Perspectives
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Oyeweso-led council and the renaissance at OAU Ife, by Tunde Akanni
So soon after being inaugurated by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, duty beckoned for Professor Siyan Abdul Ghafar Oyeweso at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, Osun State. The horizon blazed forth the shiny future in sync with the global proclamation gender activists that the future is female. Exemplifying instances played out thus: At the first convocation he presided over as the…
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A day at Igbole-Ekiti, by Tope-Bentop Adeboboye
Sunday, December 22 2024. I was in Ado-Ekiti with my family, primarily to attend the End of the Year get-together of the 82-87 Boys of Christ’s School Ado-Ekiti, hosted by the Home Region on Saturday December 21. I was a special guest. It was a classy event with lots to eat and drink. It was also a time to visit…
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Kemi Badenoch: It’s time for a rethink, by Tunde Rahman
Kemi Badenoch’s ill-advised denigration of Nigeria has refused to go away. Her belittlement of the country of her ancestry is still generating passionate public discourse within and outside the media space, and it appears the matter will not go away anytime soon. Exasperated by Kemi Badenoch’s misguided attacks on Nigeria, Vice President Kashim Shettima recently counseled her to drop the…
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Setting the record straight: Meritocracy and milestones at NNPC, by Olufemi Soneye
It is important to address the concerns raised in Farooq Kperogi’s recent article, “Tinubu’s Buharisation of the NNPC”, and to clarify some of the misconceptions about the operations and leadership structure of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited. First, employment, promotions, appointments, and movements of business leaders at the NNPC are not influenced by ethnicity, tribe, religion, or political…
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2025: President Tinubu’s media chat, budget and a year of consolidation, by Stanley Nkwocha
The year 2024 is winding down; so also is the yuletide season and its festivities. But this particular year, unlike those of previous years, cannot be wished away so soon by Nigerians. It was a year in which some issues of governance and national interest evoked the most tremendous controversies – from key decisions of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu…
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The mirage of a French military Base in Nigeria, by Tahir Ibrahim Tahir
2027 has arrived early with a groundswell of gimmicks and political manoeuvres aimed at overheating the polity and shaping political opinion in favor of those angling for the 2027 elections. From the Samoa Agreement fiasco to the tax reform debates, we now find ourselves amidst a conversation about a supposed French invasion. A certain journalist, notorious for spreading fake news…
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When showmanship becomes diplomacy, by Ahmad Sajoh
At the risk of swimming against the tide of the anti-Tinubu sentiments pervading some sections of the country I stand to point large gaping holes in the showmanship displayed by the President of Niger Republic General Abdurramane Tchiane. A leader of a country by whatever means is also the Chief Diplomat of that nation. When such a person replaces diplomatic…
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Presidential media chat: revelation of a president firmly in control, by Kola Amzat
In his maiden presidential media chat held in Lagos, the nation commercial nerve centre about a week ago, the president of African giant, Nigeria, the iconic and indefatigable politician, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu profoundly thanked Nigerians in all walks of life for reposing their trust and confidence in him through the mandate entrusted unto him to lead the country as…
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The Nigerian Police may be justified in Speedalington’s continuous detention:
The need to build a society where wrongdoing has consequences – By Pelumi Olajengbesi Esq. The continuous detention of Speedalington has generated a significant buzz on social media. I feel deeply obligated to weigh in because, as a society, we must come to terms with the reality that accountability is the cornerstone of a just and decent society. Only when…
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Back story of the Tinubu interview, by Azu Ishiekwene
Apart from General Sani Abacha, I have met one-on-one with every Nigerian leader since 1992, from General Ibrahim Babangida. However, I have only participated in one televised live group media chat with former President Olusegun Obasanjo. If you have met Obasanjo before – whether for an interview or anything else – you might agree that he’s a handful and more.…
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