Perspectives
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KwaraLEARN, a classroom revolution
By Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq The kernel of our electoral campaign to the people of Kwara State is to restore the dignity of the Kwara person, redeem the lost glory of the state on all fronts, ensure inclusive growth, and reposition it for greatness and competitiveness in Nigeria. At the heart of this campaign is quality education and human capital development —…
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The Ballad of Bourdillon, By Sam Omatseye
They say he is sick. Yet he is the one showing a dynamo of energy. He had a surgery, nothing new in any man’s life. Some worry, and that is legitimate. We have had persons in the top chair who did not show capacity of action because of poor physical being. But Asiwaju Bola Tinubu threw the challenge last week.…
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Deborah Yakubu: Popular beliefs and self-preservation, By Yemi Adewoyin
Adherents of the Christian faith, particularly Catholics, would be familiar with the Gloria Patri (adapted in the title of this essay) as a doxology. It speaks to God’s glory and adoration as unchanging across time, and forever. In the prevailing context, however, it is about how certain things, notwithstanding the dynamism of cultures and times, won’t probably ever change. These…
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Robert Clarke’s toxic tenure elongation idea, By Yemi Adebowale
I find it difficult to comprehend that a senior lawyer like Robert Clarke will recommend tenure elongation for President Muhammadu Buhari so that he can “end insecurity before handing over.” He suggested that Buhari be given six months to do this. The senior lawyer stated that the constitution allows the President to extend his tenure for six months in the…
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Osinbajo: Senator Adeyeye and his dishonest thesis, By Ajibola Basiru
I read with deep interest an article published in Premium Times by my predecessor in the Senate as the representative of Osun Central Senatorial District, Senator Professor Sola Adeyeye. I believe the description of him at the foot of the article as “the senator for Osun Central in the National Assembly” is clealy erroneous as since June 2019, I have…
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Has Kaduna decided the contest so early? By Aliyu Audu
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been in the news the last few hours and many wonder why but the answer is simply because Mallam Nasir el-Rufai in his trademark style has set a new standard of receiving the presidential aspirant in states. We have seen many aspirants visit states and attribute what was never said to influential individuals in the…
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Why President Buhari loves Dave Umahi
For the second time in the life of this administration, President Muhammadu Buhari visited Ebonyi State last week, commissioned landmark projects, and equally passed the night. Rare, very rare on visits to States. The President has 36 Governors to relate with, and possibly contend with. Political party would not matter, as he is the father of all. And good fathers,…
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Double jeopardy for Buhari’s ministers, By Bolaji Adebiyi
It is never too late to do the right thing. On Wednesday President Muhammadu Buhari directed his ministers and other political appointees as well as heads of ministries, departments and agencies, including extra-ministerial bodies who are interested in political contests in 2023 to quit. No doubt, forced by searing and ceaseless attacks on the perfidy unfolding in his camp, the…
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APC: Delicate primaries, By Salisu Na’inna Ɗambatta
The time for primary elections to nominate candidates for elective offices in the forthcoming general elections is a delicate time for all the political parties in Nigeria. But it is even more critical for the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nigeria’s largest party by both membership and control of state power. There is a keen interest in and strong contest for…
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Our father’s estate of wrath, By Dare Babarinsa
The 2023 game is on. By the throng of people doling out N100 million each, we now know that this country may have been wounded by those hired to mend her. Thanks to the 2023 game, we now know some of those who are keeping our money on our behalf. Next time Nigeria is broke, we know those to call…
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