Opinion
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For The Records: I won’t fail my people, says Gani Adams, Aare Ona Kakanfo
EXCERPTS OF SPEECH BY OTUNBA (DR.) GANI ADAMS AT HIS INSTALLATION AS THE 15TH AARE ONA KAKANFO OF YORUBALAND BY…
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Herdsmen crisis, insecurity and food security By Tayo Ogunbiyi
These, indeed, are strange times for our beloved nation. Harsh economic realities coupled with incessant fuel scarcity, unemployment, inflation, hunger…
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Whether the eradication of corruption is the motivating object of the on-going war against corruption by Professor Ben Nwabueze
The object of the war against corruption, in which successive governments in the country profess themselves to be engaged, needs…
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Public Service and imperative for inspirational leadership By Dr. Akintola, Benson Oke
Universally, public service is the institution that drives activities of government. It operates with professionals and non- professionals from whom…
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Buhari: Heading for a meltdown in 2019? By Jideofor Adibe
We are now fully in the political season. With INEC releasing the time-table for the 2019 elections, hush-hush political discussions…
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Impunity Rides Again By Wole Soyinka
It is happening all over again. History is repeating itself and, alas, within such an agonizingly short span of time.…
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As kids return to school By Rasak Musbau
The vacations are over and children are back in school for the commencement of the second term academic session. As…
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Buhari’s New Year speech and Sagay’s outbursts By Jideofor Adibe
I was reasonably impressed with the overall tenor of President Buhari’s 2018 New Year’s message. Compared with some of his…
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Lagos and the defining moments of 2017 By Tayo Ogunbiyi
In Lagos State, the departed year was noteworthy in many ways. As we continue to bask in the euphoria of…
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Sokoto 2018 Budget: What’s in it for you? By Imam Imam
Sokoto State’s 2018 budget, as presented to the state House of Assembly by Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, will be the…
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George Weah and the future of Liberia By Tayo Ogunbiyi
It is now official. 1995 World Footballer of the Year, George Weah has been declared winner of the just concluded…
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Is the Presidential Villa truly jinxed? By Bolanle Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 Last week’s bike accident suffered by Yusuf Buhari, the only son of President Muhammadu Buhari, brings…
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When EFCC Operative becomes AML Scholar By Yushau A. Shuaib
Apart from the suspects, only very few Nigerians can identify the faces of anti-corruption operatives who were actively involved in…
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2018: President Buhari addresses Nigerians, pledges massive infrastructural development; Knocks advocates of restructuring
PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI’S 2018 NEW YEAR ADDRESS I join my fellow citizens this morning to welcome and celebrate the New…
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17 Highlights from 2017 By Femi Adesina
To recap, 2017 was the year in which: 1. Nigeria exited its worst recession in decades. After five quarters of…
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An evening with Akinwunmi Ambode By Bolanle Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 Last Thursday at the Lagos State banquet hall, Alausa, Ikeja, Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode treated the crème…
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Horrible! Christmas without petrol By Chijama Ogbu
If you faint in the day of trouble, your strength is small, says the Good book. Without mincing words, it…
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History Beckoned, M.A Hearkened and Emir Farouq Appointed. ‘THE JOY OF A DYING FATHER IS THE PRESENCE OF A WORTHY SUCCESSOR’…late Dan Masanin Kano, Yusuf Maitama Sule By Ali M Ali
History was made last Friday, December 15th, 2017 in Katagum emirate of Bauchi state in particular. The 12th emir was…
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Onitsha-Enugu, Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano road contracts as Buhari’s roads to glory By Garba Shehu
THE Federal Executive Council, FEC today, Wednesday, approved the award of a N155.7 billion Naira contract for the construction of…
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Buhari’s blockbuster North-South Gas Highway By Garba Shehu
After making a slow start, the Nigerian energy landscape is set for a major change with the award of a…
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Nigeria and the imperative of happiness By Tayo Ogunbiyi
A latest World Happiness Report (WHR) that rates 155 countries on the strength of their happiness status, ranked Nigerians as…
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Nyesom Wike @ 50: The Golden Architect of A New Nigeria By Simeon Nwakaudu
For every generation, there is a divine provision for the redemption of the people, especially in times of extreme difficulty…
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PDP Convention: Is the game already over for the party? By Jideofor Adibe
The national convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which took place at the Eagle Square in Abuja on Saturday,…
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Successful PDP National Convention: A new direction for Nigeria By Simeon Nwakaudu
It is no longer news that the change mantra is a fraudulent transaction gone sour. Everywhere in Nigeria, people are…
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Now that Atiku has re- joined PDP… By Jideofor Adibe
On Sunday December 4 2017, Atiku finally announced that he was re-joining the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The Waziri Adamawa…
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