Perspectives
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As business guru, Mike Adenuga hits 70, By Funso Arogundade
There are few great men and women alive who have helped define the course of history and shape the destinies of nations that would have epics and classics written about them. One of such is no other than the incredible and compelling empire-builder, Dr. Mike Ishola Agbolade Adenuga Jnr. The Nigeria’s billionaire mogul is an enchanting paradox that keeps perplexing…
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Professor Richard Joseph and the 2023 polls, By Segun Ayobolu
Despite his status, academic renown and reputation as one of the foremost political scientists with specialization on the politics of Africa particularly Nigeria, Professor Richard Joseph appears to have been substantially swayed by the largely propagandistic opinion polls that predicted a Peter Obi/Labour Party (LP) victory in the 25th February presidential election and the attempt to rely on this failure…
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10th N’Assembly must cut its running cost, By Yemi Adebowale
The race is gathering momentum. I’m talking about the battle for the positions of President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives in the incoming 10th National Assembly. The good, the bad and the ugly have thrown their hats in the ring. It’s a coat of many colours. For me, the two chambers need crusaders to…
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Imagine if there was no Mike Adenuga
He is there, quiet, unobtrusive, self-effacing. But he’s also there like a bull. Powerful, forceful, effective, high-octane. Sometimes you see him, most times, you don’t. That is Mike Adenuga Jnr for you, the illustrious son of Nigeria, Africa, and the world, who turns 70 on Saturday, April 29. He means different things to different people, and many things to many…
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Intergenerational gaps: Building the collapsed bridge, By Ayotomiwa Ayodele
Intergenerational gaps refer to differences in beliefs, values, attitudes, and behaviors between different age groups. These are seeming to cause tension and conflict between individuals from different generations, particularly when it comes to issues like technology, politics, values, morals, work et, ethics, and social norms. While intergenerational gaps have always existed to some extent, they have become more pronounced in…
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Multichoice: Between price increase and business continuity! By Temitope Ajayi
Habib Aruna, former Chief Press Secretary to Lagos State Governor provoked a debate on his Facebook wall with a post railing against the new tariff regime announced by Multichoice across product offerings effective May 1, 2023. I quipped on the post, considering operating environment with rising energy and power costs, inflation, weak Naira other economic factors, if the company does…
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Six things Tinubu must do to immediately renew our hope, By Temitope Ajayi
With the return of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, President-Elect, to the country on Monday after a month vacation abroad ahead of his inauguration on May 29, 2023 as the 16th President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, he must be ruminating by now on how he will discharge the huge burden of expectations of Nigerians. The President-elect campaigned on the…
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OGD/Adebutu’s romantic honeymoon will soon be over, By Olufemi Ezekiel
The Ogun State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the just concluded general elections, Oladipupo Adebutu, and his secret ally, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, have been so much engrossed in their honeymoon that they seem to have forgotten that post-nuptial vacation doesn’t last forever. It doesn’t last beyond one-moon cycle at most. Derived from Scandinavian tradition, a honeymoon…
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Lessons Nigeria can learn from UK’s Vehicle Licencing Agency, By Kayode Adebiyi
I am not surprised that Britain is in the top 5 lowest road accident rate in the world. It is also one of the top toughest countries in the world to obtain a driver’s licence. People celebrate passing a practical driving test to obtain a UK drivers licence like they just passed a difficult university exams. Personally, with the fact…
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Unending bloodshed in Zango Kataf, By Yemi Adebowale
Security clumsiness is unending in beloved Nigeria. It comes with all the trappings of a failed government. For instance, what kind of explanation will our security agencies put up in defence of their failings seven days back in Runji Sakwab, Atyap Chiefdom of Zango Kataf Local Government Area Kaduna State, where 33 persons were murdered in their sleep, 19 of…
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