By Bola BOLAWOLE PRESIDENT BOLA Ahmed Tinubu’s decision to skip the ongoing 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, the third such abstention in a row, has raised eyebrows and sparked speculations. Expectedly, opposition politicians have wasted no time in feasting on the official announcement that the vice-president, Kashim Shet...
By Owei Lakemfa EARS ACROSS the globe have been virtually blocked since September 14, 2026, with news of Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, including its fuel pipeline and military infrastructure. The news outlets are jammed with stories of alleged Houthi aggression. These one-sided stories, some of which I will try to debunk here, portray Saudi ...
By Bolanle Bolawole SOMETIME THIS year, I was alerted to the presence of an owl perching on the PHCN line overlooking my apartment. And so what, I asked! The response I got shocked me: Don’t you know that owls are evil birds? I quickly jumped out of bed! I really never knew anything about owls. […]
By Olukorede Yishau PROFESSOR ADEBAYO Williams, who is five years away from joining the octogenarian club, has created many characters in his creative writing career. But one that I have always remembered and referred to is Samusangudu, a citizen of a crazy world where human life means nothing. In the crazy world of Samusangudu, the […...
By Prof Tayo Popoola THERE IS a nickname that has followed Michael Adeniyi Agbolade Ishola Adenuga Jr. for decades: the Bull. It is more than a colourful tag attached to one of Nigeria’s most successful businessmen. It has become a fitting metaphor for a career marked by persistence, audacity and an unusual willingness to enter […]
By Owei Lakemfa DEMOCRACY, AT least theoretically, is about choice. I have no doubt that our political leaders agree. However, the problem many of those in power have is that Nigerian voters are not mature enough to exercise their right to make a choice. So, they need to be tutored and guided. But if the […]
By Bola BOLAWOLE AS I cruised along the Alfred Rewane Road, Ikoyi last week, I tuned the radio and the evergreen song of Dr. Victor Olaiya, one of Nigeria’s legendary highlife musicians, came on air. The lyrics of the song goes thus: “Ilu le o/Ko s’owo l’ode/Okunrin n k’igbe/Obirin n k’igbe/ Kaluku l’o n k’igbe […]
By Dr. George Elijah Otumu “It’s not the voting that’s Democracy; it’s the counting”- Tom Stoppard WITHOUT A shred of a doubt, the United States (U.S) runs the world’s oldest continuous constitutional democracy, being a city set on the Hill. America is the place where citizens enjoy strong constitutional rights, ...
By Sunday Dare THERE IS a distinct, exhausting genre of Nigerian commentary that mistakes cynicism for sophistication, bitter partisanship for objective analysis, and venom for editorial depth. Steve Osuji’s intervention on the 2027 presidential landscape fits squarely into this well-worn mould. Dripping with unwarranted condescension, franti...
By Steve Osuji JUST AS we had in 2023, it’s a three-horse race once again. Nigeria is set for another general election with three major candidates on the ballot. In Nigeria’s election history, (as it is in presidential elections around the world), it has always been two frontrunners. But in the last election, a certain […]
