Perspectives
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What has Obaigbena done to Thisday/Arise TV? By Jesutega Onokpasa
Having most woefully failed to blackmail and intimidate Asiwaju Bola Tinubu into dancing to its tune and attending its usually rowdy and rambunctious events, Arise Tv, alongside its sister outfit, Thisday Newspaper, has been resorting to all manner of the most shamefully unprofessional shenanigans to get back at Tinubu including the deployment of the most atrociously fake news items, as…
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Putting African aspirations first, By Ebenezer Obadare
This week’s U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit could not have come at a more opportune moment. The first since President Barack Obama hosted African leaders in 2014, it is taking place against the backdrop of a certain urgency, induced by a noticeable shift in the temper of U.S.-Africa relations. The reasons behind this shift are not far-fetched, the most predominant one being…
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Soyinka, Pyrates Confraternity and the God Factor, By Tunji Olaopa
The invitation of Professor Wole Soyinka to the just concluded Lagos Book and Art Festival was, as is usual with WS, an event all by itself. From poetry to activism, and from scholarship to Nigerian politics, Wole Soyinka’s intellectual pungency has not been diminished by age. At the occasion, he put paid to all speculations about his religious affiliation. When…
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It’s a long drive to Birnin Gwari, By Is’haq Modibbo Kawu
We landed at the old Kaduna Airport Terminal this windy afternoon, and waited for the plane that brought His Excellency Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and his entourage. Today is Monday, the 12th of December, 2022. I am in the company of Kashim Shettima. Airport formalities during electioneering can be hectic and electric, at the same time. Tinubu was in his elements…
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Tinubu, Chatham House address and other matters, By Tunde Rahman
It was another glorious moment in his campaign for the presidency of Nigeria. The All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate Asiwaju Bola Tinubu was outstanding as he addressed the elite audience at the Chatham House London, that intellectual powerhouse for exchange of ideas on Monday, December 5. He spoke with clarity on the challenges confronting the country and the solutions they…
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D’banj: Trials of a pop star, By Alao Abiodun
Trouble started for the embattled Afro Pop maestro, Oladapo Oyebanji, over his alleged involvement in diversion of millions of N-Power funds. This disturbing news which dominated the media space during the week, unsettled his fan base, especially unearthing public bashing. After the news about D’banj’s arrest littered on media outlets, he became the subject of discussion. His ordeals have since…
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The heroes of a turbulent time, By Kashim Shettima
I am humbled by this day. I am humbled because I know that receiving such grand honour is a rare experience in one’s home. You and I are the heartbeats of the same home, and wherever we go, whatever we do, and whenever we act, we carry with us their stories, their beliefs, and their expectations. On our best days…
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Worsening impunity in high places, Bolaji Adebiyi
Last week, two high officials of the federal government were convicted of contempt of court because of their wilful disobedience to valid orders of the court. Actually, the convictions were the third in a month. The hit conviction was that of the baby-faced Usman Baba, the inspector-general of Police, who was sentenced to three months imprisonment by Justice Mobolaji Olajuwon…
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Tony Elumelu: Buhari’s testimony
What a delightful week it has been for Mr Tony Elumelu, Chairman of United Bank for Africa (UBA), Heirs Holdings, and the Tony Elumelu Foundation. On Monday, he stood tall in Sokoto at the Chief of Army Staff Annual Conference to receive a Recognition Award, handed out by no less a person than President Muhammadu Buhari himself. Elumelu was recognized…
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A manifesto without Action Plans is worthless, By Iyabo Arinola Awokoya
A Manifesto without a corresponding Action Plan is not very useful. Nigerian politicians are still not getting it! We are past the days of mere Manifestos and should be in the era of ‘Actionable’ manifestos, that is; Manifestos that have correlating Action Plans. A manifesto is simply a written statement of the beliefs, aims, and policies of an organization, especially…
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