Perspectives
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When ‘Sango Olukoso’ came, calling at Ojude-Oba — by Tinuade Ogunlesi
Discourse around special features at the Ojúde-Ọba, the famous Ìjẹ̀bú cultural festival, featured the near nudist abroadarian last year. This year, a cigar-smoking woman was frequently spoken about. Most likely a Grandma. Perhaps, somebody’s wife. May be a chieftaincy title holder somewhere too. Her pictures and videos dominated the internet. She demonstrated her smoking skills like a Pro. Dressed in…
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Tinubu at three: Between reform, reality and the restless Nigerian street — by Ortamen Manz-Denga
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s third anniversary address was, by every intellectual standard, one of the most structured and economically literate speeches delivered by a Nigerian leader in recent years. It was not merely a political speech; it was an attempt to construct a governing philosophy and a historical justification for one of the most painful economic transitions in Nigeria’s democratic…
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Vusi Thembekwayo and the dog whistles of a spotted hyena — by Kelechi Deca
Tellingly, Vusi Thembekwayo is liked across Africa, especially amongst young entrepreneurs who throng to his podcasts, and page like Roman plebeians earnestly anticipating to hear from Julius Caesar. I also like his confidence, carriage, and the way he pushes that certitude a bit unwieldy whenever he has his audience by the jugular. But as our ancestors said, ” there are…
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Fayose and his reckless accusation against Seyi Makinde — by Bamidele Johnson
Fayose, at 66, should really be viewed as 666. In Biblical terms, that number signifies something profoundly malign and egregious. Fayose is certainly egregious. There is scarcely any debate about that. Watching him accuse Seyi Makinde of somehow choreographing the abduction of schoolchildren in Oyo State, without a shred of evidence, was only the latest reminder of how worthless a…
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NEWS ANALYSIS: What cut down of US embassies means for Nigerians and other Africans — by Kelechi Deca
For most Africans, traveling to the United States will not just be expensive, but the process itself would become strenuous. This is as a result of the latest reduction in the number of its embassies and consulates in Africa that process visa applications from about 50 down to just 20 which are now designated as regional hubs. The new policy…
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‘I don’t want to be part of Kachalla’s rigging machine,’ Babachir Lawal ADC exit statement
I am exiting the ADC because its just-concluded primaries were, at all levels, massively rigged in favour of Kachalla Abubakar Atiku. I sense a conspiracy of silence, of which I want no part. Most members of the party are behaving as if this is the normal thing to do. Results were just written or rewritten to favour him and his…
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If I were Bayo Adelabu — by Maroof Asudemade
In a party that has just concluded a fiercely contested primary, the greatest danger for Oyo APC is not the controversy surrounding the process but the possibility of lingering bitterness that tends to lead to defections, voter apathy, or anti-party activities. My central argument is that Chief Bayo Adelabu should rise above personal disappointment, accept the party’s verdict, and publicly…
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Dateline 2027: When terrorism becomes a political strategy – by Seye Oladejo
As Nigeria gradually moves towards the 2027 general elections, a troubling pattern is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore. Across various parts of the country, there has been a noticeable resurgence of insecurity, renewed terrorist activity, coordinated attacks on communities, and a steady attempt to amplify fear and uncertainty within the public space. To dismiss these developments as mere coincidence would…
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Dateline 2027: When terrorism becomes a political strategy — by Mogaji Oladejo
As Nigeria gradually moves towards the 2027 general elections, a troubling pattern is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore. Across various parts of the country, there has been a noticeable resurgence of insecurity, renewed terrorist activity, coordinated attacks on communities, and a steady attempt to amplify fear and uncertainty within the public space. To dismiss these developments as mere coincidence would…
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A joke of an opposition — by Femi Fani-Kayode
Now that we know who all the presidential candidates are permit me to say the following. President Tinubu will not only win the 2027 presidential election fair and square but he will win it hands down. The following words come to mind when I consider the opposition and those that seek to challenge him: weak, divided, insipid, deluded, vain, mendacious,…
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