Perspectives

Setting the record straight: Meritocracy and milestones at NNPC, by Olufemi Soneye

It is important to address the concerns raised in Farooq Kperogi’s recent article, “Tinubu’s Buharisation of the NNPC”, and to clarify some of the misconceptions about the operations and leadership structure of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited. First, employment, promotions, appointments, and movements of business leaders at the NNPC are not influenced by ethnicity, tribe, religion, or political…

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2025: President Tinubu’s media chat, budget and a year of consolidation, by Stanley Nkwocha

The year 2024 is winding down; so also is the yuletide season and its festivities. But this particular year, unlike those of previous years, cannot be wished away so soon by Nigerians. It was a year in which some issues of governance and national interest evoked the most tremendous controversies – from key decisions of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu…

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The mirage of a French military Base in Nigeria, by Tahir Ibrahim Tahir

2027 has arrived early with a groundswell of gimmicks and political manoeuvres aimed at overheating the polity and shaping political opinion in favor of those angling for the 2027 elections. From the Samoa Agreement fiasco to the tax reform debates, we now find ourselves amidst a conversation about a supposed French invasion. A certain journalist, notorious for spreading fake news…

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When showmanship becomes diplomacy, by Ahmad Sajoh

At the risk of swimming against the tide of the anti-Tinubu sentiments pervading some sections of the country I stand to point large gaping holes in the showmanship displayed by the President of Niger Republic General Abdurramane Tchiane. A leader of a country by whatever means is also the Chief Diplomat of that nation. When such a person replaces diplomatic…

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The Nigerian Police may be justified in Speedalington’s continuous detention:

The need to build a society where wrongdoing has consequences – By Pelumi Olajengbesi Esq. The continuous detention of Speedalington has generated a significant buzz on social media. I feel deeply obligated to weigh in because, as a society, we must come to terms with the reality that accountability is the cornerstone of a just and decent society. Only when…

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Back story of the Tinubu interview, by Azu Ishiekwene

Apart from General Sani Abacha, I have met one-on-one with every Nigerian leader since 1992, from General Ibrahim Babangida. However, I have only participated in one televised live group media chat with former President Olusegun Obasanjo. If you have met Obasanjo before – whether for an interview or anything else – you might agree that he’s a handful and more.…

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Christmas in Mbaise, by Emeka Oparah

Being that it was their first time ever travelling to our hometown, Tito and Muna were understandably more excited than us, their parents. We had prepared their minds for what they were about to experience, and they were super ready for it. Every street is not paved with gold, like Dubai, where we live, and the US, UK and other…

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Biodun Shobanjo: The Railway Boy at 80, by Simbo Olorunfemi and Ade Adefeko

There is a video clip of Biodun Shobanjo on social media platforms that has since gone viral, in which he talks about his love for the contemporary music (Afrobeat, as they call it) of Burna Boy, Davido, Asake, and the rest of the gang. With that Shobanjo-esque boyish grin, he tells how shocked some of his friends were to hear…

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