Opinion

A popular mandate always comes with great expectations. The election of Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo as the Governor of Anambra State has elicited overwhelming support and hope from all sections of the state. From peasants to potentates, the belief is that the right man is at last on the saddle …

Throwing one’s hat into the political ring in Nigeria is akin to wandering into the coven of witches and wizards. Anything can happen. People disappear. Ghosts appear to cast votes. Ballot boxes fly like scud missiles. Everything is possible and nothing is impossible. Nigerian political godfathers have carved the peculiar …

turrnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 Wednesday March 23, 2022 After postponements and uncertainties all in the midst of confusion, controversies and in-fighting, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) appears set for its convention on Saturday, 26 March, 2022. As close-by as the date is, many are still asking whether the convention …

One of Nigeria’s foremost progressive intellectuals, Professor Timothy Uzodinma Nwala clocked 80 years on Sunday, March 20, 2022. Already his comrades, friends, associates and family have been reflecting on his life, while celebrating the man who has impacted positively on the lives of many, especially the down-trodden in the society. …

Monday, 21 March, 2022 With women, there is never an end to a war – any war in which their core interest is involved. When they win, they sip choice wines with the skull of the enemy. When they lose, they, in bitterness, weep, withdraw and go underground to continue …

Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo has hit the ground running with the historic visit to Okpoko, the inglorious home of crime’s darkest patch on the Niger. Okpoko is many things to many people. To unsuspecting travellers, it is the place to buy the “cheapest” goodies while commuting to Calabar, Uyo, Umuahia, …

The consensus that he is a man of peace and a God fearing leader is growing beyond imagination. The verdict that he is humble, caring, kind-hearted and compassionate about the lowly, downtrodden and the less privileged in the society is indisputable. The endorsement of his visionary approach to governance and …

turnpot@mail.com 0705 263 1058 March 20, 2022 The agitation for restructuring has been one of the most important political topics in Nigeria in recent years: To be or not to be? When and how? In what form and to what extent? The arguments for and against restructuring apart, the politics …

  turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 The Academic Staff Union of Universities has made good its threat to rollover its strike if, after the 30-day warning strike, no good news came from the Federal Government. As predicted by this writer, no good news came from the Federal Government. As we also …

March 18, 2022 Dating is a prelude to marriage for adults. It is otherwise known as courtship but because some engaged adults don’t really want to settle down, they remain in dating for as long as it serves their purposes and interests. Not many people realise that dating without a …

Have you ever met a religious bigot before? Pray that you don’t. It’s not an interesting experience, irrespective of the faith the bigot professes. A bigot is obstinately or unreasonably attached to a belief, opinion, and is prejudiced against or antagonistic towards a person or people who don’t share what …

*The noise looks like a smokescreen to create a wedge among what is feared to be an opponent’s bulk vote You know it is political season when the plan by a church to organize its members for voter education sparks fear from political gladiators. What you may not immediately understand …

It is crucial to state from the very beginning that Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo is a man of destiny. He did not hide it from anybody that he wanted to become the Anambra State Governor. The job has now met the man. The twice-told Nigerian story is the matter of …

Monday 14 March, 2022 “Thieves of a feather” is the title of a piece written by American journalist, Emily Sohn in the December 19, 2007 edition of ScienceNewsforStudents. Great writings advertise themselves first with great titles. You were probably suckled in a cliched world where birds of a feather always …

Within the last three weeks, three significant events happened. First, during the constitution amendment, the National Assembly rejected five gender bills, and as expected, our womenfolk were enraged. The world celebrated women’s day, and this year the campaign theme was “Breaking the Bias”. Nigerian women from all backgrounds and social strata mobilised …

turnpot@gmail.com 705 263 1058 The Russia/Ukraine war still rages; efforts at negotiations, ceasefire, and cessation of hostilities have floundered. Needless pains and suffering continued to be inflicted on the hapless. Precious lives are lost on a daily basis. What is the way out? Will sanctions work eventually to hobble Russia …

From obvious indicators, Farooq Kperogi’s recent outburst on the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo are snippets of a subtle, but coordinated effort to make the VP a victim of weaponized pen-for-hire. Kperogi, in one of his writings making the rounds, ostensibly linked the Vice President to a memo issued by …

MATTERS ARISING…. My article captioned: ” WHY I DO WHAT I DO” refers. I have received various and varied comments including phone discussions on same and have decided to share with us below, one of the responses from an Emeritus Professor who is a very senior Pastor and a distinguished …

March 11, 2022 Let me start by admitting that I love women! I’m not alone in this fad, virtually all men do! My kind of love is not mainly sensual; rather, it is the appreciation of their uniqueness, tenderness and spirituality. In my journey of life so far, I have …

A story broke last week that you would think would be everywhere, topic of discussion on both traditional and new media. But not a murmur, nor a whisper. In fact, mum was the word in many quarters. What was the story? The Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), an international …

“Nothing less than the existence of civilisation is at stake. Unless we can find a way to a more sanely ordered system of International Politics, nothing good or beautiful that men erect in the world can be considered safe from destruction”- Prof. C.K.Webster. How apt and fitting, this sensible and …

Democracy and the African chief are mortal enemies. The chief in Africa sees himself as a permanent fixture who must never be disturbed by such matters as elections that democracy promotes. The Nigerian chief is the giant amongst all African chiefs, and it is incumbent on the chief of Nigeria …

Many Nigerians will gladly sell themselves to travel out of Nigeria for keeps. Back in time, there were plenteous noises against the capturing of Nigerians – and sundry Africans – and selling them as slaves. Now, many Nigerians are ready to pay with hard cash – and even landed property …

President Olusegun Obasanjo it was who dissected political Sharia from religious Sharia. He made the distinction in those maddening days of 1999 when Zamfara State led the way to unilaterally pronounce and enact Sharia law. The Zamfara move shocked and shook a great number of people. It frontally affronted the …

Monday, 7 March, 2022 Ken Saro Wiwa’s Soza boy (soldier boy) looks around. He sees inside one pit, the head of a soldier, and in another pit, the leg of a soldier. Everywhere he turns, he sees “so so human flesh in small pieces! Finger, nail, hair, prick, blockus…” One …