Perspectives
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A castrated bunch of frustrated clowns — by Femi Fani-Kayode
Given the fact that they have been castrated by the courts and INEC and they no longer have a party and platform to stand and run on, the Association of Destructive C*nts (ADC) now have more to worry about than Fani-Kayode and and Reno Omokri Who are the ones that have been REJECTED now??? They have been REJECTED by the…
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The ADC dispute: A courtroom battle, not a street fight — by Sunday Wale-Adeniran
It is not a social media matter, it is a matter that has been taken to a court. The real owners of ADC are aggrieved that some big men settled a few leaders of the party and those ones handed over the party to them without their consent and inclusion in the transaction. The aggrieved owners that include the only…
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Have Owanbes taken the battle for the lowest neckline too far? — by Bamidele Johnson
Someone sits across from you at an owanbe, and suddenly the laws of concentration begin to wobble and fumble. There is a special kind of chaos that belongs only to owanbe parties. Not owambe, please. It is not the chaos of poor planning or terrible music. Music is almost never the problem. From the opening praise and worship remixes to…
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Iran harbors no enmity towards other nations — by Masoud Pezeshkian
“To the people of the United States of America, and to all those who, amid a flood of distortions and manufactured narratives, continue to seek the truth and aspire to a better life: Iran—by this very name, character, and identity—is one of the oldest continuous civilizations in human history. Despite its historical and geographical advantages at various times, Iran has…
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Nigeria’s growth crisis is a talent-allocation crisis — by Nasir El-Rufai
Nigeria is often described as a paradox. We are a nation of extraordinary human capital—energetic, inventive, resilient—yet our economic outcomes fall persistently short of our potential. Growth remains shallow, productivity weak, firms struggle to scale, and prosperity does not spread widely enough. Today, I want to advance a clear and uncomfortable proposition: Nigeria’s growth problem is not primarily a shortage…
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Middle-East crisis: How Tinubu’s policy of naira-for-crude guarantees supply security in Nigeria — by Temitope Ajayi
President Bola Tinubu demonstrated foresight in July 2024, when he approved the use of the naira as the payment currency for crude oil supplied by the NNPC to the Dangote Refinery. Since the launch of the naira-for-crude initiative on October 1, 2024, Nigeria has experienced a strategic breakthrough amid the ongoing economic turmoil resulting from the Iran-Israel-US conflict in the…
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Tinubu at 74: Gesture, grit and the politics of perception — by Magnus Onyibe
President Bola Tinubu marked his 74th birthday with a move that startled admirers and unsettled critics: he pledged his entire presidential salary since assuming office on May 29, 2023, as seed capital for a fund to support families of security personnel who lose their lives defending Nigeria. At a time when insecurity remains a defining national challenge, the symbolism is…
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Herbert Wigwe and the weight of 106 London houses — by Onovo-Agbo David
The dead cannot speak. But numbers can. And the numbers surrounding the late Herbert Wigwe, former Group CEO of Access Holdings Plc, are speaking with a thunder that no amount of posthumous hagiography can silence. A bombshell investigation by The Londoner, the British publication, has linked Wigwe to 106 properties in London, one of the most expensive real estate markets…
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Bayo Adelabu must fix power first before chasing power! — by Mogaji Arisekola
Adelabu should first redeem his public image in the Ministry of Power before considering any ambition for elective office.I know the first-class graduate from Obafemi Awolowo University does not accept defeat.He is a man of honour and courage.Where others failed or the problem they consider unsolvable, he always takes the challenge and makes sure he solves it squarely.I know only…
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Hisbah, alcohol, VAT: An unpopular opinion — by Bamidele Johnson
VAT does not know who drinks what. Every time news breaks of Hisbah, Kano State’s moral police, smashing bottles of beer, millions of people, mostly in the South, erupt in rage. Band A rage, that is. Most of the anger, I believe, is expressed by people who identify as Christians and who see the Muslim North as bad news. The…
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