My Perspective

My Perspective

S L Akintola: His life and lessons for today (II)

Among the leaders of Nigeria’s First Republic, probably none has been so unkindly treated, none so maligned by most commentators on that part of our h

S. L. Akintola: His life and lessons for today (I)

Last Wednesday was the first time I was on a train journey, since the devastating bandits’ attack on the service in February last year. One took the A

Is anything new in Obasanjo’s endorsement letter?

For the umpteenth time, the former president, Olusegun Obasanjo has come forth with another letter to endorse one of the presidential candidates. The

The year-end: A time to reflect

I write today on the last day of the year, which as it is in the continuum, would also herald the arrival of the new year. Abuja, where I live, is unu

Professor Abdullahi Mahdi: Tribute to a passionate academic

When the sad news of the passing away of Professor Abdullahi Mahdi went about the media penultimate Saturday, my mind immediately went back to the fir