Perspectives
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COP27 and the Osinbajo debt-for-climate swap deal, By Simbo Olorunfemi
In the last few years, the world has begun a more definitive transition from the place of cynicism and misunderstanding about the issue of climate change to that of warmer realisation, if not wholesome acceptance, of the reality of the phenomenon as a significant threat. But then, even in the face of a whittling down of opposition against the science…
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Waiting for NLNG to act responsibly, By Yemi Adebowale
It is almost six weeks since the Senate directed the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Limited to pay N18.4 billion compensation to 73 host communities and 200 families in Bonny, Rivers State, within two months, for acquiring their land and for the loss of the affected land to their pipelines’ Right of Way. It is so sad that nothing concrete…
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Governor Okowa’s nauseating lies on Arise TV, By Emmanuel Olugua
On an Arise TV video that’s gone viral, Delta State governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, dorns a fashionable suit whose top buttons the average pensioner, the pensions of whom he ignored until the Deputy Senate President, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, called him out, definitely cannot afford. On the video, he makes spurious, unfounded and unverifiable claims that he has restored the peace…
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Parallax angles, By Odi Ikpeazu
One interesting thing about perspective is that it affords the license or even audacity, to see the exact same thing absolutely differently. This is well illustrated in the ancient Indian parable of the blind men, who were asked to describe what an elephant was like, which they all proceeded to do according to the part of its anatomy they each…
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Celebrating Onyema Ugochukwu, an accomplished journalist at 78, By Segun Ayobolu
Last week, this column dilated on the constitutional responsibility of the media and the personal, professional and institutional integrity required of media practitioners to fulfill their societal obligations. Luckily, there are role models in the profession, albeit of an older generation, whose examples of unstinted professionalism and unblemished moral integrity can shine the light for contemporary practitioners to find their…
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Soludo and Obi: The crux Of the matter, By Ugo Egbujo
Soludo and Obi are the leading lights of Igbo politics. Being from the same state and belonging to different parties means they will be political rivals. Soludo doesn’t owe Obi any debt of loyalty. The sense of entitlement of Obi supporters is baffling. Their paths crossed in 2010. Yar’Adua had wanted to prepare Soludo to be president. He started by…
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This ‘Nigeria Air’ garbage must be discarded, By Yemi Adebowale
The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika has become an embarrassment to forward-looking Nigerians over his Nigeria Air project. This guy has been flushing public funds down the drain on the proposed airline. I can’t forget how he wasted huge public funds during the Farnborough air show in London in June 2018, just to announce the birth of the airline that…
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Let’s commit to something bigger than us, By Osita Chidoka
After my brother-in-law’s tragic death, I went to see a consultant cardiologist to review my past results and check how I am faring. The result of that visit will be the subject of another discussion. Suffice it to say that a further lifestyle change was recommended and I am fully complying with the recommended diet change. A story for another…
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We must not confuse frugality with lack of big ideas, By Seun Onigbinde
In hindsight, the lack of care around macroeconomic fundamentals in the last eight years is why savings or investment in Naira hardly makes sense. If currency is losing immense value and inflation is destroying what’s left, an investment over the years in the comparative terms feels like a lost value. It’s very important to interrogate this as we bring new…
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The ‘Buhari’ at JAMB
Whenever I see a paragon, champion of transparency and accountability, I remember Muhammadu Buhari, retired military officer and gentleman, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. Whenever I hear that a man has shunned greed, avarice, rapacity, I remember Buhari. Whenever I see anyone pay scant attention to the ephemeral things of this life,…
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