Perspectives
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Yoruba ethical renaissance: A way to reinvent our national values and rebuild Nigeria — by Ayo Ladigbolu
FIRST WORDS Orin.Ori ogbo l’Eyan o, Baba Nla ori agba l’EyanE si ti d’agba tan, E tun d’oogbo o, Ori ogbo l’Eyan o, Baba wa. Ori ogbo gbayi o, Ipo agba gbayi, E d’Ogbo d’agba oun, E m’agba wu wao Ori ogbo gbayi, Eyin d’ogbo d;Agba tan, E m’agba wu wa o, Baba rere Ta lo so pe Yoruba ko…
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Where goes our fuel subsidy? — by Kunle Oyatomi
President Bola Tinubu is not one to mince words. Through his words, he provokes thought and justifies his actions without caring whose ox is gored. A sharp mind, he stands by his decisions when he is convinced they are right, unlike many other political heavyweights in the country. That is why, throughout his political career, he has always embodied certain…
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Atiku Abubakar: Incongruous aristocrat that would never be President, by Kola Amzat
Nigerians could just imagine how dull, unexciting and uninteresting the nation’s political sphere would have been without the likes of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and comedians like Peter Obi! As a matter of fact, we must acknowledge the fact that democratic governance is not only about the ruling government and their policies, as well as numerous exciting programs being rolled out…
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Elumelu, etiquette, and the grammar we are forgetting — by Folorunso Adisa
There are moments when a seemingly insignificant sentence opens a much larger window into a society. “Good morning, Tony” was only four words, but in the Nigerian context, those four words have provoked a conversation far bigger than the young woman who uttered them or the billionaire who objected to them. What the exchange between Tony Elumelu and a young…
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Dotun Oladipo: I tried, but couldn’t hold back the tears — by Azuh Amatus
Sincerely speaking, with tears still cascading down my cheeks, I still cannot believe or process the thought that the amiable man I fondly called “My Leader,” Mr. Dotun Samson Oladipo, is dead. In fact, I am still finding it extremely difficult to pen this painful tribute in memory of Mr. Oladipo, the soft-spoken and kind-hearted publisher of The Eagle Online,…
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The Definitive List: Africa’s gender leadership landscape — by Kelechi Deca
I have been tracking women in corporate leadership across Africa for 10 years, so I can humbly, but authoritatively say one or two things about factors I believe are the driving forces of these changes. But because 75% of the things I do are off Facebook, when a TV station contacted someone in Rwanda for her views on the issue,…
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VeryDarkMan must answer for his reckless desecration of the Armed Forces — by Peter Aro
The reported declaration by Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, that “every military man is corrupt” is outrageous, preposterous and utterly indefensible. If those were indeed his words and intended meaning, then he crossed the boundary between legitimate criticism and reckless defamation. This was not activism. It was not courage. It was not accountability. It was a sweeping and…
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Dotun Oladipo: Why does sudden death take the good and spare the wicked? — by Yushau Shuaib
On the afternoon of Tuesday, August 25, 2026, I exchanged messages with Dotun Oladipo — respected journalist, former President of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), and publisher of The Eagle Online. I sent him a report on the unfolding political rivalry in Katsina State — between the camps of Governor Dikko Radda and Tinubu’s adviser, Ibrahim Masari —…
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Appraising the security challenges in the North-West — by Samuel Aruwan
Last week, yours sincerely was in Gusau, Zamfara State, as one of the panelists and resource persons at the North-West Security Summit, themed “Appraising the Security Challenges in the North-West,” at the instance of the Inspector General of Police, Olatunji Disu. It was a week of thorough deliberations and deep reflections. It also afforded one the opportunity to sneak out…
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The economics of cheap petrol: Questions around Atiku’s subsidy arithmetic — by Shola Ogunniyi
Farooq Kperogi’s column of 22 August 2026, “Why Atiku’s subsidy gambit rattles Tinubu” (Nigerian Tribune), is a well-crafted political opinion. Kayode Adebiyi’s rejoinder of 24 August addressed most of the fiscal error in Kperogi’s argument. What both pieces left mainly intact, and what this debate urgently needs, is a walk through the actual economics of the oil market: the microeconomics…
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