Boiling Point: The making of a global brand- Inside the 40 editions, monthly themes & 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 a 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 8pm 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 gravita and intellectual radiance to the discourses as Keynote Speaker and Chairman.

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Last month, on January 11, 2026, the 39th edition commanded an overwhelming dominant audience in terms of online following and listenership on terrestrial waves, 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 – Fallout 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, retd, mni; Ex-United States Major Yinka Ogunsanya