Guest Columnists

Something almost exactly divine in terms of naming and naming systems in Africa has just been seen in the metonymic correctness of what has just happened in Oriire Local Government in Oyo State of Nigeria. The phrase “Oriire” means goodluck or simply “lucky” in the Yoruba language. In the Oriire community in the Ogbomoso area […]

Peter F. Drucker, the Austrian-American management guru (1909 -2005), it was who opined that change is an inevitable constant in human situations and that innovation is important in the 21st Century where skills become obsolete at the speed of light and what was deemed essential yesterday sooner or later becomes irrelevant, requiring new thinking, new […]

Nigeria’s First Lady, Remi Tinubu, would be the subject of two fascinating books. The longer one would be autobiographical, because nobody can tell her story, let alone in the detailed form I presume she would like it. I imagine that the former Senator, one-quarter politician, one-quarter wife, one-quarter Aso Rock Quarterback and one-quarter writer and […]

To observe the current administration in Abuja is to witness a profound mastery of political theatre. The spectacle is always first-rate, even if the plot is entirely detached from reality. The latest production occurred in the high-density satellite node of Karu, where President Bola Tinubu; represented by the ever-pliant Vice-President Kashim Shettima, inaugurated a newly […]

Yes, Nigeria’s presidential election is seven months away and the campaigns, should there be any, have not begun.   But today, I will tell you how it will play out and who will win.   First, let us recall that Bola Ahmed Tinubu won the contest in 2023 on a nationally embarrassing record-low 26.72% voter […]

There comes a point when a government’s explanations, excuses, and public relations campaigns collapse under the sheer weight of reality. Nigeria has reached that point. Three years into President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, insecurity has metastasized into a national catastrophe. From the forests of Zamfara to the communities of Plateau, from the highways of Kaduna […]

The World Cup 2026 kicked off June 11, and as of today, 13 match-days after,  in the middle of the second round of the group matches, we have witnessed the beautiful game on display – the first World Cup to take place in three countries: the US, Canada and Mexico, 16 cities, 104 games, over […]

“Thank God it is over”  “Yes oh. Now, Arsenal players and their fans can now allow all of us to rest. They have their Premier League trophy. PSG have taken the Champions League. History made on both sides. Heroes made.”  “Who is talking about Arsenal or PSG? Why is it that you, Nigerians are always […]

Nigeria’s leader, Bola Tinubu, is on a trip. He knows nobody trusts him. Not abroad, and certainly not at home.   Still, he has made Abuja work for him: he acquired and rigged out a presidential jet with which he soars around the world.   When he is out there, Nigerians hold their breath. His […]

When the Electoral Act 2026 was passed into law in February 2026, the expectation was that it would be the deus ex machina (the fool-proof, mechanical, solution as in complex Greek tragedies of old) to Nigeria’s electoral problems since the return to civilian rule in 1999, but the newest law merely followed the old pattern, […]

On February 12, in Abuja, the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, delivered a sweeping address at the LEADERSHIP Group’s annual conference on “Political Stability and Sustainable Development in Africa: A Road Map For Nigeria.”   She spoke of social contracts, inclusive economies, climate resilience, and democratic foundations.   Mohammed praised Nigeria’s “vibrant independent media.” […]

Ileya Festival is the Yoruba word for the Eid al-Adha or Eid al Kabir festival which falls on May 26 – May 27 this year, 2026, in Nigeria, and since it is celebrated for three days by the Muslim faithful, it will run till Friday, May 29th. For Muslims who are already on a pilgrimage […]