Fame, Legacy, and the Delusion of Greatness Olaitan Adesina Since his mother’s passing, Ibrahim Ayodeji Balogun AKA Wizkid has been on a downward trajectory. While his undeniably immense talent may conceal the true state of his mental and emotional stability, his latest comment in the social media tiff with Seun Kuti is a dead giveaway….
The Ivory Tower in Ruins: Is the Nigerian University Still an Engine of Social Mobility? For months of Sundays, the Nigerian public university was the great equalizer. It was the place where the son of a palm wine tapper from a remote village in Ekiti could sit in the same lecture hall as the daughter…
“If you see something, say something”: Exposing Nigeria’s political charlatans and spiritual merchants Today, “Apuro Jeun” media outfits and opportunistic podcasts are mushrooming across Nigeria, turning into cheap tools for exploitation and extortion. They prey on money-bag politicians seeking elective offices as legislators and governors, including aspirants such as Adegoke Adelabu Jnr. of Oyo…
Wole Soyinka: The Man and the Arrow of God for Nigeria! “Our fear” for Nigeria when Nigeria’s greatest asset and prisoner of conscience Wole Soyinka is no longer with us is what this article is going to be all about I am using the word “Our” and not just “My” fear because I have done…
Mobocracy: How the Cancel Culture Is Strangling Democratic Dissent in Nigeria By Olaitan Adesina Democracy was never meant to be a chorus of identical voices. It thrives on disagreement, debate, and the tension between competing visions of society. Yet in today’s hyper charged digital space, dissent, the very soul of democracy, has become a dangerous…
ONDO STATE AND THIS GROWING CULTURE OF SMALLNESS By Olaitan Adesina I recently read an article by JJ Omojuwa on the state of governance in Ondo State. His observations were sharp and unsettling, not because they were exaggerated, but because they were accurate. They captured a frustration that many people in the state feel but…
Another “Emergency”? Nigerians Have Memorised the Script. By Chidi Ekeh I was still scrolling through the President’s nationwide-security-emergency speech on Tuesday when my cousin in Kaduna sent a voice note: “They’ve declared another one. Let me go and lock my door before the bandits receive the memo.” Dark humour is the last firewall Nigerians have…
A tale of two states By abiodun KOMOLAFE Charles Dickens, in his classic novel A Tale of Two Cities, contrasted the turbulent similarities and differences of London and Paris during a time of profound change. For London and Paris, Dickens famously summed up his assessment as being “the best of times and the worst of…
Justice or Theatre? The Contradictions in the Nnamdi Kanu Judgment On November 20, 2025, at the Federal High Court in Abuja, Justice James Omotosho delivered a verdict that has left many Nigerians stunned. In a dramatic ruling steeped in biblical references, the judge sentenced Nnamdi Kanu to life imprisonment on seven counts of terrorism—declaring that…
MOWAA and the Soul of Benin: Why History Must Not Be Hijacked By Chidi Ekeh, Abuja The unfolding controversy surrounding the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) in Benin is not a mere bureaucratic disagreement. It is a cultural earthquake that strikes at the very heart of identity, memory, and the moral sanctity of heritage….
