Perspectives
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The needless war at NDDC, By Yemi Adebowale
The mission of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) is to offer a lasting solution to the socio-economic difficulties of the region and facilitate its rapid/sustainable development into a region that is economically prosperous, socially stable, ecologically regenerative and politically peaceful. Unfortunately, both the Board and the Management of this intervention agency (since creation in 2000) have been struggling to…
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So sad, no justice yet for Deborah, By Yemi Adebowale
The murder of Deborah Yakubu, who was a student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, by some fanatical Muslim school mates for alleged blasphemy, was a year old on May 12. It’s so sad that one year after her brutal killing, not even one of the bastards that murdered her has been arrested. The police and other security agencies…
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The demonisation of baba Lamidi Apapa, By Simbo Olorunfemi
It was, every inch, a poor show on Arise TV this week, as the Presenters on the Morning Show aggressively interrogated Mr Lamidi Apapa in the name of what was presented as an interview, but ended up as a rather cruel grilling on live TV. One would not blame anyone who came to the conclusion that the objective ab initio…
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The good in goodbye
A popular saying tells us that ‘there’s no good in goodbye.’ Really? I’ve been turning it round in my head, and I think there may actually be some good in goodbye. In fact, a lot of good. Let’s go. I recently wrote about my ancestors and forebears in the presidential media office, those who have served since the 1970s. They…
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ECONOMIST ARTICLE: Henry Kissinger explains how to avoid world war three
America and China must learn to live together. They have less than ten years In Beijing they have concluded that America will do anything to keep China down. In Washington they are adamant that China is scheming to supplant the United States as the world’s leading power. For a sobering analysis of this growing antagonism—and a plan to prevent it…
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Africa’s creative economy and reputational rebound: A metanarrative of AfricaNXT, By Omoniyi Ibietan
Hours ago, I made a presentation focused on the above topic at the ongoing annual conference of the African Public Relations Association (APRA), as a participating member at the 34th edition of the annual conference of the 47-year-old body of PR practitioners in Africa and their global allies. The paper was authored by me and Ngozi Odita, Executive Director/Founder, Social…
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TW@51: Lagos education and the Tokunbo Wahab effect, By Babajide Fadoju
Good leaders are hard to come by, and only leaders who know what it takes to make the good leadership mark apply the Jesus strategy – the rule of discipleship – in the art of governance, casting the net of purposeful leadership across borders to welcome likeminds on board in their administrations. Such is the nature of Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu,…
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Hubris unleashed, By Wale Bakare
I first ‘met’ Satguru Maharaji sometime in 1986 or so. No, I didn’t bump into him on the street or at a party but in the manner some Nigerian broadcast presenters about to interview a guest lead with the asinine intro: “can we meet you?” He had just come into the country from some sojourn abroad. I don’t remember which…
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The Saint Obi I knew and what his friends, colleagues owe him, By Azuh Arinze
We learn everyday. And the latest lesson I just learnt is never to allow any issue—whether minor or major, but especially when not life-threatening—to linger unnecessarily between you and your close friends. If star actor, Saint Obi and I had quickly resolved that minor issue, of course, concerning his family, I would have known that he had taken ill. Sadly,…
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No need losing sleep over US visa ban, By Femi Fani-Kayode
Those that have imposed a visa ban on some “selected Nigerians” for allegedly “undermining democracy” and “rigging elections” are perfectly within their rights to do so because it is their country and they can do as they please. We should lose no sleep over that because the Nigerian people, a great and sovereign people who belong to a great and…
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