Perspectives
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With love to Waziri — by Femi Fani-Kayode
“I will not respond to Kashim Shettima because he is disrespectful. I am older than him and I have more experience in governance than he does, so I will not respond to him. It is not part of our tradition in the North to disrespect elders. You cannot look at someone who is senior to you in both age and…
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Pat Utomi: Time to take a back seat — by Temitope Ajayi
Since bursting into national consciousness, Professor Patrick Utomi has convinced himself that he is the Nigerian equivalent of Albert Einstein, Adam Smith and John Maynard Keynes rolled into one. For decades, as a public intellectual/commentator on national affairs and economic matters, Utomi has consistently shared his views on the world and on how Nigeria’s political economy should be constructed. Like…
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Seyi Makinde: A governor battling for survival, by Kola Amzat
Obviously, all is not well with Oyo state governor-Seyi Makinde and he’s fully aware. The governor is like a fish completely out of the ocean. There is no doubt that he’s swimming against the tide. Perhaps, if the hands of the clock could be rewound, the governor would have wished he never sought for second term in office, for his…
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When INEC stays away: The legal consequences of non-observation of party congresses — by Monday Ubani
My interest in this subject has grown steadily as a result of recent developments in Nigeria’s political horizon. As 2027 approaches, the emergence of nominees for elective offices has become a matter of utmost importance to every discerning political observer, especially in light of the new Electoral Act 2026. By all constitutional and electoral standards, internal party democracy remains the…
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Kio Amachree’s tirade: A rebuttal in defence of facts and Nigeria’s builders — by Segun Showunmi
Amachree’s write-up collapses under the weight of its own contradictions, exaggerations, and ironically the same divisive instincts it claims to condemn. First, let’s deal with the most offensive and intellectually lazy premise: that Gilbert Chagoury is somehow “less Nigerian” and therefore an easier target for outrage. That is not just wrong it is dangerous. Gilbert Chagoury is Nigerian by law,…
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Between Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola and Professor Yemi Osinbajo — by Kayode Oyedeji
They have some things in common. Both were Comissioners under the then Governor Bola Tinubu in Lagos State. They worked meritoriously under Tinubu and accepted his political leadership. The two men moved to higher callings with the support of Bola Tinibu. With the support and endorsement of Bola Tinubu, Professor Osinbajo became Nigeria’s number two man. Aregbesola, in spite of…
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NEWS ANALYSIS: Atiku Abubakar’s reckless interview on Arise TV — by Bamidele Johnson
Just finished watching the Atiku interview and anyone still seized by the idea that he will step down for any other ADC presidential aspirant might as well believe an orangutan can sit across a board and defeat a chess grandmaster. That is the level of fantasy we are dealing with. The man was forthright, but also reckless in that absent-minded…
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Amupitan: Why ADC is chasing shadows- by Sanya Oni
It is no surprise that the African Democratic Congress is insistent on the immediate resignation of the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Joash Amupitan. First, was for the ‘high crime’ of seeking to play safe over a judgment of the court which demanded that ADC’s feuding parties and INEC under the leadership of Amupitan in particular take…
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Amupitan: Why the ADC is chasing shadows — by Sanya Oni
It is no surprise that the African Democratic Congress is insistent on the immediate resignation of the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Joash Amupitan. First, was for the ‘high crime’ of seeking to play safe over a judgment of the court which demanded that ADC’s feuding parties and INEC under the leadership of Amupitan in particular take…
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I agree with Aregbesola, renewed hope is a scam — by Olabode Opeseitan
There are moments in a nation’s political theatre when a single statement achieves the rare feat of being both self indicting and historically clarifying. Rauf Aregbesola’s recent declaration at the ADC convention, that after three years President Bola Tinubu is still promising renewed hope, belongs in that category. It is a masterpiece of unintended autobiography, a confession disguised as critique.…
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