Category: Opinion

By Tunde Odesola A musical genre rarely dies on the day its last great musician dies. It dies more quietly, when generations stop hearing themselves in the music. This, most probably, may be the real trouble with Jùjú. Bathwater cascades from the head to the feet, says an ancient proverb from southwestern Nigeria. For decades, […]

By Olusegun Adeniyi In October 2002, when it became obvious that then Vice President Atiku Abubakar was moving towards running against his principal, President Olusegun Obasanjo for the People Democratic Party (PDP) ticket, I wrote a column titled, ‘Before Atiku Takes a Dangerous Gamble’. It was both a warning and a counsel that has turned […]

By Mark David There is a longstanding proverb that states: “The tree that provides shade for the traveller does not ask for payment in the heat of the day.” In the political landscape of Ondo State, few figures reflect this principle as clearly as Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo (BTO), Nigeria current Minister of Interior, whose contributions […]

By Tunde Odesola Across the world’s seven continents and among its eight billion inhabitants, every creation story bears the same themes of void, force, and formation. The ancestries differ, the myths diverge, but the trilogy is forged on the same anvil of chaos-creation-calm. At the dusk of creation, even before the creative heat simmered, cackling, […]

By Steve Otaloro There is an old military proverb that says, “Winning a battle does not necessarily mean winning the war.” History is replete with examples of armies that celebrated too early, only to discover that the ultimate contest still lay ahead. Politics is no different. Electoral contests demand not only victory in internal party […]

Mary Habila EVERY death diminishes the rest of humanity. The unfortunate death of a 26-year-old nurse, Mary Habila, and the controversies surrounding it have further cast Nigeria as a country where matters of life and death are not particularly taken seriously. The incident called for swift investigations. But more than one month after it, there […]

Late Gen. Sani Abacha NIGERIA must never endure another Sani Abacha. That is the stark warning contained in the memoir, DSS @40: My Journey Behind the Shield, by former Department of State Services officer Dennis Amachree. The book once again casts a harsh light on the brutal dictatorship of former Head of State, Sani Abacha, […]

By Mark David In the grand theatre of national stewardship, where appointments are often weighed against the unforgiving scales of history, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s appointment of Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo to the Ministry of Interior stands as a luminous vindication of discernment. What began as an act of presidential confidence has matured into a living […]

By Tunde Odesola I invite you to join me on this journey to the Central Bank of Nigeria headquarters in Abuja, where I shall be meeting with the CBN Governor, Mr Olayemi Michael Cardoso. The meeting is neither official nor scheduled, but its importance highlights the potential harm a recent CBN directive portends for the […]