OPINION

By Festus Adedayo He who finds favour of the world is without blemish in its eyes. “Eni ayé ńfé ò l’árùn kan l’ára”. That was a verdict given close to five decades ago by my musical idol, lord of Apala genre of Yoruba…

By abiodun KOMOLAFE A school of thought contends that Nigeria’s current crisis is rooted in three interrelated factors: the rise of Islamic fundamentalism, the expansion of Sharia law in several Northern States, and the…

By Festus Adedayo Today’s Gen Z world may not know of “Eddie Kwansa”. It is a famous folk song Owerri, Imo State, donated to the rest of Nigeria. Released shortly after the piercing agony of the Nigerian civil war in 1972 by…

By abiodun KOMOLAFE The roots of the current crisis stretch deep into the past. To truly discern these origins, one must look all the way back to the Justice Alexander Ovie Aniagolu Report on the Maitatsine Riots in Kano…

The alarm raised by the Niger Delta Civil Society Forum (NDCSF) over the payment of N141.36 billion in 13% derivation funds to state governments in the October 2025 FAAC allocation has once again exposed a long-standing structural injustice…

by Festus Adedayo Famous Ogbomoso, Oyo State-born bard, Ogundare Fọyanmu, had some words for evil spins and spinners. Religionists call these spinners “workers of iniquity”. They are a legion in Nigerian politics. Fọyanmu…

By Henry Obiekea, Managing Director, FairMoney Microfinance Bank Nigeria Nigeria's pursuit of a $1 Trillion Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 2030 is perhaps the most significant economic objective in the nation's history. This…

By Festus Adedayo President Bola Tinubu did the unexpected last Wednesday. He attended the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) Conference 2025. It was the very first for any Nigerian president. Quite absurdly, the watchdog, the…

By Adewale Olorunda When talking about similarities between people of great minds, two individuals quickly come to mind: Abiodun Abayomi Oyebanji, aka BAO, and Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, aka AMBO. Oyebanji…

By abiodun KOMOLAFE According to Michael Afolayan, a US-based Professor of Education and Linguistics, what is happening in IJGS “is a systemic problem - the aphorism of the crooked top. Today, we have a pseudo-leadership that…