Perspectives
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The ADC legal conundrum — by Richard Akinnola
First part -Political Right from the time of Association for Better Nigeria (ABN), led by Senator Arthur Nzeribe and Abimbola Davis, any discerning person in 1993 knew that these were the people the Babangida junta was using to truncate the June 12 election. They used Justices Bassey Ikpeme and Dahiru Saleh. Then, there were floodgates of litigations, which eventually led…
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Pat Utomi: An economic buccaneer flirting with intellectualism — by Sunday Dare
Professor Pat Utomi has once again chosen to dance naked in the public square, playing to the gallery with a familiar cocktail of grandstanding and gloom. This time, he has come to dismiss the reform programme of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as “ridiculous,” “poorly structured,” and, in a flourish of intellectual overreach, a “Ponzi scheme.” At this point, the issue…
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Nollywood: Why Igbo filmmakers must step up — by Danny Nsa
If you asked me right now to name ten Nollywood directors and filmmakers of Yoruba descent, I could rattle them off like a market woman counting change. Kunle Afolayan. Kemi Adetiba. Funke Akindele. Mo Abudu. Jade Osiberu. Bolanle Austen-Peters. Kayode Kasum. The list breathes because I can name their outstanding works. But ask me about Igbo directors, I start counting…
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How Aregbesola ruined Osun State as governor — by Bayo Onanuga
My attention has been drawn to Rauf Aregbesola’s attack on the Tinubu administration at today’s illegal elective convention of the ADC—a party of desperados and power mongers who, to date, have not articulated any credible plan for Nigeria. At the event, Aregbesola reportedly called on his former boss, mentor, and benefactor to resign, parroting the opposition’s warped narratives about the…
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Yayi: The Lagos-Ogun boundary belt can wait no longer — by Bamidele Johnson
There is a certain electricity in the air when a candidacy feels less like an imposition and more like a collective choice. The emergence of Solomon Olamilekan Adeola (Yayi) as the APC governorship candidate carries that charge. It has not been greeted with the usual grumbling compliance, but has been met, in many quarters, with something closer to relief, even…
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Faith, wealth, and the risk of imbalance — by Bola Adebawo
In recent days, a lively and, at moments, pointed conversation among respected Christian voices has brought the subject of prosperity back into sharp focus. The exchange, hosted by Charles Osazuwa of Good Tidings Bible Church International, featured perspectives from former Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, Korede Komaiya, and Olumide Emmanuel, among others. What began as a theological engagement quickly evolved into…
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Where are the elders in the political market of Akure — by Ojo Oyewamide
It was in 1993. Otunba Omolade Oluwateru had just retired from the Ondo State Housing Corporation, where he rose to the position of general manager. He set his sights on the chairmanship of the old Akure local government. He joined and sought the ticket of the Social Democratic Party (SDP). The party was one of the two political parties decreed…
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Yayi rising: From political force to the promise of Yewa’s moment — by Folorunso Adisa
The momentum around Senator Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, FCA, widely known as Yayi, has grown beyond routine political noise. It has become a defining conversation. It is the kind of presence that compels scrutiny, invites reflection, and, even among critics, demands a second look. On more than one occasion, I found myself tracing his journey from the Lagos State House…
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Hamzat, his date with destiny — by Ismail Omipidan
The musical phrase by the famous musician, Wasiu Ayinde Marshal that “Eda l’oun s’are, sebi final decision nbe lowo Olohun Oba…” (as mortals, we can run the race, but God, our Creator, has the final say) aptly situates the unfolding political journey of the incumbent Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Kadri Obafemi Hamzat, whose governorship aspiration, by Allah’s permission, may…
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What Hungary’s democratic revolution must teach Nigeria — by Kio Amachree
On Sunday, April 12, 2026, something happened on the banks of the Danube River in Budapest that every Nigerian — from the creeks of the Niger Delta to the streets of Kano — should study with the seriousness it deserves. Viktor Orbán, one of the most powerful and entrenched authoritarian leaders in the Western world, was swept from office in…
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