Opinion
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The waist beads of Olajumoke By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 21 October, 2024 “All music comes from Africa,” African pop singer, Angélique Kidjo, told an interviewer in 2023. Kidjo’s…
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The log in our eyes By Hassan Gimba
“The trade of governing has always been monopolised by the most ignorant and the most rascally individuals of mankind.” — Thomas…
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Reuben Abati’s ‘Remembering Oluremi Oyo’ By Bolanle BOLAWOLE
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 Dr. Reuben Abati’s “Remembering Mrs. Remi Oyo”, which I read online on Oct. 1, 2024, brought…
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INEC’s naked dance in Ondo By Festus Adedayo
Sunday, October 20, 2024 There is no way a man would judge his own case and lose. That is the…
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Nigeria: As a new railway dawn beckons By Rowland Ataguba
“And in the shadowless unclouded glare, Deep blue above us fades to whiteness where, A misty sealine meets the wash…
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Poetry: CANADA By Prof Chris Anyokwu
Canada! Canada! Canada! Oh, Canada! They say you’re heaven to which hell’s captives run, they say your streets are paved…
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Morocco’s Autonomy Initiative: The key to regional stability and development By Said Temsamani
On the global stage at the United Nations General Assembly, Morocco’s Head of Government, Aziz Akhannouch, reaffirmed a critical message:…
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Does it still make sense to trust Tinubu? By Azu Ishiekwene
This was tough to write. My heart resisted it, but I yielded to my head. The petrol in my car,…
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Fresh insights into the power sector By Dr Ronke Adewale-Johnson
“It’s an unfathomable paradox”, ruefully stated the woman sitting next to me at the discussion segment of the three-day Energy…
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Professor Ishaq Oloyede at 70… By Bola BOLAWOLE
turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 Everyone knows what is good; why they cannot imitate it is what baffles me! Or are…
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TRIBUTE: How Justice Emmanuel Ayoola changed my world. A father and confidant By Sir Folu Olamiti
It was happenstance I least expected that Monday morning of 1999. I had dressed up to go to work as…
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Immigration Service: Special promotions as disincentive to professionalism By Dr. Charles Okafor
In any organisation, and more so, the Military and Para- Military institutions, promotions are earned, not given. Officers and men…
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Agenda for Tinubu’s National Youth Conference By Alabi Williams
14 October 2024 The offer by President Bola Tinubu to address the diverse challenges and opportunities confronting young people via…
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Petrol price as slow poison By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 14 October, 2024 On May 25, 2020, George Floyd of Minneapolis repeatedly pleaded for reprieve. “I can’t breathe,” he…
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The log in your eye By Hassan Gimba
There is a phrase that has gained widespread currency across the world: “Physician, heal thyself.” Not many know it is…
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Of men of God, Lamborghini and Rolls Royce… By Bolanle BOLAWOLE
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 The first item that caught my attention on Facebook penultimate Wednesday was Mr. Nsikak Essien’s page.…
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Zinox celebrates 23 years of groundbreaking achievements in technology, innovation
Zinox Technologies, Nigeria’s premier technology company, founded by Forbes Best of Africa’s Leading Tech Icon Leo Stan Ekeh, marked its…
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Did a ring kill Ayinla Omowura? By Festus Adedayo
October 13, 2024 Obviously, because I am the unauthorised biographer of Ayinla Omowura, the musical enfant terrible of Yorubaland of…
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Rivers of crises By Dakuku Peterside
The ongoing economic crisis has reached every corner of the nation, touching the rich and poor, urban and rural dwellers…
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Examining the President’s T-Pain alias By Festus Adedayo
Sunday, October 13, 2024 In Arabian folklore, the genie is a spirit depicted as being imprisoned inside a bottle or…
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“Five more ‘tactical errors’ Tinubu must clear” By Emmanual Ogebe (FEEDBACK)
Inside Stuff With MARTINS OLOJA, “The Guardian” October 12, 2024, Back Page Media veteran Martins Oloja’s piece on “Five Tactical…
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President Tinubu must avert a Sahara Energy war on Ogoni – By Fegalo Nsuke
The unfortunate story of the Ogoni repression has too many instances of avoidable mistakes. The first was the failure of…
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Diri’s “Professorial” outing on federalism in Nsukka! By Kola Oredipe
There was no contention as to his brilliance on the day. He truly justified his nomination and invitation as Guest…
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Living in the fear of God By Anthony Akubue
Throughout the history of Christianity, it has been a practiced ideal to make room for the stranger until that stranger…
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