Perspectives
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Will Agaracha still come back home? — by Charles Nwodo
Let me start with a fairly familiar story. In the immediate aftermath of the Nigeria civil war, Igbo land or what is now referred to as the Southeast was like an expanded refugee camp. Families returned to completely destroyed homes and homes that were not demolished were looted and businesses were totally shut down. So, for the average household survival…
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Minister David Umahi, Miss Mary Habila and some missing links — by Taiwo Adisa
The story of Miss Mary Habila, the nurse found dead in the country home of the Minister of Works, David Umahi, in Uburu, Ohaozara Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, will not simply fade away. The reasons are clear. Several parts of the narrative offered by those who should know do not add up, and the more details that emerge,…
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What Prof Bukola Oyeniyi ought to have learnt before calling Great Ife a ‘university of cowards’ — by Stephen Adewale
Professor Bukola Oyeniyi’s widely circulated social-media essay, “The Death of Intellectual Courage: OAU’s Cowardly Cancellation of Moyo Okediji,” went far beyond questioning the cancellation of a public lecture and book launch. It placed Obafemi Awolowo University in the dock, pronounced it guilty of intellectual cowardice, mocked its heritage and rechristened one of Africa’s most respected universities the “Obafemi Awolowo University…
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How President Tinubu is redrawing the South-East political map — by Tunde Rahman
When the 2023 presidential election results were announced, many analysts and commentators gave a largely unanimous verdict regarding the voting pattern in the South-East. The region had voted almost entirely along ethnic lines. The figures told part of the story: Mr Peter Obi of the Labour Party swept the zone with over 1.8 million votes, while Asiwaju Bola Tinubu of…
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Femi Otedola: From Geregu Power to First HoldCo – is he playing Warren Buffett? — by Taiwo Olanegan
Femi Otedola has a mentor-friend in Aliko Dangote. While his belief in Nigeria may not lead him to build refineries or manufacturing hubs like his mentor, Otedola’s field of play is the Nigerian Exchange (NGX). His climb up the Forbes ladder has been through the banking sector. Starting from a 5% acquisition of First Bank PLC shares in 2021, he…
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Atiku Abubakar’s flight of fancy and an ambition on crutches — by Sunday Dare
For nearly three decades, the Nigerian political landscape has played host to a singular, interminable political psychodrama: the relentless presidential voyage of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. Since the dawn of the Fourth Republic in 1999, the Wazirin Adamawa has maintained a stubborn, almost messianic grip on the presidential ballot, gallivanting through successive electoral cycles with the monotonous rhythm of a clock…
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Is Gov Alex Otti Tinubu’s agent? — by Ugo Egbujo
If every major ally of Peter Obi behaved exactly like Alex Otti, the practical effect would be a significantly weaken ed, fragmented, and less confrontational opposition ahead of 2027. And this isn’t because , he didnt move to the NDC with Peter Obi. No, far from it. This is because if all Obi’s allies adopted the same stance, the opposition…
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Nigeria: A country in reverse gear — by Audu Oseni
Most Nigerians have the assumption that their country has never been great. They do not know that in the past, Nigeria stood as a symbol of promise and possibility among the comity of nations. Globally, Nigeria commanded respect among nations, not only for its vast natural resources but also for the strength of its economy, the quality of its institutions,…
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TRIBUTE: Celebrating Olanipekun’s golden jubilee at the bar — by Kayode Ajulo
There are occasions in the life of a nation when the celebration of an individual ceases to be merely personal and assumes the character of history itself. Such occasions compel me not only to applaud achievement but also to contemplate the ideals that sustain great institutions and the extraordinary men who embody them. The celebration of Chief Wole Olanipekun, SAN,…
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Nigeria’s tax reforms could redefine the economy — by Adewale Okoya
For decades, Nigeria’s greatest fiscal paradox has been an economy large enough to rank among Africa’s biggest, yet a tax system too fragmented and inefficient to generate the revenue needed to support its ambitions. With one of the world’s lowest tax-to-GDP ratios, successive governments relied heavily on crude oil revenues while borrowing to finance infrastructure, education, healthcare and security. That…
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