Perspectives
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Blessing CEO and the theft of suffering — by Akin Olaniyan
There is a particular kind of fraud that the digital age has perfected, and it is not the one involving hacked bank accounts. It is more intimate. It feeds on human sympathy. And when sympathy is weaponised – when a person performs terminal illness for the cameras – we confront an ugly truth about the attention economy. We already know…
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Reinventing Nigeria’s educational system with Africa’s largest schools complex in Lagos — by O’tega Ogra
There is a quiet shift happening in Nigeria’s education system. You will not find it in speeches neither will you find it in long policy documents. But if you look closely, you will see it in something far more difficult to dismiss. Evidence. Last week in San Francisco, at the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) conference, data from classrooms…
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Rethinking Nigeria’s war on insurgency: Why a new approach is urgent — by Kayode Adebiyi
Terrorism, banditry, insurgency, and all forms of violent crime have become stubborn problems in Nigeria. For more than a decade, different administrations have tried to deal with them, yet the results have been limited and, in many cases, temporary. The fact that this crisis has lasted across three to four governments tells us something important. The current approach is simply…
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Roaming vermin: From Kwara to Kebbi — by Folorunso Adisa
A Yoruba proverb warns with chilling clarity: “ Iku tí ń pa ojúgbà ẹni, òwe ńlá ló ń pa fún ni.” The death that visits your neighbour is not silent; it is a message, a warning dressed in tragedy. Nigeria has heard too many of such warnings and ignored them with a dangerous calm. Now, death no longer knocks from…
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The no sanctuary doctrine: Securing Nigeria’s borderlands with lawful force — by Ademola Oshodi
Armed groups operating across Nigeria’s northern and western corridors have adapted faster than the structures designed to contain them. They attack within Nigerian territory, withdraw across borders, and return with renewed capacity. This pattern persists because enforcement has often stopped where the threat does not. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration is establishing a different standard. Nigeria will not accept cross-border…
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A lawyer’s duty — by Kudirat Kekere-Ekun
The legal profession today stands at a critical juncture. Across jurisdictions, we are witnessing profound transformations in the way legal services are delivered, accessed, and regulated. Digital innovation, artificial intelligence, cross-border transactions, and new models of dispute resolution are redefining traditional boundaries. These developments present both opportunities to enhance efficiency, accessibility, and transparency, and challenges that require us to uphold…
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Factional noise, ill-advised strategy: The ADC protest — by Segun Showunmi
Let us be clear: the right to protest is not a license for political opportunism, nor is it a tool for blackmailing institutions into surrender. Those now shouting the loudest under the banner of grievance are, in many cases, recent converts, political migrants who only just arrived, yet already demand to harvest where they neither sowed nor invested. This is…
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Nigeria’s power sector financial reforms: setting the facts straight — by Otega Ogra
The Federal Government of Nigeria is implementing a structured and balanced reform programme to address longstanding financial challenges in the power sector. At the core of this effort is a market-based settlement mechanism designed to restore the sector, not reward accumulated claims that extend beyond verifiable service delivery. The objective is to ensure fairness to operators while also protecting the…
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Wike’s ‘shoot’ statement: Opposition making mountain out of a molehill, by Kola Amzat
Following the de-recognition of David Mark-led national executive of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Seun Okinbaloye, while anchoring Channels TV’s Politics last Thursday, expressed concern over the consequences of Nigeria transiting into a one-party state. He affirmed: “I am particularly distressed because what makes the elections very interesting is when it is competitive, not when only one party stands in…
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National Theatre: A reawakening of a nation’s cultural soul — by Dayo Adedayo
There are places you visit, and there are places that stay with you long after you have left. The Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and Creative Arts, formerly the iconic National Theatre, belongs firmly to the latter. It does not merely stand; it announces itself. It does not simply exist; it commands reverence. From the very moment you approach its…
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