls ring the Nigerian National Museum, a near-70-year-old remnant from the era of British colonial rule. Directly opposite, its red and gold lattices arcing…
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The tale of a two-faced and innocent ‘Dibia’, by Tosin Brown
Dibias, also known as ‘ogba afa’ in Igbo traditional culture, are traditional healers, spiritual guides, and masters of esoteric knowledge. They are often considered to possess special metaphysical insights and skills to help people navigate both the spiritual and physical worlds. Once upon a time, in a community named BenKpo, there lived an innocent Dibia who was equally a two-faced…
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