Perspectives
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Magnus Abe and the road not taken, By Blessing Wikina
When he wrote this great didactic Poem, titled The Road Not Taken Robert Frost never had Magnus Abe, Chibuike Amaechi, and Nyesom Wike in mind. What was uppermost on his mind were the options of choices, and the alternatives of making decisions when faced with crossroads. Events may shape men, but they do not remove the options of choice, and…
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Wike, Rivers people are happy? By Yemi Adebowale
Comical Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State never ceases to amaze me. Call him a bully and you would be right. I always add “modern day Benito Mussolini” to his depiction. This man rules the state with an iron fist. I just laughed after watching his reaction to my expose of him on this page last week. I clearly heard…
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How Tinubu designed 7 rail lines for Lagos, By Tunji Bello
Oga Tony, I don’t dabble into various political duels going on on this platform as everyone is entitled to his or her own opinion. But we must learn to seperate political hatred or propangada from facts. Your response to Gov Sanwoolu’s interview was totally inaccurate and out of point particularly as relates to Tinubu. Asiwaju Tinubu designed 7 rail lines…
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Gen Irabor’s absurd disdain for mercenaries, By Yemi Adebowale
One of the reasons terrorists are having a free rein across Nigeria is because many, whose opinions would have helped this country, have become merchants of lies, rolling out imaginary security achievements. They are unwilling to speak truth to power. As a result, killings and kidnappings by terrorists have persisted in beloved Nigeria. The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General…
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The unsung heroes of Birmingham, By Simbo Olorunfemi
Tomorrow, it will be a week since that night of glory in Birmingham when Nigeria capped what had become her best performance at the Commonwealth Games, even before the night with a befitting finale that had us singing to the moon and bugaing into the night. On the track, the scintillating win in 100 metres hurdles by Tóbi to silence…
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The Igbo, Peter Obi and 2023, By Segun Ayobolu
Given the strong feelings evoked in the South-East by the perceived imperative of a President of Igbo extraction succeeding President Muhmmadu Buhari in 2023, it is understandable that the presidential aspiration of Mr. Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has gained considerable traction particularly among youths in the region.But then, the demand in some quarters that the…
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What is Kashim Shettima even bringing to the table? By Jesutega Onokpasa
Former Borno Governor, sitting senator and Vice Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Kashim Shettima, came into politics from the private sector. While Governor of Borno, Senator Shettima was one of the most talked about politicians in Nigeria. In the still unfolding run-up to the 2023 elections, he has not disappointed and is easily the most newsworthy…
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Towards 2023 with new ideas, By Kayode Komolafe
One of the positive things in the ferment about the 2023 elections is the increasing advocacy that the elections should be a contest of ideas. In other words, candidates contesting on the platforms of the various political parties should be identified by the ideas underlying their programmes beyond their ethnic, regional and religious labels. The corollary to that, of course,…
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‘I still believe in Buhari’
*Lesson from Hassan Usman, freed train abductee To be troubled in trouble is to have your trouble doubled, so goes a saying. And for Hassan Usman, a lawyer, it didn’t just rain on March 28, this year, it poured. He was not only onboard the Kaduna-bound train attacked by terrorists, his wife, Amina, was also there. They both got abducted.…
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Between grievance and organisational indiscipline
Some reactions to a political disappointment could amount to anti-party activities, writes Bolaji Adebiyi It is becoming increasingly difficult to understand the ways of politicians straddling the political firmament of Nigeria. Largely unprincipled and inconsistent, they flow with the tide and seldom play by the rules except when it suits their purpose. They say one thing and do the exact…
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