Perspectives
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Seun Kuti and impunity of stardom, By Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa
I watched with shock, disbelief, bewilderment, amazement and chagrin, a viral video where Afrobeat rising star, who should otherwise be the product of a rich heritage of revolutionary struggles, patriotism and selflessness, descended on a cultured policeman, assaulting him, provoking him and in that process also humiliating him and the agency that he represents. The barbarism of Seun Kuti’s unprovoked…
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Saint Obi, his death and troubled marriage, By Zik Zulu Okafor
His social life was blunted. Perhaps by his reticent disposition. His persona, two dimensional. To a distant public, he was upscale and cool . His manly bearing spoke loud. His onscreen image ironically amplified some idiosyncrasies ; heroics, romantic adventures and traits that did not gel with the mortal privacy that eerily define his quiet and lonely life. Saint Obi,…
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From Protectionism to consumerism, By Oyedeji Kayode
Protectionism is a good government policy to shield local production from rigorous foreign competition. It is intended to protect jobs, create opportunities. It also done to protect sensible State interests. Protectionism also, always entails incentives that must ultimately be transferred to consumers. However, Protectionism only delivers when a country has comparative advantage or ability to rapidly develop comparative advantage as…
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Waiting for EFCC to recover jumbo pensions from ex-governors, By Yemi Adebowale
It has been almost four years since Justice Oluremi Oguntoyinbo of the Federal High Court, Lagos ordered the federal government to recover life pensions collected by former governors serving as ministers and members of the National Assembly. The judge, who retired from the bench last month, expressed regret during a valedictory court session held in her honour that the judgment…
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The Eagle and the snake, By Sam Omatseye
This is not the time for some naysayers to hope. They are the vipers on the path of this democracy. They have nightmares over May 29. Some of them are otherwise wise people. They are lawyers of apparent substance. They are clerics with claims, however dubious, of hugging the Comforter. Some are writers who manage to believe God endows them…
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Saraki, Dogara in the wings? By Simbo Olorunfemi
In a bid to prevent the reoccurrence of the malady that visited APC in 2015, which saw the party ‘lose control’ of the Senate and the House of Representatives, with the leadership emerging in spite of the party’s preference rather than the conventional practice of it being on account of the party’s concurrence, the party might be treading towards a…
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Femi Adesina: The man who loves Buhari, By Samuel Boaten
Femi, in Yoruba language of Western Nigeria, literally means love me. And there is one man who has lived out his name in the service of another. Femi Adesina, a well-known Nigerian journalist and media personality, has been working with Buhari since he was first elected as Nigeria’s leader in 2015. Born in Osun state, he worked as a journalist…
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Chief Fasoranti: An outstanding patriot, By Bisi Akande
I thank the organizers of this event for asking me to be the chairman at this occasion in honour of our celebrity, Chief Reuben Famuyide Fasoranti, a great Nigerian and an outstanding patriot. As we all know, Chief Fasoranti has led a life of service. His contributions to the growth and progress of Nigeria are many and far-reaching and future…
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NYSC@50: An enduring legacy of Yakubu Gowon, By Chris Adetayo
Many don’t rate Yakubu Gowon as Head of State. He gets short shrift from a section of the country for his role before and during the Civil War. Others loathe him for frittering away the financial windfall that landed on the country’s laps from the huge jump in crude prices in the early 1970s. While I have a nuanced view…
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Akpabio must be stopped, By Yemi Adebowale
It was so depressing watching the National Publicity Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Felix Morka on Monday announcing the decision of its National Working Committee on the zoning of the four principal offices in the Senate and the House of Representatives. Aside three other comical endorsements, the APC shamelessly proclaimed its support for the uncommon cunning Senator Godswill…
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