Perspectives
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2027: Focus Southeast, when ethnic nationalism will not be enough – by Seye Oladejo
As the countdown to the 2027 general elections gradually gathers momentum, political actors across the country are once again recalibrating strategies, building alliances and testing narratives they hope will resonate with the Nigerian electorate. In the Southeast, there appears to be a growing temptation to return to the familiar and emotionally charged rhetoric of ethnic nationalism as a pathway to…
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Abia State: A roadmap for renewed hope in the South‑East — by Babajide Fadoju
The Renewed Hope Media Tour of Abia State has uncovered a story of transformation that deserves to be told. From the 67‑kilometre Umuahia–Uzuakoli–Akara–Ohafia road, which was in a state of decay for almost two decades, to the Renewed Hope Housing Estates rising in Umuahia and Onuinyang Bende, and the ongoing work on federal corridors like the Enugu–Port Harcourt Expressway, Abia…
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Parties are built, not bought — by Babafemi Ojudu
When General Yakubu Gowon’s military government announced a transition programme in the late 1970s, many politicians began preparing for the return to civilian rule. Among them was Chief Obafemi Awolowo. Awolowo did not wait for the starting gun before thinking about the race ahead. Years earlier, he had looked into the future and concluded that military rule, however long it…
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Nigeria’s DSO launch: A milestone, not yet a guarantee of success — by Aderemi Ogunpitan
Today’s launch of Nigeria’s Digital Switch Over (DSO) platform in Abuja is an important milestone after almost two decades of planning. Government and industry stakeholders have presented it as a transformational moment, promising more channels, improved picture quality, wider coverage and increased advertising revenues. The achievement deserves recognition. But it is important to separate technology from industry economics. The technology…
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Connecting the dots: How Mbah and Tinubu are building a new Enugu — by Babajide Fadoju
There is a phrase that echoes through every conversation with Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State: “connecting the dots.” It is not a political slogan. It is a governing philosophy. And it is the only way to make sense of the unprecedented wave of infrastructure sweeping across Enugu. From the concession of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport to the creation…
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Northern Nigeria is not a Kalahari Desert — by Rufa’i Ahmed Alkali
A response to Lasisi Olagunju’s “Northern Nigeria Will Soon Kill Nigeria” By the time one finishes reading Lasisi Olagunju’s essay, published in theshieldonlineng.com, one is left with the unmistakable impression that Northern Nigeria is not merely a region facing profound challenges, but a geographical curse upon Nigeria; a vast human desert populated by people incapable of contributing anything positive to…
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Still on Governor Ademola Adeleke’s recent outburst — by Razaq Abubakre
The interview of His Excellency, Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State, makes a splendid similitude of a convicted person blaming the judges for not allowing his pleas to stand. In the first place, every reasonable governor will want to be in the party of a president whose economic reforms and dexterity make governance easy for the state governors in the…
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Africa turns back on South Africa: Xenophobia crisis triggers continental reckoning — by Kio Amachree
Something historic and irreversible is unfolding across the African continent and its diaspora communities worldwide. South Africa — the nation that once symbolised liberation, solidarity, and the triumphant defeat of white minority rule — is now being treated as a pariah state by the very people who once celebrated it as a beacon of Black freedom. And the consequences are…
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Enugu State: The proof South‑East is no longer abandoned under Tinubu — by Babajide Fadoju
For years, the people of the South‑East spoke one lament in unison. The region had been abandoned. Federal roads were allowed to decay. Bridges collapsed and were not repaired. Commuters faced five‑hour journeys that should have taken two. And successive administrations, regardless of which party held power in Abuja, seemed to treat the South‑East as an afterthought. But that narrative,…
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Terrorism, banditry: human body security system speaks! — by Femi Kusa
PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu is saying Nigeria’s insecurity problem are causing him sleepless nights, depriving him of sound sleep, causing him to lose weight and age faster than he probably would have, and that all these personal problems are hidden underneath his heavy native robes. I believe the President. Only a leader who is not a human being would relish…
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