Perspectives
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Edo airline and opposition’s ‘tuke-tuke” bus — by Kassim Afegbua
Okpebholo’s mastery of the Edo political temperature in gauging opposition’s mindset is a master stroke that often times keeps them in momentary gaze. Edo opposition politics and their famished members are becoming ridiculous actors of a bad drama script. Whenever they see a new project courtesy of Governor Okpebholo, they turn the other angle, pretending to be blind to the…
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Idolatry: The worship of a president — by Lasisi Olagunju
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu returned over the weekend, swagger intact, despite his tumble in Turkey. His face was calm; his steps steady. His left arm tucked into the left fold of his riga; his right palm expectantly popped into the waiting hands of top appointees lined up to receive him. Ministers and governors do this airport praise-and-worship ritual routinely. From…
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Knowing where to go during medical emergency — by Okolo Oteri
As a GENERAL RULE a PUBLIC TERTIARY HOSPITAL is your best bet. The Teaching Hospitals, the Federal Medical Centres.They are generally more equipped than a private facility and have 24/7 emergency/trauma services. They are MORE LIKELY to have ALL the resources for care in an EMERGENCY situation. The important factors to note are: They are more likely to have all…
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Ola Opesan: Unsung literary sensation- By Bayo Obajemu
Ola Opesan is a familiar name in education management and consulting, but not everyone knows he’s an accomplished novelist and script writer. Surfing through a book store early last month, I came across two of his titles: ‘Another Lonely Londoners’ and ‘Many Rivers to Cross’. I was struck by the title of one of the novels; ‘ Another Lonely Londoners…
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The theatre of power at the airport — by Kayode Adebiyi
One thing I have never been able to make sense of, even as a young boy growing up under military rule, is the ritual of ministers and senior government officials rushing to the airport whenever the President is travelling or returning from a trip. You see them line up in a single file at the foot of the aircraft. Handshakes,…
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Nollywood: Understanding the economics of box office revenue — by Bennett Nwankwo
Nigerian media houses should stop pitching filmmakers against each other and creating unnecessary disharmony and disunity in our industry. This issue was never about rivalry or competition. Kunle Afolayan did not shade anyone in the statement. There was no attack on any filmmaker and no comparison with anyone’s success. Atleast to the best of my knowledge. What Kunle Afolayan discussed…
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The Dean departs — by Sam Omatseye
I walked into Lewis Obi’s office at the African Concord, and I saw a man of deceptive simplicity. Babafemi Ojudu had hinted me there was an opening in the magazine for a staff writer position. Obi, soft-spoken and grave, said he had been reading me, but wanted me to prove my mettle. None of my scripts with Newswatch had impressed…
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Kashim Shettima should be having a good laugh, by Yemi Adebowale
Two weeks ago, a senior editor contacted me to join a small team of senior editors for a “media job’. The mandate is to project a “Band A” politician from Plateau State as the man President Bola Tinubu would most likely pick as his running mate in 2027. “We need to have this story everywhere; we need to have you…
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Forty-nine year later: still standing, still committed — by Is’haq Modibbo-Kawu
On the 1st of February, 1977, forty-nine years ago, at just 16 years and five months old, I resumed work as a studio manager (trainee) at Radio Nigeria, Ilorin. It was the point of embarkation for a professional life in broadcasting: studio manager, announcer, deejay, presenter, producer, news reader, current affairs analyst, ceremonials and sports commentator, and correspondent for international…
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Ogun at 50: My family’s journey of service — by Noimot Salako-Oyedele
As Ogun State marks its 50th anniversary, I am deeply honoured to reflect on a family history rooted in public service to our State. My mother, Alhaja Rahmat Adebisi Salako, was a pioneer civil servant in Abeokuta following her transfer from the former Western State Government. A dedicated Tax Officer, she initially commuted from Ibadan to Abeokuta for several months,…
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