Perspectives
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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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Now I know Tinubu’s policies aren’t the problem — by Farooq Kperogi
As I pointed out in my Saturday Tribune column, a common refrain among online devotees of Nigerian opposition figures is that they would rather endure Tinubu until 2031 than support any opposition politician other than their preferred candidate, even as they denounce Tinubu’s policies day and night. That is both mystifying and clarifying. It suggests that, for many of them,…
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Nigeria’s capital market is on fire — And the next explosion is yet to come — by Michael Chibuzo
On May 29, 2023 when President Bola Tinubu climbed the famous podium in Eagle Square to kick start a bold and ambitious economic reform journey, which triggered a wave of macroeconomic turbulence, few people ever imagined that less than three years later, that the Nigerian stock will be literally on fire. But that is the reality today. Nigeria’s capital market…
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Between democracy, neoliberalism and the developmental state in fixing Nigeria — by Tunji Olaopa
My thesis in this piece is that Nigeria urgently needs a developmental state and a renegotiated terms of engagement with development partners (especially with such multilateral institutions like the World Bank and IMF, while deploying economic diplomacy with bilateral institutions) in a measure that significantly enables the government to wade through the binding constraints and developmental limitations obstructing the benefits…
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To Wike: It is wickedly wicked to convert Wuye’s public hospital into a private estate — by Yushau A. Shuaib
After watching a viral video by activist lawyer, Barrister A. A. Askira, on the alleged conversion of a public health facility into a private estate in Wuye District, Abuja, I felt compelled to write this open memo to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike—arguably one of the most powerful figures in the administration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu.…
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On opposition, political itinerancy, and the illusion of salvation — by Demola Adetunji
Just last week, I wrote a piece on opposition politics, the Ibadan political summit, and my views on the state of the opposition in Nigeria. I was motivated largely by the body language and conduct of the political parties that participated in that summit. Let me restate my position clearly, as I did in that piece: I appreciate opposition in…
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