Perspectives
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Mene begged, police answered with bullets — by Folorunso Adisa
Quentin Tarantino once said, with a restraint that barely concealed anguish, “Just because I was at an anti-police brutality protest doesn’t mean I’m anti-police. We want justice, but stop shooting unarmed people.” It is a simple plea. In Nigeria, it reads like a radical demand. Because here, the tragedy is no longer abstract. It is intimate. It breathes. It pleads.…
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Jigawa’s agricultural revolution: A blueprint for food security under renewed hope vision — by Babajide Fadoju
There is a quiet revolution happening in Jigawa State. It is not happening in boardrooms or foreign capitals. It is happening on the red soils of Nigeria’s most agrarian state, where tractors are being deployed, technicians are being trained, and farmers are being empowered at a scale rarely seen in our nation’s history. I visited the Aminu Kano Triangle, a…
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Peter Obi: How the political nomad dug own grave — by Izuchukwu Adichie
When Soludo released his explosive letter on November 14, 2022, Ndigbo saw the start of the end. In one harsh move, Mr. governor summarized Peter Obi’s 2023 presidential bid as a “fleeting frenzy of the moment,” called his movement a “headless mob,” and warned that “a mob action often reflects the character of its leader.” The “Headless mob” attacked Soludo,…
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Rebuilding Tudun Biri: When tragedy becomes a building block for national unity — by Babajide Fadoju
On an unfortunate day in Kaduna State, a military drone misfired near the Kaduna International Airport, and the community of Tudun Biri was forever changed. Lives were lost. Bodies were broken. A nation mourned. It was the kind of tragedy that could have fractured a community along ethnic, religious, or political lines. It was the kind of disaster that could…
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From Bayelsa to a national gamble: X-raying Dickson’s opportunistic coalition — by Bodise Wilson
What started as Seriake Dickson’s strategic bid to tighten his grip on Bayelsa politics has now ballooned into an overreaching national endeavor—driven less by ideology and more by a quest for political survival. The former Bayelsa governor, PDP senator, and current leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has widened his net by recruiting habitual political drifters like Peter Obi…
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The quiet architect of influence: Celebrating Tunde Sarafadeen Rahman at 60 — by Sandra Harrison
Few careers illustrate the power of journalism in shaping a nation’s conscience as vividly as that of Tunde Sarafadeen Rahman. Over four decades, his journey from newsroom reporter to presidential aide reflects a rare blend of intellectual discipline, strategic communication and unwavering commitment to the public good. Rahman’s story is not merely about professional advancement. It is about how the…
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The ides of May: Atiku, Obi and the ADC coalition on the brink
The African Democratic Congress was supposed to be the answer. One party. One candidate. 13.5 million votes recombined into a single fist aimed at Aso Rock. The arithmetic was elegant: Atiku plus Obi plus Kwankwaso in 2025 equals defeat for Tinubu in 2027. Nine months after the historic takeover at Yar’Adua Centre, the arithmetic remains elegant. The politics does not.…
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Danger of confusing excitement with power — by Chioma Ahaghotu
What happened in 2023 around Peter Obi was emotional alignment on a massive scale. People saw themselves in him and rallied. That kind of momentum is rare, and it should have been the foundation of something permanent. Six million votes is not beans. It is political currency. Real currency. The kind you convert into control, party machinery, legislative blocs, loyal…
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Braithwaite, a custodian of our national conscience — by Bisi Akande
Today, we gather not merely to remember a man, but to reflect on a standard—a standard of ethics, of courage, of conviction, and of able leadership. Dr. Tunji Braithwaite was not just an ordinary lawyer, nor was he just a run-off-the-mill politician; he was, in the truest sense, a custodian of conscience in a society too often tempted by compromise.…
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Diplomacy is not a joyride: The argument against ignorance — by Uche Nnadozie
Erasmus Ikhide’s essay is not the bold indictment it aspires to be; it is, rather, a textbook example of emotional maximalism untethered from the realities of international diplomacy. It confuses outrage for insight, theatrics for substance, and—most critically—ignorance for moral authority. Let us begin with the central claim: that President Bola Tinubu’s three-nation trip is a “joyride.” That assertion collapses…
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