Perspectives
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The enduring legacy of the Oyo Empire: A chronicle of kingship, culture, and unity, by Siyan Oyeweso
The Kingdom of Oyo was one of the most prominent, powerful, and largest Yoruba kingdoms before the 19th Century. According to traditions, the kingdom was founded by Oranmiyan/Oranyan – a grandson or the youngest child of Oduduwa, the acclaimed eponymous father of the Yoruba people, around the 13th century. Oranmiyan was also regarded as the progenitor of the Eweka Dynasty…
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On style, culture, and the misunderstood dressing of LADO, by Folorunso Adisa
Yesterday, the LISABI Festival lit up the auditorium of the Alake of Egbaland’s palace with colours, heritage, and regal splendour. It was a celebration of Yoruba identity, especially the deep cultural pride of the Egba people. From flowing Adire attires to well-curated traditional fabrics, the event was a visual fusion of style and symbolism. People came dressed not just to…
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The dysfunction club: How Nigeria’s economy rewards the informed and punishes the ignorant, by Taiwo Olanegan
A combination of six banks declared ₦3 trillion ($2 billion) as profit for the 2024 financial year. About 30% of this would be shared as dividends to shareholders. Are you a part? The insane profitability in the Nigerian economy is not restricted to the banking sector. Julius Berger, Fidson, Afriprudential, Okomu, also have humongous figures in the profit column of…
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NEWS ANALYSIS: Nigeria could join elite $1 Trillion economy after rebasing, by Olabode Opeseitan
Nigeria is recalculating its GDP using modern methodologies, and the numbers could rewrite Africa’s economic story. Early estimates suggest a leap past $1 trillion—catapulting Nigeria’s economy into the world’s top 20, alongside economic powerhouses like Turkey, Switzerland, and Saudi Arabia. Why This Matters2014’s Rebasing Lesson: Nigeria’s GDP jumped from $270B to $510B overnight by incorporating previously uncaptured sectors like telecoms…
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Ekiti State: Where nature, nobility and knowledge meet, by Dayo Adedayo
My first encounter with Ekiti State was in the early 1970s, long before its official creation, through the poetic sounds of Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey, whose timeless lyrics spoke of Ekiti’s proud towns, noble sons, and radiant daughters. Listening to the musicians of Old in Yorubaland was like flipping through the pages of an epic novel. I still remember the…
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Self-help and the road to Uromi: Matters arising-By Kunle Osisanya
Section 14 (2b) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended stipulates that security and welfare of the people shall be the primary purpose of government. Despite this lofty declaration, Nigerians are daily inundated with reports of bandits appropriating, administering territory and economic resources as well as kidnapping for ransom. Others include livestock rustling, farmers-herders clashes,…
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OBJ: Democracy or democrazy in danger? By Tahir Ibrahim Tahir
Our collective selective amnesia makes it possible for characters from yesteryears of leadership to pontificate and assume dispositions of nobility and morality; appearing to distance themselves from the uncharitable, undemocratic, and immoral acts they committed while in positions of leadership. Had they, the moral standing or uprightness, they would have behaved or acted differently. Today they are gesticulating hard, trying…
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Reclaiming NNPC: A necessary reset to rescue Nigeria’s oil industry from systemic rot, by Bala Mohammed
The recent overhaul of the NNPC Limited board and management by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is not merely an administrative reshuffle—it is a decisive intervention in the national interest, aimed at rescuing the country’s most strategic public enterprise from systemic rot and institutional capture. The necessity of these appointments stems from the deeply troubling legacy of the Mele Kyari-led management,…
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Reshuffling of NNPC’s board: Reflection of a sensitive and patriotic president at work, by Kola Amzat
On Wednesday, April 2, 2025, Nigerians woke up to a thunderbolt of news-the sword of Damocles had finally fell on NNPC Board, a development that swept away Mele Kyari, the dominant NNPCL former Group Managing Director (GMD), the former Chairman, Pius Akinyelure, as well as other 6 or 7 members of the Board, in one fell swoop. President Bola Tinubu,…
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My 32-year experience with Lagos traffic, by Emeka Oparah
First off, let me express my sincerest sympathy to all who were snookered by the infamous traffic that happened to Lagosians on the Island, yesterday. Unfortunately, I gather the traffic gridlock is unrelenting and has notoriously spilled over to this new day. After spending most of the evening (the night, on some cases), people still went to work today-and some…
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