Perspectives
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The country wants what it wants, by Folabi Ogunleye
Summoned by the great hands of fate to join the pantheon of leaders before him who used the historically grand occasion of Inaugural Day to assuage hurt feelings and rally the country to a united cause for the march forward with destiny, the old man stuck to the standard for which he has always been known. Right off the bat,…
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Trumpism: A polarising force in politics and society, by Kayode Adebiyi
Oftentimes, our position on political issues can be strong and uncompromising, especially when it stems from an ideological principle we hold dear because of who we are, the faith we profess, or the cultural environment in which we grew up. This is particularly true regarding beliefs we consider sacrosanct to human life and existence. In Africa, and specifically Nigeria, the…
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Bringing political science back into public administration praxis in Nigeria, by Tunji Olaopa
When the politics-administration dichotomy inaugurated the practice of public administration, what was intended was a critical need to bifurcate the logic of the two in ways that will extend the relationship between the politicians and the administrator and make it more efficient. The politician is then, within the logic of the dichotomy, restricted to policy formulation while the administrator is…
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Tinubu’s quest to overcome the power sector gridlock, by Temitope Ajayi
Angered by the appalling situation of Nigeria’s electricity supply sector over several decades of doing the wrong things by successive governments with no remedy in sight, even after hundreds of billions of public funds had been expended, President Muhammadu Buhari in 2018 chose a different path that had worked in other jurisdictions. He reached out to the then German Chancellor…
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A Sunday worship with Ifa priest, Wande Abimbola, by Festus Adedayo
Last week’s ascension to the Alaafin of Oyo throne by then Prince Abimbola Akeem Owoade courted tremendous ruckus in Yorubaland. Why would an unseen Ifa deity and its cloudy, ancient system of divination choose an Alaafin? Implicated in the back-and-forth that followed was 92-year old Ògúnwán̄dé Abím̄bọ́lá, professor of Yoruba language and literature and one-time vice chancellor of the University…
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Dangerous journalism: a review of Omipidan’s ‘Personal Non Grata,’ by Lasisi Olagunju
Strange things happen all over the world. In the Autumn of 1946, Muna Lee, a poet who worked with the United States Department of State, wrote a journal article that questions the integrity of book reviewers. The title of his piece is: “Can’t Book Reviewers Be Honest?” In that piece are two gross cases, one of them a confession. The…
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Time for a brain reset! By Wale Bakare
I guess I might consider myself a bit luckier than most of my generation in several respects. One, I attended the Nigeria Military School, Zaria while some of my friends and classmates in Primary 6 ended up in ‘ordinary’ schools like Kings College, the Federal Government Colleges, Saints Gregory’s, Finbarr’s, and Timothy’s. I remember one went to Gaskiya College and…
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Emir Sanusi’s grandstanding, by Kola Amzat
Recently, while Emir Sanusi was speaking at the 21st memorial lecture of Chief Gani Fawehinmi in Lagos, he declared that he would remain in the background and not offer economic advice to the Tinubu administration because “they have not behaved like friends”. He continued- “I have decided not to speak about the economy or the reforms, nor to explain anything…
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My Nigeria and ‘Lagos Detty December’ experience, by Folarin Olajide-Thomas
My name is Folarin Olajide-Thomas. I am a single 27 year old black British male, born in London to Nigerian parents who migrated to the United Kingdom three decades ago. I had never been to Nigeria before even though my parents got me a Nigerian passport to remind me of where I am truly from. They got it when I…
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Tax Reform Bill : Zacch Adedeji, the man of steel, by Arabinrin Aderonke
There is a popular song I love that says, “He has done it finally, finally, finally…” Dr. Zacch Adedeji, Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, and his team are experiencing the song’s power. On January 16, 2025, the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) issued a communique backing the Tax Reform Bills, which is nothing short of huge. This, however,…
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