Perspectives
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Yahaya Bello and a complicit judiciary, by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
Josiah Majebi is the fifth Chief Judge of Kogi State (in north-central Nigeria) in four years and the fourth to exist almost entirely in the pocket of the state governor. He has been in office as substantive Chief Judge since the beginning of February 2023, having acted in that role since 26 June 2022 when his predecessor, Richard Olorunfemi, retired.…
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Tinubu sings restructuring again, dances round state police, by Femi Adeoti
It was a mouthful one. And you could easily read his lips accurately. His was joy overflow. It was a day the Lord had made. And he was exceedingly glad in it.And guess what, it was one of his finest moments. He was characteristically in his best element. He wouldn’t feign it. He couldn’t pretend it.He showcased it to whoever…
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State police: To be or not to be, by Ismail Omipidan
As a media Consultant to the Senate Committee on Constitution Review in the 7th Senate, and as someone who worked very closely with the former Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu , I have followed closely the debate for and against decentralised policing system, otherwise known as State police and I have come to the conclusion that State…
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Tunde Onakoya: Doing great things from a small place, by Simbo Olorunfemi
It’s the 19th day of April, 2024. 5.00 pm, Nigerian time, 10.00 a.m. in New York. It is now almost 2 days, over 48 hours since Tunde Onakoya officially kicked off his bid at Times Square in New York City to set a Guinness World Record for the longest chess marathon. Tunde had set a target of 58 hours for…
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We must fight the threat of terrorism together, by Bola Tinubu
With deep respect and appreciation for your commitment to ending this threat to the peace and well-being of our continent and its people, I thank you for honouring our invitation to participate in this High-level Counter-Terrorism Meeting.In joining us today, you have demonstrated your understanding of the urgency of the current situation and the priority it must be given above…
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Dangote, Air Peace and the patriotism of capital, by Chidi Amuta
Money is perhaps a homeless vagrant. It has no nationality or permanent homestead in real terms. It goes and stays only where its masters are wise, prudent and far sighted. But in a world dominated by nations and their interests, real money is first a national asset and tool of governance and sovereign assertion. When money thus becomes a source…
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The implications of naira’s unprecedented rally, by Tope Fasua
Unprecedented, yes! Never has the naira made such a comeback against global currencies – especially the US dollar – as it has in recent times. Even Bloomberg and other financial news sites have called it ‘world-beating’. The last time the naira ever made some recovery was from the one-way devaluation that was the upshot of our dalliance with the Structural…
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The importance of the month of Shawwal & six days fasting, by Ibrahim Adémólá Òrúnbon
Abu Ayyub Al-Ansari relates that Allãh’s Messenger (peace be upon him) says: “Whoever fasts the month of Ramadan and then follows it with six days of fasting in the month of Shawwal, it will be as if he had fasted the year through.” (Sahih Muslim, 1163) The month of Shawwal is singled out for the observance of extra fasts, since…
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Nigeria: The changing governance story, by Temitope Ajayi
Tracking many stories of remarkable progress currently taking place in Nigeria can be a very difficult task. This is so because these important stories are lost to some who daily indulge in the cacophony of negative reports. These negative news often dominates the headlines. With a 24-hour news cycle that tends to focus only on the distasteful narratives, several Nigerians…
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Bouquet for the Amazon of multi-tasking at 60, by Louis Odion
David Ricardo framed it as the law of diminishing returns. There is always a point of saturation. There comes a juncture where, to adapt the thesis of one of the most influential English economists of the nineteenth century, human productivity begins to decline on account of task overload. The breed the English nobleman has in mind could, however, not be…
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