Opinion
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Paul Bassey bags more FIFA, CAF appointments; Thanks the Almighty God
Highly –respected Nigerian football administrator, Mr. Paul Bassey has been handed more and even weightier duties by the world football…
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The squeals of an undeserving monarch; Re: T. A. Orji not true Ibeku son By Eddie Onuzuruike
The above statement was credited to Eze Onuoha, Ogurube Ibeku on the Daily Sun, of Thursday 6, 2016. As he…
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Valuing and improving Teachers’ status By Tayo Ogunbiyi
To a large extent, the destiny of every nation is shaped, reinforced and actualized in the classrooms. The quality of…
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Nigeria@56? Is this House Falling? By Jideofor Adibe
When Karl Maier published his book This House Has Fallen: Midnight in Nigeria in the year 2000, I was probably…
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Nigeria @56: Our lies against Independence leaders By Olawale Rasheed
Reading commentaries on Independence Day amuses me a lot especially considering our deliberate lies on our reverred independence leaders. We…
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AU Passport: Road to United States of Africa? By Jideofor Adibe
One of the key highlights of the 27th Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly of Heads of State and…
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Elections and the hurdle of attitudes By Bola Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 Two critical elections confront the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), whose chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has…
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The calumny of Chief Uche Akwukwaegbe By Maduka Ochiobi
Shakespeare’s saying that there is no art to find the mind’s construction in the face has always struck agile minds…
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Wishing Nigeria more bumpy roads at 56 By Tayo Ogunbiyi
With the nagging reality of economic recession, it is quite unlikely that the drums would be rolled out to celebrate…
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Bayelsa comes of age, by Daniel Iworiso-Markson
– Twenty years old today and Bayelsa can now be said to be living the dream of its founding fathers.…
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11 posers for Osinbajo By Bolanle Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 “…It is important for us to understand the nature of this recession in which we have…
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Here’s an asset to sell for $150bn
All Nigerians have been challenged to think outside the box in order to get the country out of recession. We…
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Nigeria: Multilateral loans as panacea against recession
Olutayo Isaac writes that the federal government’s decision to seek external help from international organisations is perhaps one of the…
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Prof. Yusuf’s action plans for NHIS By Okechukwu Emeh, Jr
Conceptually, health denotes the condition of being physically and mentally sound. The essential role this could play in promoting sustainable…
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Paralympics Olympics and other stories By Bolanle Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 “People are crying but you are laughing. Is anything the matter with you?” “Those crying –…
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Rivers politics and glorification of gangsterism
By Anthony Brown There is a tragi-comedy going on in the country, especially among the political class. A villain is…
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Cassava and the Nigerian economy By Tayo Ogunbiyi
That the Nigerian economy is currently in a mess is an understatement. The drastic drop in revenue accruable to the…
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Osinbajo, blame-games and the revised counter-insurgency campaign By Yushau A. Shuaib
The Vice President of Federal Republic of Nigeria is not just an ordinary person. Prof. Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) is an…
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A poll shift and the undue de-marketing of Edo By Felix Oboagwina
My call-log indicated I had missed the call of Shina Loremikan and I promptly rang up this journalist and social…
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Am I Really a “Buhari Hater”? By Jideofor Adibe
There were several reactions to my last article entitled ‘Buhari’s Quest for Economic Emergency Powers’. One of the points that…
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After ye have suffered a while … By Femi Adesina
Here comes the preacher. What does he want to tell us? Doesn’t he know that we are hungry, and the…
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A free falling economy and the rest of us By Umoh Joshua
Am I an economic guru? No. Do I see, hear, taste, touch and feel the traumatizing pains of this prevailing…
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Lagos, PPP model and water supply By Tayo Ogunbiyi
Water is a vital resource that constitutes a new strategic issue that mobilizes the entire international community in facilitating its…
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INEC, Enough of the excuses on Rivers re-run
Further excuses would not be entertained from the Independent National Electoral Commission on the Rivers State rerun polls, writes Ifeanyi…
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Need for effective prison reform By Henry Udutchay
The recent jail break at Koton Karfe prison in Kogi state and Nsukka prison in Enugu state, where about 32…
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