Perspectives
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The burden of reform and the reward of perseverance — by Dare Ojepe
There are moments in the life of a nation when history demands a choice between comfort and courage. Comfort whispers that difficult decisions can be postponed. Courage insists that problems deferred only become more expensive for future generations. Comfort seeks temporary relief. Courage seeks lasting solutions. In May 2023, when President Bola Ahmed Tinubu assumed office, Nigeria stood at precisely…
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Ekiti 2026: When the PVC defeated social media hype — by Seye Oladejo
The outcome of the Ekiti State governorship election has once again reinforced a timeless lesson in democratic politics: elections are won at the polling units by voters armed with their Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs), not on social media timelines dominated by hashtags and viral sentiments. The election serves as a fitting reminder that while social media remains an important platform…
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Any embattled Prime Minister has dark nights of the soul — by Rishi Sunak
You lie awake in the Downing Street flat wondering whether you are the problem, or whether the job is just impossible in the current circumstances. When the military bands start practising on Horse Guards at 5am, it is a relief. You now have an excuse to get up. The truth is that the struggles of a premiership are nearly always…
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A response to Mr Peter Obi’s manufactured resignation demand — by O’tega Ogra
Peter Gregory Obi has once again demonstrated his most consistent talent: the selective editing of public records to manufacture grievances he can then ‘nobly’ respond to. Mr Obi wants President Tinubu to resign, and his evidence is a quote he had to edit to support his ‘half-truth’ argument. Here is what Mr Obi told Nigerians the President said: that he…
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Gratitude in an era of ingratitude — by Kelechi Deca
Our elders said that “The fowl does not forget the person who plucked its tail feathers in the rainy season”. Her Excellency President Nandi-Ndaitwah of Namibia visited the house where she once lived in Magomeni Tanzania during Namibia’s liberation struggle for independence against the apartheid regime in South Africa. Many activists especially those of the South West Africa People’s Organisation…
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The North, the columnist and bandits — by Lasisi Olagunju
Sometimes, a matter one thinks is pregnant with an elephant delivers only a rat. Last week, I was on my knees begging Northern Nigeria to save Nigeria from a catastrophe already visible on the horizon. The piece was a code, a shock treatment meant to reset a misbehaving social cell that has become dangerously comfortable with its afflictions. It was…
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The productive value of the naira — by Tope Fasua
In the past, I had written about our rather obsessive preoccupation with ‘the true value of the Naira’. Every talking head on our favorite TV channels waxed lyrical about this true value, with many foisting what was their sheer opinions as the pure gospel, akin to the tablets with 10 Commandments that God himself handed over to Father Moses for…
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Off-Season elections as political barometers: Why the opposition still faces credibility challenge – by Seye Oladejo
As Nigeria inches closer to the 2027 general elections, the various off-season elections conducted since the 2023 general elections offer valuable insights into the country’s political trajectory and the preparedness of the major political parties for the next electoral cycle. From governorship elections in states such as Kogi, Imo, Bayelsa, Edo, Ondo Anambra and Ekiti , to numerous bye-elections for…
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That Bianca’s dance with prisoners in Ethiopia — by Babafemi Ojudu
Did you see that video clip from Ethiopia? There was Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, dancing among Nigerian prisoners in an Ethiopian prison. I watched it several times, hoping there was some context I had missed. What message are we sending to ourselves and to the world? If the objective was to negotiate the transfer of Nigerian prisoners back home,…
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Obi of Onitsha’s birthday celebration in Lagos: A missed opportunity for culture — by Kayode Adebiyi
One of the unfortunate consequences of the political polarization that has engulfed Nigeria is that it has become increasingly difficult to make contributions to important public issues without some people immediately filtering every opinion through the prism of ethnicity, politics, or tribal sentiment. Today, even the most well-intentioned observations are often met with accusations of bias rather than engagement with…
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