Perspectives
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Doctoral feather to Dele Alake’s cap, By Segun Ayobolu
It was dusk in Lagos on one of those tense and tortuous days after the annulment of the June 12, 1993, presidential election decisively won by Chief M.K.O Abiola on the platform of the defunct Social Democratic Party (SDP). He was one of those persons from diverse fields of life under watch by the ubiquitous security agencies because of their…
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A peace offering to nollywood for the next 30 years, By Peace Anyiam-Osigwe
The Nollywood Industry needs to find its way back to its purest beginning, where collaboration drove the energy in the room. As the industry grew, unfortunately so did its extreme need to be a vocation filled with envy and competitive spirit. Rather than strive for quality in its realest sense and collobaration in the most creative sense, we opt for…
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Still, in defence of lasting values, By Niyi Osundare
Values are that body of beliefs, principles, norms, and mores which undergird custom and convention, and are the major determinants of a people’s way of being, thinking, doing, behaving; their perception of themselves and others, their recognition of their place in the world. They are the building blocks of major societal institutions such as religion law, politics, and the economy..…
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Two men and two visions for the future! By Temitope Ajayi
Recently, Governor Soludo told Vice President Yemi Osinbajo that erosion has taken over 40% of Anambra State while requesting for Federal Government help. Anambra is the same state a man governed for 8years where he was saving money in bank while erosion destroyed lives and ravaged the people. A man who was governor of that state for 8 years and…
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Politics by other means, By Bolaji Adebiyi
It is rather paradoxical that THISDAY Newspapers, which have been very supportive of the new monetary policy on the redesign of three of the nation’s eight Naira notes might have inadvertently laid the foundation for the political colouration of the implementation of the policy. Engaging in its habitual interpretative approach to news, it had run a banner headline, “In Ambush…
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Living on shoestring budget
We left Abuja on January 23, on a journey that would take us to Bauchi, Lagos, Senegal, Katsina, Kano, and Jigawa States. Return date was January 31, in the evening hours. Since January 31 was then the terminal date for key denominations of the naira to be legal tender, I didn’t want to be like the unwise cripple, who had…
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Between Peter Okoye and Seun Kuti, By Ayo Adene
Only one of these is an actual musician.In the way music and musicians are rated, you have to have proficiency in at least one instrument. Otherwise, you may be more appropriately called a performer, or an entertainer. In that sense, only one of the two men has been known to perform live on an instrument, even since childhood.In particular, the…
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Peter Obi and those Onitsha market polls, By Fredrick Nwabufo
Propaganda, lies and chicanery have always been instruments of war. In World War 2, Germany actuated and deployed the most pervasive, yet incisive propaganda ever witnessed in history. For the Germans, the idea was to psychologically overwhelm their adversaries, and consequently, secure victory on terra firma. The most pernicious warfare is that of the mind. Politics, ordinarily, should not be…
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Opinion polls on the 2023 elections, By Bamidele Ademola-Olateju
Opinion polls on any given issue should reflect what the general population thinks and feels. It is typically conducted by administering several questions to those polled and weights are given to correct for several factors and a ratio is applied. The set of assumptions leads to the determination of the confidence interval. The degree of confidence in a given poll…
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Governor Ademola Adeleke, his certificate forgery and Osun Tribunal: Matters arising, By Ismail Omipidan
Today, I want to revisit the certificate forgery matter of Governor Ademola Adeleke so as to let Nigerians know that there are plethora cases around the issue. But before I proceed, let me digress a bit. By my nature, I discuss, contextualise and analyse issues based on facts presented. After observing the facts, I apply logic to make explanation. Once…
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