Perspectives
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Seriake Dickson, Obidients and the NDC’s marriage of convenience — by Bamidele Johnson
Watched a bit of Senator Seriake Dickson’s interview in the earliest hours of this morning and I think he spoke with a firmness suggestive of the fact that the NDC is not just going to hitch up its skirt, bend over and allow any group with Alpha inclinations within it to penetrate it at will. Dickson sounded a bit like…
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Has FIFA lost its way? — by Kayode Adebiyi
Left to me, I think the world is ripe for another global football governing body. FIFA has become so big that it seems to have lost its sense of purpose and direction. First, increasing the number of participating teams to 48 serves no logical footballing purpose other than commercial gain. That is also why they are now making multiple nations…
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Democracy demands patience, nationhood demands sacrifice — by Segun Showunmi
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Democracy Day address was not merely a celebration of twenty-seven years of uninterrupted democratic governance; it was a reminder that nations are built through difficult choices, sustained commitment, and collective resolve. For many Nigerians, these are not easy times. The economic reforms undertaken by this administration have come with real pain. Families are adjusting to higher…
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My June 12 story: Narrow escape from the Abacha junta — by Adegbenro Adebanjo
Prologue Some stood for June 12, some were imprisoned for June 12, some died for June 12, some lost their commissions because of June 12. Many ate and are still eating on June 12. They came for me in the forenoon. It was a Friday in May 1995. The operatives from the Directorate of Military Intelligence (DMI) were told to…
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The origin of the Nigerian wound — by Folorunso Adisa
For many years, Nigeria had its troubles, but kidnapping was not the defining feature of our national life. Our country wrestled with military coups, communal clashes, armed robberies, and periodic ethno-religious violence. Travelling from Lagos to Kano, Enugu to Sokoto, or Ibadan to Maiduguri carried risks, but the average Nigerian did not routinely fear being seized and held for ransom.…
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When the numbers lie by omission: The Nairametrics capital importation report — by Olabode Opeseitan
A record $10 billion flowed into Nigeria in a single quarter, and a Nairametrics Capital Importation Report says almost none of it will build a factory, hire a worker, or survive beyond the next Treasury bill rollover. The report is not wrong in its arithmetic. It is incomplete in its accounting. There is a meaningful difference, and that difference matters…
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Optasia’s monopoly is a wound on Nigeria’s economy — by Kelechi Deca
While I am an apostle of integration of Africa’s economy, it is imperative to appreciate the fact that Nigeria has run the most liberal open door economy that welcomes businesses from across Africa with open hands. And South Africa being one of the most advanced economies with strong manufacturing base in Africa has unarguably been the highest recipient of Afrocentric…
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K’omolu yan fanda — by Tunde Akanni
Freeborn must enjoy freedom of movement is the closest English equivalent I can muster for the headline here. And I’m savouring that so salaciously. In Abuja for that matter. Abuja, the former haven of Abacha’s killer Strike Force. Here, I now function as an agent of a state actor, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), promoting and enforcing…
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How publicity helps terrorists and terrorism — by Reno Omokri
It is a very big mistake to think that publicity, or global outrage, pressures terrorists. Quite the contrary. They relish it! They thrive on it. The late British Prime Minister, Baroness Thatcher, put it best when she said, “Publicity is the oxygen of terrorism.” Davido means well, but doing what he did, which I will not elaborate on, because my…
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Yorubaland: The curious indifference to Molaasan — by Bamidele Johnson
One of the things I find most remarkable about contemporary Nigeria is the sheer elasticity of our threat perception. We can spend weeks dissecting a politician’s unfortunate choice of words during a television interview, yet barely raise an eyebrow when a self-appointed religious leader starts talking and acting like a man erecting the infrastructure of a parallel state. Daood Imran…
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