Opinion
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Predatory versus developmental capitalism: The diverging paths of the U.S and Canada By Isaac Megbolugbe
August 2026 Introduction The United States and Canada fail to reach trade agreements because their economic models now reflect a…
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2027: Tinubu, Adeleke and danger of assumptions By MARTINS OLOJA
‘The Photograph That Fooled Abuja’ The picture went viral within hours. Governor Ademola Adeleke, fresh from collecting his Certificate of…
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Government should stop funding sports By Ehi Braimah
Nigeria should stop pretending that pouring public money into sports is the same thing as developing sports. It is not.…
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Elumelu and a bank culture gone wrong By Lasisi Olagunju
“Come, Lasisi. Come and see this.” I turned towards the voice. It was a female corps member beckoning to me…
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Peace on paper, peril in practice: Why 2027’s elections remain at risk By Dakuku Peterside
There is something reassuring about the ritual of political rivals gathering beneath the same roof and signing their names to…
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Tinubu, Atiku as Awodi and Opeere birds in feather-plucking war By Festus Adedayo
The 2027 election campaigns promise a reactivation of the First, Second, Third, and Fourth Republics’ campaigns of acrimony and disturbing…
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Call me Tony: A parable of corporate Nigeria By Temitope Lakisokun
The argument over the young trainee who addressed UBA chairman, Tony Elumelu by his first name has become a surprisingly…
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Good morning, Tony! By Festus Adedayo
In June, 2006 when I moved into Enugu, it was a huge culture shock for my family and me. One…
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The snake-infested palm tree Adeleke climbed By Festus Adedayo
When the masquerader – a terrestrial being in the ancient cosmological beliefs of Yoruba and Igbo people – slips and…
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Honoring Kaiama’s contributions: Isaac Adaka Boro University By Professor Mondy Selle Gold
There is a profound sadness, and, frankly, a deep sense of disappointment, in confronting how little institutional recognition has been…
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Tragic irony of Nigeria’s real estate value chain: A structural analysis of institutional failure and market stagnation (1960–present) By Isaac Megbolugbe
August 2026 The theoretical foundation of Estate Valuation, Surveying, and Management (EVSM) relies fundamentally on the spatial and institutional architecture…
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The big dilemma of our human relationships By Chief Emeka Asinugo
We walk through life carrying the lanterns of our own souls, and we invariably use that light to illuminate…
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Lessons from the Osun 2026 governorship election… By Bola BOLAWOLE
turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533, 0803 251 0193 The Osun state governorship election, held on Saturday, 15 August, 2026, may have…
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Saving lives, building states, creating economies By Dr. Wale Osofisan
David Miliband’s recent article, The Great New Inequality: Citizenship in a Functioning State, raises an important question about one of…
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What Osun State teaches Nigeria about democracy By Ebuka Ukoh
Every generation discovers new ways to defend democracy. Yesterday, it was the town square, then came newspapers, then radio, then…
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How Adeleke danced back from the dead By Paul Nwabuikwu
In the final weeks before last Saturday’s governorship elections in Osun State, Ademola Adeleke’s time in Government House Oshogbo, seemed…
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Stop Fulani ethnic militia or break up Nigeria By Michael Owhoko
For how long shall the rest of the country look on while Fulani ethnic militia trouble the peace of Nigeria? …
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Adeleke and his Saturday bulldozer By Lasisi Olagunju
APC leaders are falling over one another to own Ademola Adeleke’s victory — the same people who, barely 24 hours…
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Orphans and bastards: Federal and state universities in Nigeria By Jeff Godwin Doki Ph.D
It is no exaggeration to say that the crisis in Nigeria’s Tertiary education sector is a political one. And a…
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Ademola Adeleke: The power of dance as authentic branding proposition By Ehi Braimah
I watched Ademola Adeleke’s interview with Seun Okinbaloye on Channels TV on Sunday, where he reflected on his victory at…
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The digital mirage: What Osun 2026 reveals about the gap between online noise and electoral reality By Dr. Akin Olaniyan
The re-election of Governor Ademola Adeleke was as high-profile as elections come in Nigeria with the dominant narrative being that…
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Osun: The mourning after By Festus Adedayo
Speaking after an infrastructure inspection, Governor Ademola Adeleke openly backed President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid. He warmly referred to…
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The Sundiata Post Model (7): A Philosophical Triad and the language of 21st-century journalism By Max Amuchie
Language does more than describe reality. It shapes how we perceive it. Every enduring discipline eventually develops its own vocabulary.…
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The Eagle’s hard choice By Chief Emeka Asinugo
High above the world, where the mountains touch the sky and the winds move freely among the rocks, an old…
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Spatial and institutional architecture of value: A theoretical framework for Estate Valuation, Surveying, and Management By Isaac Megbolugbe
August 14, 2026 Introduction: The Epistemological Foundations of ESVM The professional domain of Estate Valuation, Surveying, and Management (ESVM) is…
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