Perspectives
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Newsroom leadership and foretold death of print media — by Abiola Ayankunbi
For decades, Nigerian newspapers set the national agenda, challenged authority, and commanded deep reader loyalty. Today, that influence is fading and faster than market forces alone can explain. Editorial choices inside Nigerian newsrooms are speeding up the decline of print, pushing it toward a collapse that didn’t have to happen this soon. Editors sit at the center of this crisis…
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Between direct and indirect party primaries — by Simbo Olorunfemi
So, I submitted here yesterday, that“despite the landmines, with direct primaries, party members at the grassroots have MORE influence in who flies the party ticket.” The operative word here is – MORE. Knowing that people, desperate to read things upside down, only see what they want to see, I put it in CAPS to draw more attention to it. My…
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The unvarnished truth: The weight of an 881-page confession — by Khaleed Yazeed
General Yakubu Gowon’s monumental 881-page autobiography, “My Life of Duty and Allegiance”, has finally been unveiled. It is being marketed as a shattering of decades-old silences from the last surviving central pillar of Nigeria’s most turbulent era. Written largely from memory after the heartbreaking loss of his personal records during the 1975 coup that sent him into exile, Gowon claims…
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‘Even some NADECO members wanted me to stay longer’ — by Martins Oloja
General Abdusalami A. Abubakar’a autobiography, which will be publicly presented on June 13, 2026 to mark the 84th Birthday of the Army General who handed over to President Olusegun Obasanjo on May 29, 1999 is the focal point today. General Abubakar has functioned remarkably as a global Peace Ambassador to several world bodies from ECOWAS to the United Nations as…
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The curious judgment against INEC — by Simbo Olorunfemi
Whatever the merits of the case in the matter between the Youth Party and INEC, which resulted in the judgement by Justice Mohammed Umar ruling that some portions of the INEC Guidelines and Schedule are inconsistent with the provisions of the Electoral Act, 2026, there are questions around the circumstances under which the suit was filed and judgement delivered that…
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They must know there will be consequences — by Dare Babarinsa
We don’t know how many more hostages are still alive among those kidnapped near Ogbomosho a few weeks ago. One teacher, Adesiyan Adegboye, was killed. He was buried in Ogbomosho on Friday, May 22. It is raining across Nigeria. The soil is wet and slippery, and about 30 children and adults are still in the care of the kidnappers, sleeping…
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Waste disposal as blight on Sanwo-Olu’s reign — by Mobolaji Sanusi
Who is in charge of solid waste collection and waste management in the Centre of Excellence and the erstwhile capital of the country? This question becomes pertinent on the heels of the recurring epileptic state of household refuse collection across Lagos by the body tasked with ridding the city of filth. More perturbing is the fact that as the Sallah…
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Fayemi’s Karma arrived sooner than anyone envisaged — by Olabode Opeseitan
There is a prayer point many Nigerian politicians have conspicuously omitted from their devotionals: Lord, may I never invest in a political associate who will turn coat and spend the rest of his days trying to dismantle everything I built. Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, now President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, clearly never said that prayer before he threw…
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Nigeria: Bound in gold, wrapped in heritage — by ‘Dayo Adedayo
𝑵𝒊𝒈𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒂 – 𝑨 𝑻𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝑩𝒆𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒚 is more than a book. It is the soul of a nation lovingly gathered, carefully preserved, and presented as a timeless gift to generations unborn. It is, without doubt, my finest work to date. A labour of love, sacrifice, passion, and unwavering dedication that took twenty three years of photography and nearly four years of…
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The politics of inherited power — by Folorunso Adisa
The theatre of Nigerian politics never truly closes. The actors only change costumes, switch stages, and rehearse old scripts beneath new slogans. Last week, my searchlight rested on the Senate. This week, it drifted toward the state Houses of Assembly, those often neglected chambers where democracy quietly either breathes or suffocates. The media space has recently been animated by the…
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