Opinion
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The woes of Edo and the Osaro Onaiwu solution
Emeka Nwagwuna As politicians in Edo State struggle to outshine one another in the build up to the forthcoming September…
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That peace may reign in Kogi State By Jideofor Adibe
It is almost certain that the last has not been heard of the recent judgment of the Court of Appeal…
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INEC Chairman appeals to Editors: Be fair, objective, factual, truthful in reporting INEC activities
Remarks by the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu at the 12th All Nigerian Editors’ Conference (ANEC)…
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50th Anniversary of Africa’s bloodiest coup d’état By Chuks Iloegbunam
The first shots shattered the peace of the night at the Abeokuta Garrison of the Nigerian Army a few minutes…
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Some people say they don’t want to hear about the past; But you need the past to unlock the future – Femi Adesina
The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, Mr Femi Adesina, was on Radio Continental on Friday,…
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Usman: The NPA change challenge By Aniebo Nwamu
Judging by his appointments alone, President Buhari has hardly exuded the “change” slogan of his party, for most government agencies…
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Tinubu, Dino: Defining the 8th Senate? By Bola Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 “If you live in a glass house don’t throw stones; and if you can’t take blows…
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Education and national development: Lessons from Peter Obi’s model
Esin Suji There is universal acknowledgement of the primacy of Education in the sustainable development of any society; and this…
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A toast to Peter Obi at 55 By Valentine Obienyem
Today, the former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi turns 55. Born on the 19th of July, 1961, he…
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The ding-dong in Ekiti – 1 By Bolanle Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 “Recently, the government restructured the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and almost everyone on the board are…
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Omo-Ojo and the colour of malice By NASAMU JACOBSON
Orobosa Omo-Ojo’s article entitled ‘’A peep at post-Oshiomhole’s tenure’’ which appeared in the Daily Sun of Tuesday June 28, 2016…
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When silence is not golden… By Bolanle Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 07095 263 1058 A national newspaper penultimate Saturday gave a graphic detail of how all key security appointments under…
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Homeland Security – The Way to Go By Aniebo Nwamu
Cross River State governor Ben Ayade is broaching an idea I’ve encouraged for three years now. He intends to employ…
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Rev. Fr. N.C. Tagbo OON: Our Father Now art in Heaven By Odili Tony Ujubuonu
I write this with the ink of tears. I write it with hands shaken by memories and pain. Pain, not…
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War or referendum: The British example By Bolanle Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1068 Barring any last-minute miracle, Britain is out of the European Union. A referendum sanctioned by an…
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A peep into Omo-Ojo’s display of ignorance By Victor Oshioke
In his article titled “ A peep at post- Oshiomhole’s tenure” published on page 47 of Tuesday June 28, 2016…
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Making Abia a political guinea pig By Eddie Onuzuruike
It is very unfortunate that people sit somewhere and plot some the-devil-may-care political strategies to be experimented in Abia, using…
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President Buhari sharpens focus on Niger Delta By Garba Shehu
. OUT OF THE BLUE, a group calling itself the Niger Delta Avengers,NDA spouts. They kill soldiers and policemen.They kidnap…
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A Country of Hungry People By Aniebo Nwamu
When I first wrote about a “stomach revolution” as the real threat to Nigeria, I was simply stating the obvious.…
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Electricity supply: Beyond the temporary setbacks BY UCHE ANEKE
When President Muhammadu Buhari assumed the mantle of leadership, a year ago, one of the promises he made to Nigerians,…
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Buhari’s sugar-coated pill takes anti-graft war to the states By Garba Shehu
The recent agreement between the federal and state governments to implement a Fiscal Sustainability Plan, FSP marks a new level…
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Market forces at work By Aniebo Nwamu
It’s a bitter medicine we’ve been forced to take. The Central Bank of Nigeria and many Nigerians (including me) have…
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Enugu: Fifth columnists at work By Kenneth Chibundu
Reading carefully through a news report in ‘African Examiner’ today (Monday), what readily came to my mind was the unfortunate…
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Buhari: Torn between two contradictory impulses? By Jideofor Adibe
While hosting State House correspondents to a lunch recently at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, as part of the activities to…
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