Perspectives
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The impact of the exit of National Economic Intelligence Committee, by Eric Teniola
During the era of General Sani Abacha GCFR (20 September 1943 – 8 June 1998), there was the National Economic Intelligence Committee (NEIC). The committee had its office at the seventh floor of the Federal Secretariat, Abuja. The committee was a co-pilot in the execution of economic policies for the country. The committee’s work was later inherited by General Abdusalam…
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Wike: A politician like no other, by Kola Amzat
Except Asiwaju Bola Tinubu who eternally occupies a special place in my heart, following the missing out of the nation’s presidency by the two Yoruba legends and icons, Chief Obafemi Awolowo and Bashorun Moshood Kasimawo Olawale Abiola, I’ve always refrained to write glowingly on Nigerian politicians. However, in the case of Barr Wike Nyesom, the immediate past governor of Rivers…
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Tribute to His Eminence Primate Solomon Niran Aluko, JP, by Olukayode Ajulo
It is with profound sorrow but gratitude to the Almighty that I received the heartbreaking news of the passing of the illustrious His Eminence Primate Niran Aluko, JP. His unmatched elegance, grace, and spiritual distinction have left an indelible mark not only on my own life and endeavors but on the lives of countless individuals. Primate Solomon Niran Aluko, a…
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The 2019 Tinubu speech we ignored is biting back, by Farooq Kperogi
At the 11th Bola Tinubu Colloquium on March 29, 2019, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, then only a powerful but unofficial pillar of the APC, gave us an ominous presage of his administration that we all either ignored or sniggered at but which is now eerily materializing. “If we reduce the purchasing power of the people, we can further slow down the…
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Ekweremadu: This too shall pass, by Ismail Omipidan
Yesterday was my daughter’s birthday. He was one of the earliest callers when my wife was delivered of a baby girl, in 2012. He jokingly told me we denied him of having a birthday mate in my family. So, I know that today is his birthday. But unlike the previous years, he is not available today. He had fought so…
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Nyesom Wike and Abuja roads, by Is’haq Modibbo Kawu
Today is Saturday, May 4th, 2024. I had an early appointment inside the precincts of Aso Villa. I live in the Gudu District of Abuja, so I came out of my residence and took the turn through the Gudu cemetery, and followed the direction towards Asokoro. That was where my “problem” commenced. I hadn’t driven in that direction for several…
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Tinubu: A year of healing and unifying Nigeria, by Fredrick Nwabufo
The intangibles of leadership are as potent and profound as the corporeal manifestations of governance. A people must not only see the brick-and-mortar elements of leadership; they must also feel and sense leadership in its quantum of compassion, healing, solace, and capacity to inspire unity, as well as foster peace and progress. In fact, the incorporeal constituents of leadership are…
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Lagos State’s agricultural surge: a testament to proactive governance under Gov. Sanwo-Olu, by Funke Phillips
In yet another resounding testament to visionary leadership and proactive governance, Lagos State, under the stewardship of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has emerged as a lighthouse of agricultural prowess, defying geographical constraints to unleash a staggering contribution of over N7 trillion to its Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This revelation, put forward by the State Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms. Abisola Olusanya, during…
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Yoruba Week: Another cultural master stroke from the Centre of Excellence, by Akeem Lasisi
If a state like Lagos is not proactive, it may one day discover that its tradition and culture have disappeared with the wind. Being a melting pot – the global village of the Giant of Africa – its culture stands the risk of getting neutralised as it spreads its aquatic carpet for all and sundry trooping in with their variegated…
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Takeaways from President Tinubu’s trip to Riyadh and Hague, By Temitope Ajayi
Since his first trip abroad as President of Nigeria to Paris in June last year, where he joined other world leaders at the New Global Financial Pact Summit convened by President Emmanuel Macron, President Bola Tinubu has undertaken many other important trips where he has drawn global attention to the new realities in Nigeria and indeed Africa. On those trips,…
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