Perspectives

Uncle Sam at 90: The magic of singularity principle, by Louis Odion,

The offer was irresistible. “Louis, I know you must be tired of hotel food by now,” he teased with a patriarchal grin, then beckoning, “Follow me make I show you better place to chop.” After meandering through a labyrinth of rain-sprinkled streets of Asaba this afternoon for some minutes, we finally repaired to a local buka oozing mouth-watering aroma. As…

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President Tinubu and June 12, by Tunde Rahman

Around this period in 1993, precisely on June 12, 1993, the day of that historic election, this writer operated in two different but mutually reinforcing capacities. While I was the Political Correspondent of the old Daily Times, covering the then-unfolding electoral process in Abuja, I was also an officer in the Nigerian Election Monitoring Group monitoring the poll in the…

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What Israel’s kitchen-sink operation against Iran tells us so far, by Brett McGurk

Israel’s military and intelligence operation against Iran that began Thursday night is unprecedented in scale and scope. I was on live with Anderson Cooper as it happened and the full extent of the attack began to clarify. Now that we know more, here are three points to consider as events continue to unfold. First: A full-spectrum military and intelligence operation,…

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Vaseline, Oja Oyingbo and the Nigerian market, by Simbo Olorunfemi

Na wa! I only just discovered that this ‘Vaseline’ Petroleum Jelly I bought weeks back is not actually Vaseline but Khushi Jelly. Na wa! No, this is not a case of buyer’s remorse or a feeling that I had been short-changed. Contrary to that, it’s a feeling of satisfaction with the product that I had never been prompted to take…

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Two years of President Bola Tinubu through the lens of the youth, by Dare Ojepe

As we mark two years since President Bola Tinubu assumed office, it is essential to evaluate his administration’s impact on Nigeria’s youth, a vital segment of the nation’s future. From the lens of students and young professionals, several initiatives and policies stand out, particularly the introduction of student loans, grants for technical education students, and the composition of his cabinet.…

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Tinubu, keep sycophants at bay, by Wale Adedayo

There are friends and egbon who’ll not be happy that one is writing this piece. E je ebure. E ma binu si ipata yi. We need to do such reminders at critical times like this. It is natural, very natural, in every political ecosystem that sycophants, more than men and women of good-conscience, often get closer to rulers. In some…

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Comportment: vital attribute of eminence, by Emeka Oparah

Many a time and oft we’ve seen instances of prominent individuals, whose station in life would ordinarily seem to preclude them from rash and untoward behavior, let themselves and others down. It could be a prominent man of God aka pastor or a highly influential politician or a top corporate executive. Let me share a personal experience. I believe it…

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June 12: The fire that forged a nation, by Godswill Akpabio

On this hallowed floor where the voices of the people find expression through their representatives, we are deeply honoured to welcome Your Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, to the chambers of the National Assembly. Your presence here rekindles the memory of a long and courageous journey—marked by struggle, sacrifice, and an unyielding belief in the ideals of democracy. That…

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Of beer, Buka, and the business of staying sane, by Folorunso Adisa

The Nigerian spirit is a curious thing. Bent, but never broken. Bruised by inflation, battered by fuel prices, betrayed by the legacy of bad governance, yet somehow, it dances. It finds rhythm in chaos, laughter in lack, and suya spice in suffering. I landed here just last week, bracing myself for the full weight of the hardship I’d been reading…

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Sanwo-Olu, Dapo Abiodun: Don’t let the Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature die, by Bode Opeseitan

Shock, then tears of joy gently rolled down my cheeks earlier today as I heard President Bola Ahmed Tinubu confer Nigeria’s highest civilian honour, the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON), on Professor Wole Soyinka—Nigeria’s only Nobel Laureate to this day. That honour, which is primarily to celebrate his contributions to Nigeria’s democratic struggle, came 39 long…

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