Perspectives
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Violent Protests? No, this is time for harvest, by Dada Olusegun
Protests are an inalienable right of every citizen in a democratic setting. Nigeria, being the largest democracy in Africa, can not be an exception. As a matter of fact, section 40 of the Nigerian constitution guarantees the right to PEACEFUL assembly and association. Section 39 of the constitution also guarantees the right to freedom of expression and the press. It…
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Military Regime: Never again!, by Kola Amzat
Military forces made their first incursion into the nation polity with devastating and very violent coup that not only swept away illustrious and the nation’s founding fathers like Sir Ahmadu Bello, Alhaji Tafawa Balewa and Chief Ladoke Akintola Eboh from office, but also neutralized them and others, like Chief Festus Okotie-Eboh, Brig-Gen Samuel Ademulegun, Col Shodeinde etc. The coup…
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How new flight routes impact Nigeria’s business, migration dynamics — by Innocent Raphael
In recent years, Nigeria has seen a significant rise in the introduction of new flight routes by both international and domestic airlines, transforming the country’s business landscape and migration dynamics in profound ways. As Africa’s largest economy and a regional trade hub, Nigeria’s connectivity to global markets is crucial. The addition of these new routes is not only boosting economic…
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Agenda for the new NBA President, by Gbemiga Ogunleye
In his acceptance speech in the early hours of Sunday, when he was declared as the President-elect of the over 200,000 (two hundred thousand) members of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mazi Afam Josiah Osigwe, struck the right cord. He called for “a moderated celebration” and urged his supporters to be “magnanimous in victory.” While appealing to his opponents to join…
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Kolapo Alimi: ALÁGBÀRO TÓ SI OKO GBÀ (A farm labourer that underestimated his task) By Ismail Omipidan
On the 8th day of March, 2024, I published a piece, titled: “Alimi: The New PDP lying machine in Osun.” In that piece, I revealed how Oluomo Kolapo Alimi started off as a teacher and later read law and became a lawyer. Fortune smiled on him and he became a commissioner when all he wanted was to be a scribe…
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Seun Okinbaloye’s excesses and unethical conduct , Kola Amzat
As we enter a new week, rumor is rife that Seun Okinbaloye, the ace journalist in the employment of Channels TV has been relieved of his duty. It was reported that his employer had to sacrifice him in order to prevent their Broadcasting License from been withdrawn by the Federal Authority. He was alleged to have displayed high level of…
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N70,000 minimum wage and the onus on state governments, by Kunle Sanni
President Bola Tinubu and the organised labour unions agreed last week to increase the minimum wage for Nigerian workers to N70,000, which is a significant and positive development. President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero, who briefed journalists after the labour meeting with the federal government disclosed the unions accepted the offer because of other incentives attached.…
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Ibadan-Ogbomoso-Ilorin Expressway as signposts of Nigerian Federalism, by Taiwo Adisa
Since the July 11 judgment of the Supreme Court, which granted financial autonomy to the 774 local governments in the country, voices have been divided about the true say of the 1999 Constitution and the take of the apex court. Some have hailed the decision as affirming the existence of the third tier of government in the polity, while others…
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SAMOA Agreement: Nigerians have nothing to worry about, by Gbemiga Ogunleye
The SAMOA Agreement, is a broad legal framework between the European Union and some members of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS). The agreement, signed in Brussels on 28 June, was named after the Pacific Island nation of SAMOA, in recognition of the fact that it was the first country to sign it in 2023, and also…
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Financial Times reportage on Nigerian economy – standards are falling, by Manuel Agbakwuru
Anyone familiar with the famed subtlety and etiquette of understatement that the British have turned into a cultural art form would see the sheer arrogance and disrespect, bordering on racist condescension, in the recent Financial Times editorial titled “Shock Therapy Alone Will Not Cure Nigeria’s Economic Ills.” Such an editorial would hardly scale the barriers of most self-respecting Nigerian online…
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