Opinions

As an ordained minister, prayer is an integral part of my life. I pray continually, and my siblings and I have a WhatsApp group where we gather twice a week to spend at least an hour in prayer. I strongly believe in the power of prayer and have witnessed firsthand the tremendous power that comes […]

In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, a feast meant to celebrate power is haunted by the murdered Banquo: triumph cannot silence the evidence of what preceded it. Nigeria’s electoral theatre often resembles that banquet. As the 2027 electioneering campaign gathers momentum, candidates will promise security, jobs, electricity, affordable food, good schools and hospitals, as though the nation’s difficulties […]

From ending hunger to eradicating poverty, President Tinubu is making big promises ahead of 2027. But after more than three years in power, Nigerians deserve answers, evidence and measurable results—not another round of political assurances. Nigeria is hungry for change. Yet, as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu asks Nigerians to give him another four years, he […]

While delivering the 2026 edition of the Annual Omolayole Management Lecture, President, Chartered Institute of Directors and immediate past Managing Director of 11 PLC, formerly Mobil Oil Nigeria Plc, Adetunji Oyebanji, presented President Bola Tinubu with something to think about. He declared, “Based on a 2025 normal Gross Domestic Product baseline of approximately US$290.79bn, Nigeria […]

Never have there been more strident calls in Nigeria for a sitting President to vacate office before elections than during President Bola Tinubu’s current first term. These unceasing calls have many colourations, from political to economic reasons, while others include tribal, social and even spiritual considerations. I’m equally joining this band, asking the Jagaban of […]

When a desperate person survives a suicide attempt, the answer should be compassion, not a prison sentence. Nigeria’s lawmakers must decide whether the law exists to punish human suffering or to protect human life. There are words a nation should never forget. Words that expose the character of its institutions. Words that linger long after […]

The true measure of a leader is not the power he exercises while alive, but the lives he touches and the values that endure long after he is gone. I first heard the name Chief Tony Anenih in 1981 or 1982. I remember the occasion vividly because the conversation took place in our family living […]

For Nigerians crushed under the weight of petrol prices, food inflation and punishing transport fares, the Federal Government has arrived with what sounds like good news. Thirty days of cheaper petrol. Thirty days of breathing space. Thirty days in which Nigerians may finally feel a little less squeezed. But there is one question hanging over […]

As Nigeria moves toward the 2027 presidential election, one question will become harder to avoid: Has Bola Ahmed Tinubu done enough to justify another four years in office? The answer cannot be found in campaign slogans, partisan applause or reflexive condemnation.Nor should it be reduced to a simple verdict on whether the president has made […]

  There are moments when history appears to return home. In July 2026, when 18 Benin artefacts returned from Switzerland were presented to Oba Ewuare II, the monarch danced. The gesture was spontaneous, but its meaning was profound. Among the objects was an ancestral head of a Benin monarch, taken during the British punitive expedition […]

In Nigeria today, a journey to the farm, a trip to a burial, a day in school or even an ordinary Friday prayer can end in captivity. For the abducted, time is measured not in days but in fear, hunger, ransom demands and the desperate question: will I ever go home? This is the ugly […]

Africa has spent decades talking about economic transformation. We have held summits, adopted development plans, signed agreements and announced ambitious industrial projects. Yet too often, the continent has remained a supplier of raw materials and a major importer of the finished products made from those same resources. That is why the rise of Africa’s indigenous […]