Perspectives
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The death of preparation: What Omotola’s viral interview reveals about modern journalism — by Bamidele Johnson
One morning, as part of the 15th anniversary of The NEWS Magazine, there were media interviews lined up with members of the founding team, our Editor-in-Chief, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, walked into the boardroom to meet a journalist who had been waiting. My office, which I shared with Demola Adegbamigbe, was right next door. In about the length of time an…
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Why couldn’t Nigeria build what Iran built under sanctions? — by Gimba Kakanda
Aside from the obvious fact that Iran is not just an old country but one of the world’s oldest continuous civilisational states, with a deep cultural memory and a durable sense of historical self, the real difference may be simpler: when pressure comes, Iran can still fall back on an idea of itself as a nation, while Nigeria too often…
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APC at a crossroads: The urgency of internal reforms — by Okoi Obono-Obla
It is clear that if urgent steps are not taken by the founding fathers of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the party risks implosion. Those currently controlling the levers of power are perceived as unfair and lawless. How can the party, in this era of democracy and under the innovations introduced by the Electoral Act 2026—which has further democratized internal…
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Why Lagos’ return to monthly environmental sanitation matters — by Babajide Fadoju
There is a particular kind of symbolism that only a city like Lagos can manufacture, raw, unscripted, and unmistakeable. When Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, flanked by his Deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, the Secretary to the State Government, the Head of Service, the Chief of Staff, HC Environment/Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, LAWMA Boss, Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin and the full weight of the…
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Corruption should be a deal breaker but not in Nigeria — by Kayode Adebiyi
The people I struggle to understand the most are not even the corrupt politicians, but the some Nigerians who defend them at all costs. They take whatever is thrown at them and run with it. What is more worrying is that even some of the most educated among us think and react in exactly the same way as those who…
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Power crisis: This peculiar mess is beyond Adelabu — by Yemi Kolapo
About a week ago, I ran into an old friend, a classmate at Command Children School, Ojo, Lagos. She is one of the three primary school friends that I have kept in touch with since our graduation about four decades ago. We lost contact in between and reconnected on Facebook.Back then, Bisola was an average pupil who aspired for the…
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A union between order and violence — by Folorunso Adisa
It has always been a restless union, a gathering of men bound not just by trade but by tension. Long before now, it had earned a reputation that traveled faster than its buses. Where it went, stories followed of unrest, of muscle, of a certain lawlessness that hovered like heat over asphalt. My understanding of that world was never abstract.…
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Saadia Mosbah: A voice against racism in Tunisia — by Okoi Obono-Obla
Saadia Mosbah is a prominent Tunisian human rights activist who has devoted her life to combating racism and advocating for the rights of Black Tunisians and victims of racial discrimination, including Sub-Saharan migrants. Her relentless efforts have focused on dismantling stereotypes and fostering equality across Tunisian society, promoting a nation free from prejudice, racism, and division. As a Black Tunisian…
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In memory of MEE Mofe-Damijo — by Simbo Olorunfemi
“As a child, I wished only to be relevant. I am now. I wished to have people pause and listen to me as I talked. They do now. I wished also to have people laugh at my jokes. They do now, even if it’s out of politeness.” – MEE Mofe-Damijo, 1993 This day, 30 long years ago, the sun abruptly…
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Chatham House’s misreading of President Tinubu’s UK state visit — by Tosin Olayinka
“He who thinks he has caught a tiger may discover, too late, that he was only clutching his own shadow.” That is the problem with the Chatham House commentary by Dr Leena Koni Hoffmann: it reads less like rigorous policy analysis and more like a polished brief built on selective pessimism, half-acknowledged progress, and a familiar genre of elite-distance commentary…
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