Perspectives
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Between Lenin Road and Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway — by Louis Odion
The inspiration to pen this came as I began videoing the breathtaking eye-view while seated by the passenger window in a bus gliding down the iconic Lenin Road, nestling the equally legendary Black Sea, this Friday morning (October 16, 2026) in the coastal city of Sochi, Russia. It is my third day in the tranquil and tranquillising city of Sochi,…
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Tinubu everywhere; where are the oppositions’ figures, by Kola Amzat
Presently in all the nooks and crannies, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu’s name reverberates. Across the country and, in the last couple of months the president has been the centrepiece of political discourse, particularly his re-election bid. Without doubt, the ex-Lagos state governor has been indefatigably dominant in the political landscape, dusting other key opposition leaders in the battle for Aso Villa…
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Opposition by name, APC by conduct: The Wike, Adeleke and Soludo question — by Paul Ibe
“I have gathered that concerned members of the PDP and Accord are poised to approach the courts to seek judicial determination of the legality and constitutionality of chieftains of their respective parties being drafted into the ruling APC’s presidential campaign council, without the requisite authorisation of their parties. That is the way to go. The controversy should not be left…
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Ike, and Afrinvest — When trust is repaid — by Tony Elumelu
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of receiving a courtesy visit from Ike Chioke, Group Managing Director of Afrinvest. A few years after the 2008 global financial crisis, which tested the resilience of many businesses, including Afrinvest, I made an unsolicited investment of $1 million in the company. No documentation. No agreements. No terms. Just requested their account number and wired…
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EXTRA: An ode to Feyi Smith at 70 — by Fred Chukwuelobe
His name is Feyisitan Akinropo Smith. Professionally, he is known as Feyi Smith, or simply Feyi. We met at Champion Newspapers Limited in 1992. He was Deputy News Editor when I joined and later became News Editor, a position I also occupied. I worked under him and found him to be an extraordinary human being. He was very caring and…
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Atiku’s desperate lies against Vice President Shettima: The facts he hid — by Stanley Nkwocha
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s camp is in a frenzy, making and circulating irresponsible posts linking Vice President Kashim Shettima to terrorism. The posts can best be described as recycled and dishonest conspiracy theories that were buried 13 years ago. So, let’s puncture them with FACTS: SHETTIMA WAS THE TARGET, NOT THE HOST Kabiru Sokoto did NOT go to the…
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A classic case of extraordinary delusion: Momodu’s fantasy of stopping Tinubu – by Seye Oladejo
The Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has received, with considerable amusement, the latest declaration by Mr. Dele Momodu that he and his political associates know how to stop President Bola Ahmed Tinubu from securing a second term in 2027. If political wishful thinking were an electoral strategy, Mr. Momodu would probably be preparing for his principal’s…
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People, politics and power play in Nigeria — by Nyesom Wike
I am deeply honoured to share my thoughts with you on this historic occasion of the inauguration of the Idoma Hall of Fame and the induction to same, of distinguished Idoma sons and daughters whose contributions have enriched the life of our nation. I commend the organisers for creating an institution dedicated not merely to celebrating accomplished individuals, but to…
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The blunders and masterstrokes of Joseph Tegbe — by Olabode Opeseitan
There are men who enter public office quietly, and there are men who arrive like a voltage surge. Joseph Olasunkanmi Tegbe belongs firmly to the latter category. As an administrator who stepped out of the polished corridors of KPMG Africa, where he rose to Senior Partner and one of the continent’s most respected advisory figures, Nigerians expected velocity. They expected…
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TRIBUTE: My first encounter with Gamal Nkrumah — by Victor Oladokun
I first met Gamal Nkrumah in Cairo in 2001. I had come to Egypt to work on a few TV feature stories and to conduct a number of interviews, before going on to Jerusalem and Ramallah to interview the PLO’s Hanan Ashrawi and Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu. At the time, Gamal and his Egyptian mother, Fathia Nkurmah, lived in Maadi, a…
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