Opinion
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As Ondo Governorship election hot up…4 By Bolanle Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 Nigeria’s elections – and politics – stopped being one of ideas and ideals a long time…
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(President Buhari writes for Newsweek) Post-Coronavirus, Africa’s manufacturing moment By Muhammadu Buhari
Across the world, as countries and economies slowly reopen, Africa lags behind. We were last to experience the coronavirus—and we…
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Five years of PMB: We’re glad he came our way By Femi Adesina
Who are the ‘we?’ Speak for yourself only, some cynics would say on merely seeing the headline of this…
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Is this the language PHCN understands? By Bola Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 For one week plus, the bulb did not blink in my apartment in the Agege area…
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COVID-19 initiatives: NNPC, Peter Obi, Stella Oduah and other examples
There have been issues with the form that palliatives for the mitigation of the effects of the coronavirus pandemic or…
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Our leaders are our problem, what about you? By Akpandem James
All over the world very few political leaders are liked by their countrymen while in office. Most are often…
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As Ondo Governorship election hots up…3 By Bolanle Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 “If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants” –…
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Facts are stubborn things By Femi Adesina
Next week, the Muhammadu Buhari administration would be exactly five years in office. Four full years of a first…
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Wanted: Yoruba National Development Plan By Bola Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 On April, 20, 2020, the Yoruba ethnic nationality of Nigeria was admitted into the Unrepresented Nations…
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Agenda for Prof. Ibrahim Gambari – New Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari By Kazeem Bello
The euphoria and pageantry that greeted the announcement of Professor Ibrahim Agboola Gambari, an Ilorin Prince as the new Chief…
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Anambra and the challenges of COVID-19 By Obiora Okonkwo Ph.D
In my Easter message to the good people of Anambra state a few weeks ago, I noted that the disruptions…
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China, Africa And The World After COVID-19 – By Kingsley Moghalu Kingsley Moghalu
The Coronavirus crisis has created a welcome opportunity for us to reassess the relationship between China and Africa on…
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We screwed up public education, now is the time to fix it By Akin Olaniyan
Nigeria has always been an interesting case. It’s the richly endowed country that is also home to some of the…
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2023: Why Anambra must return to PDP in 2021 By Ibrahim Khalil
Let me start by saying this. I am not from southern Nigeria. But I am a strong PDP man. However,…
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As Ondo governorship hot up …2 By Bolanle Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 “Home is where/When you go there/They take you in” – Felix Houphouet-Boigny, late Cote d’Ivoire president.…
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An urgent letter to lawyers in Nigeria on NBA elections By Chief Ziggy Azike
OF GENTLEMEN’S AGREEMENTS, PRACTICES AND CONVENTIONS IN NBA ELECTIONS The season for campaign for election into National offices of the…
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Celebrating the Feast of St. Mathias, Apostle By Father Peter Iwuala
Being passive is not the answer in life. Do not expect God to take care of everything for you. Make…
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Sonala strikes sixty-five By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Friday, May 15, in this Corona-tainted year of 2020 marks the 65th birthday of the inimitable journalist’s journalist Sonala Olumhense.…
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In defence of Nyesom Wike By Bola Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 “The greatest happiness of the greatest number is the foundation of morals and legislation” – Jeremy…
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Yes, I insist that #ChinaMustPay Africa damages for COVID-19 By Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili
In their prickly reaction to my April 16 Washington Post #ChinaMustPay article (a response published in the Guardian Newspaper of…
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Zoning Anambra Governorship: The antithesis By J. Obi Oguejiofor
For the German philosopher G. W. Hegel historical progress is the evolution of the Absolute. This evolution follows a definite…
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UNPO: First step towards Yoruba sovereignty? By Bolanle Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 News broke recently that the Yoruba nation has been admitted into the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples…
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As Ondo governorship race hot up… (1) By Bolanle Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 “Home is where the hatred is/Home is filled with pain/And it might not be such a…
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Who did this to us? By Akpandem James
Those who are regular on group and interactive social media platforms would be familiar with the phrase used here to…
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Averting the road to Venezuela By Femi Adesina
Let’s tell the story of Venezuela, because it bears striking similitude with that of Nigeria. Just like us, Venezuela is…
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