Boiling Point: The Making of A Global Brand

…Inside 40 editions, monthly themes and influential voices

The popular monthly interview discourse, Boiling Point Arena, is fast becoming a global brand especially in its fourth year of operations since the programme debuted in November 2022. The high-impact public discourse, now in its 40th edition, is noted for consistently bringing together influential voices to interrogate Nigeria’s most pressing challenges on month by month basis.

Boiling Point Arena is the brainchild of Dr. Ayo Arowojolu, a media professional and public intellectual at the forefront of national conversations on governance, leadership and development.

In his capacity as Convener and Moderator, Dr Arowojolu, through journalism and civic engagement, uses the Boiling Point Arena platform as a catalyst for accountability, reform and social change.

Holding every second Sunday of any month, the current affairs programme commences at 8 p.m. via Zoom and is broadcast live on six partnering radio stations across Lagos, Ogun and Delta states as at the moment over a two-hour duration. Foremost traditional ruler, the Olowu of Owu Kingdom, Oba Prof. Saka Matemilola, adds gravitas and intellectual radiance to the discourses as Keynote Speaker and Chairman.

Last month on January 11, 2026, the 39th edition commanded an overwhelming dominant audience in terms of online following and listenership on terrestrial wave, featuring popular cleric, Bishop Mathew Hassan Kukah.

This coming Sunday, February 8, 2026 promises to be another awe-inspiring package as retired Deputy Inspector-General of Police, ‘Leye Oyebade, mni, and a former United States Army Major Yinka Ogunsanya, square up on the highly contentious issue of State Policing and the need to decentralize Nigeria’s Security Architecture.

Find below a list of topics and Special Guests for all the 40 Editions of Boiling Point Arena so far:

1st Edition– Nigeria’s Growing Insecurity: Changing the Narratives

Guest Speaker: Retired Commodore Prof. Kunle Olawunmi

2nd Edition – Nigeria 2023 Presidential Election: Challenges, Reality and Myth

Guest Speaker: Rufai Oseni

3rd Edition– The Pros & Cons of the OBJ Letter

Discussants: Festus Keyamo; Dele Momodu; Akin Osuntokun

4th Edition – The State of the Nation & The Gathering Political Storm

Guest Speaker: Senator Femi Okurounmu

5th Edition – Fallouts of 2023 General Elections & the Future of Nigeria

Discussants: Femi Falana (SAN); Adeyinka Kotoye (SAN); Dr. Bolaji Akinyemi

6th Edition – Post-Election Nigeria: Ethnic Cohesion, Integration & Unity

Discussants: Dare Babarinsa; Apostle Moses Idowu

7th Edition– Nigeria under President Bola Tinubu – Quo Vadis?

Discussants: Ayodele Adewale; Barr. Inibehe Effiong; Wole Akinseloyin

8th Edition – “Tinubunomics” & Removal of Fuel Subsidy

Discussants: Prof Farooq Kperogi; Chikezie Nwosu; Imam Nojeem Jimoh

9th Edition – State of Nigeria’s Economy: Survival Strategies

Guests: Dr. Biodun Adedipe; Hon. Kehinde Sogunle; Mr. Paul Alaje

10th Edition – Travails of Nigeria’s Federalism & Need for Reform

Discussants: Dr. Yemi Farounbi; Prof. Tayo Adesina

11th Edition– Shielding Nigeria From The Coup Contagion

Discussants: Prof. Anthony Asiwaju; Retired  Commodore Prof Kunle Olawunmi

12th Edition – How to Avert a Free Fall of the Naira

Guest Speaker: Dr Tunde Lemo, Former CBN Deputy Governor

13th Edition– World Ranking of Praying Nations & Nigeria’s Spiritual Dynamics

Guests: Pastor Femi Emmanuel; Prof Ayinde Oladosu

14th Edition– Dismantling Profligacy in Nigeria’s Governance & Economic Revival

Discussants: Olufemi Awoyemi; Ugo Onuoha

15th Edition – How Not to Make Deputy Governors “Spare Tyres”

Discussants: Prof. Kolapo Olusola-Eleka; Dr. Niran Malaolu

16th Edition: – Tackling Insurgency, Kidnapping & Banditry

Discussants: Brig-Gen Olumuyiwa Okunowo (rtd); DIG Leye Oyebade (rtd)

17th Edition– Hardship in Nigeria: Quick Fixes & Sustainable Solutions

Discussants: Prof. Farooq Kperogi; Dr. Titus Olowokere

18th Edition – Democracy & Media Under Siege by the Military: The Harrowing Plight of Journalist Segun Olatunji

Discussants: Senator Shehu Sani; Mr. Bola Bolawole

19th Edition– Is Nigeria Raising a Generation of Illiterates?

Discussants: Prof. Oluyemisi Obilade; Prof. Kolawole Kazeem

20th Edition– Erosion of Traditional Dignity in Nigeria and How to Avert Desecration of Cultural Roles of Monarchs

Discussants: Oba Afolabi Odidiomo; Amb. Yemi Farounbi

21st Edition– Nigeria & the Debt Trap: Causes and Solutions

Discussants: Dr. Paul Alaje; Prof. Remi Aiyede

22nd Edition– National Protests: Pros & Cons of the #EndBadGovernance in Nigeria

Discussants: Comrade Dele Farotimi; Prof. Oladele Talabi

23rd Edition– Nigeria in Socio-Political and Economic Quagmire

Discussants: Prof. Wunmi Iledare; Engr. Oluwatoyin Jokosenumi

24th Edition– Sports: Mirror of Corruption & Missed Opportunities

Discussants: Chief Segun Odegbami, MON; Emeka Obasi

25th Edition –The Unending Rivers Crises: How Powerful Individuals are Desecrating the Judiciary And Other Institutions of State Across the Country

Discussants: Dr Femi Okurounmu, Prof Anthony Asiwaju

26th Edition – One-on-One with Former President Olusegun Obasanjo: The State of the Nation and His Legacies in Governance

Guest: Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, PhD, GCFR

27th Edition – Socio-Economic & Political Survival of Africa: Dilemma and Options

Guest: Prof. Toyin Falola

28th Edition– Nigeria’s Economic Crises: Hardship Biting Harder Despite Government Palliatives and Measures, When will Nigerians Begin to Breathe?

Discussants: Mr. Seun Onigbinde, CEO, BudgIT;  Prof. Farooq Kperogi, Prominent Columnist

29th Edition – June 12: The Babangida Apologia and Opening of Old wounds and What Consequences to Follow, if any

Discussants:  Gen. Ishola Williams, Senator Babafemi Ojudu (Journalist/Politician), Mr Jamiu Abiola (MKO’s Son)

30th Edition – The Legislature and the Waning Principle of Checks and Balances in Nigeria

Guest: Chief Tola Adeniyi (ElderStatesman/ Columnist)

31st Edition – Dissecting the Implications of Party Defections, Prostrate Opposition in Nigeria

Discussants: Dr Yemi Farounbi, Dr Kunle Olajide

32nd Edition: Cleaning the Augean Stable: Can NNPCL’s New Team Fix Nigeria’s Oil and Gas Sector, Making it Work for Nigerians?

Discussants: Prof Wunmi lledare; Dr Timothy Okon; Engr. Emeka Ene

33rd Edition – The New Tax Regime: Can Taxation Drive Development?

Discussants: Dr. Paul Alaje; Mr. Ugo Onuoha

34th Edition: Secrecy vs Transparency: The Great Battle Over Monarchs’ Burial Traditions and the Future of Yoruba Culture

Discussants: Pastor Femi Emmanuel; Sheikh Abdurahman Ahmad; Prof Obafemi Jegede(Ifa Priest)

35th Edition– Nigerian Universities: Tower of Crises, Citadel of Missed Opportunities – Can the old glory be Reclaimed?

Guest: Prof. Wande Abimbola

36th Edition– Genetic Revelations: Unravelling Paternity Disputes in Nigerian Families

Discussants: Prof. Olufunmilayo Adebambo; Prof. Ikhide Imumorin

37th Edition – Economic Narratives vs Lived Realities: Impact of Government Policies on Household Survival

Discussants: Prof Farooq Kperogi; Prof Godwin Oyedokun

38th Edition – Quality vs Quantity: How Nigerian Universities Lost Global Competitive Edge

Discussants: AAU Secretary-General, Prof. Olusola Oyewole; Emeritus Prof. Olukayode Amund

39th Edition– Who Failed Nigeria & Who Will Fix It? Leadership, Citizens & Systems

Guest: Bishop Mathew Kukah

40th Edition – Decentralized Security Architecture: Redefining Federal and States Roles in State Policing as Nigeria Battles Escalating Insecurity

Discussants: DIG ‘Leye Oyebade, rtd, mni; Ex-United States Major Yinka Ogunsanya