Opinion
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Enemies of the country will lose las las By FEMI ADESINA
Permit me to use the popular lingo now in town in the headline of this piece. I hear the younger…
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2023: My opposition to an Atiku presidency By Bola Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 On June 8, 2020 when Adamu, son of former Vice-President, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku, hinted that his…
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Leadership and the burden of insecurity By Dakuku Peterside
Insecurity has challenged Nigeria, her economic development and leadership like never seen in the recent history of the country apart…
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Five takeaways from the safe return of 344 Kankara school boys By Garba Shehu
The safe return of all 344 boys kidnapped from the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, in Katsina State would be…
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Interrogating Falana’s Ekiti State University convocation lecture – 1 By Bolanle Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 Comrade Femi Falana’s 20th Convocation Lecture to the Ekiti State University delivered on Wednesday, December 16,…
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Political interest of South East zone Igbo in Nigeria and strategies for its actualization By Anyim Pius Anyim
TEXT OF A LECTURE TITLED IDENTIFYING THE POLITICAL INTEREST OF THE IGBOS OF THE SOUTH-EAST GEO-POLITICAL ZONE IN NIGERIA AND…
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Buhari at 78: If only we knew this President By FEMI ADESINA
Ask for a President beleaguered from all sides, and I’ll show you Muhammadu Buhari, the ramrod straight man from Daura,…
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What blood flows in Buhari’s veins? By Bola Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 It is not only in Nigeria that politicians speak with their heads on their necks when…
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He stuttered, but never a clutter in Sam’s words By Louis Odion, FNGE
The Samuel we read in the Holy Bible was a transformational figure in the Old Testament. Through him finally came…
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Ndah- Isaiah: Tribute to a man of ideas By Dakuku Peterside
It was with great shock that I received the news of the passing on of Samuel Ndanusa Isaiah, commonly known…
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Yoruba: Put on your thinking cap By Bolanle Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 I found the piece published here today a compelling read. Titled “The Chinese and Fulani Only…
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Dave Umahi’s heart of Lion By FEMI ADESINA
There were three prominent red caps dotting the hall, as the All Progressives Congress (APC) held its National Executive Committee…
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The South-west’s Frankenstein monster By Bola Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 Last week we spoke of the North’s Frankenstein monster; today, we shall be speaking of the…
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My Position Has Not Changed By Adams Oshiomhole
In reporting the legal action taken by a member of the dissolved National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives…
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Africa and the Covid-19 Vaccine By Dakuku Peterside
The year 2020 will forever be synonymous with Covid-19, a pandemic that brought the world to her knees. For the…
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Ohanaeze Presidency should be entrusted to the safe hands of Dr. Joe Nwaorgu By Chuks Iloegbunam
In 1999, I returned to Nigeria from London where I had lived for a decade, armed with my biography of…
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Autogas, modular refinery: PMB making conquests steadily, surely By FEMI ADESINA
Diverse developments in our country often bring to mind lyrics of the song ‘God Moves in a Mysterious Way,’ by…
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How Biden can restore US press freedom leadership By Joel Simon, CPJ Executive Director
In his four years in office, President Trump has made attacking the media a hallmark of his administration. He has…
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The North’s Frankenstein monster By Bola Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 As the Yoruba would say, “iyan ogun odun n gbona”; meaning that a pounded yam prepared…
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Elusive truth ; EndSARS, FGN & CNN. By Dakuku Peterside
On the 18th of November 2020, Cable News Network (CNN) released a disturbing mini documentary on the now infamous #EndSARS…
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Tribute to Nwachukwu Ike By Donald Okeke (Don)
I remember with nostalgia our time together. The indelible memory of our time together is my expression Nwaa-chuu-kwuu and your…
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Nigerian judiciary: Turning a new leaf? By Bola Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 When a professional colleague suggested that I beam my searchlight on the Nigerian judiciary to witness…
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Striking at the future of the Nigerian Youths By Dakuku Peterside
A Google search of ASUU, the acronym of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, comes with the suggestions ‘ASUU strike’,…
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To Gov. Kayode Fayemi: A response By Bolanle Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 Below are excerpts by the Egbe Omo Oduduwa to Gov. Kayode Fayemi’s Arewa lecture; enjoy it!…
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See what Buhari has done to Nigerian Air Force By FEMI ADESINA
When a bird loses its wings, it is no better than a chick running round and merely looking up longingly.…
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