Perspectives
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Segun Showunmi: A response to your cowardly defence of Gilbert Chagoury — by Kio Amachree
Otunba Showunmi,I have been made aware of your published attack on me in the Punch newspapers, in which you chose to dismiss my documented exposé on Gilbert Chagoury as “misinformation” and to encourage the Chagoury Group to sue me. I am writing this letter to ensure that you understand, in terms you cannot misread, what you have done — and…
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How I want to be remembered — Pa Fasoranti
Pa Reuben Fasoranti, leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-political group Afenifere, has said that he hopes to be remembered for his sincere service to society. Fasoranti made this known while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at his residence in Akure. The nonagenarian added that he should be remembered as a man who gave his all in leadership and…
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The fallacy of the ‘decent young man’ — by Wale Bakare
“I know Goodluck Jonathan very well. He is a decent young man, but also inexperienced, and I believe that contributed to his inability to manage the affairs of the country, particularly when he was faced with challenges.” – Atiku Abubakar Around 2016, a groundswell of disaffection with the trajectory of the then 17-year-old ‘nascent’ 4th Republic swept across Nigeria. It…
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Can Atiku–Obi unseat Tinubu–Shettima in 2027? — by Yushau Shuaib
Nigeria’s political landscape is gradually heating up ahead of the 2027 general elections. Yet, beyond permutations of power, recent personal encounters have exposed a deeper concern—how dangerously our national discourse is drifting toward divisive narratives of religion and ethnicity. Recently, I confronted a disturbing social media post by a purported Northern Muslim denigrating Jesus over political provocation. As a devout…
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The Gombe succession: Who is afraid of the Pantami factor — by Yushau Shuaib
My recent visit to Gombe for a capacity-building programme on Artificial Intelligence and strategic communication offered more than professional engagement—it provided a revealing glimpse into the state’s evolving political dynamics ahead of the next gubernatorial race. From the airport to the city centre, one could not miss the growing visibility of Professor Ali Isa Pantami, the former Minister of Communication…
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Tinubu’s reform revolution: How PBAT is redefining Nigeria’s economic trajectory — by Yusuf Ali
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has, within a short period in office, ignited one of the most consequential reform waves in Nigeria’s democratic history. While debates continue across political and public spheres, a development-focused assessment reveals a presidency anchored on bold structural reforms, fiscal rebuilding, and long-term economic repositioning—arguably setting it apart from previous administrations. A New Era of Difficult but…
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X-raying Atiku’s weird 2027 presidential ambition and his past failures, by Kola Amzat
Suddenly, the much vaunted presidential ambitions of the likes of Rotimi Amaechi, Peter Obi, and others through the ADC platform seem to have gone into flame, giving way to deafening silence, despondence and frustration. If the news filtering from ADC camp and the utterances of former vice president are anything to go by, cornering the party’s presidential ticket seems a…
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Atiku’s arrogance on full display — by Kayode Adebiyi
“I know Goodluck Jonathan very well. He is a decent young man but also inexperienced, and I believe that contributed to his inability to manage the affairs of the country, particularly when he was faced with challenges.” The more I reflect on the above quote, the more it fuels my anger. There are moments in public discourse when a statement…
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A generation under siege as Nigeria’s drug crisis deepens, by Blaise Udunze
This piece speaks directly to the current consciousness of many Nigerians as some crises erupt with noise, explosions of violence, economic shocks, political upheavals and then some unfold quietly, steadily, almost invisibly, until their consequences become impossible to ignore. Nigeria today is living through the latter. Today, this hardly or rarely dominates the front pages of newspapers with the same…
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Tinubu’s second term: A question of equity, political sacrifice, national stability — by Yusuf Ali
The recent assertion by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Information and Strategy, that the President is poised to complete an eight-year tenure—just as his predecessor Muhammadu Buhari did—has stirred considerable debate across social media, particularly from voices in Northern Nigeria. However, beyond the noise of online criticism lies a deeper question of fairness, political history,…
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