Opinion

Tinubu, Ibadan is angry! By Festus Adedayo

June 16, 2024 President Bola Tinubu’s Democracy Day broadcast of June 12, 2024, did Ibadan incalculable dishonour. The speech celebrated…

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Kennedy Anyiam-Osigwe’s philosophical musings

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Guerrilla Editorial Board unrecognized by June 12 inheritors

By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu Going to work could mean your death. It was indeed a bad time. The June 12,…

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A reckoning in June By Azu Ishiekwene

It’s been 31 years since a seismic event triggered by the June 12, 1993 election nearly brought Nigeria to its…

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Workers’ lingering strike: Matters arising By Bola BOLAWOLE (Justice Andrew Alaba Omowaye-Ajileye)

turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 Last week, I published here the first part of “One year later, what value has Tinubu…

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Democracy Day: Electricity bill is larger than my salary By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu

Today has been declared a public holiday by the Nigerian Government to mark Democracy Day. May 29 used to be…

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Lost but not found: Where is Yaya Bello? By Dr. Promise Adiele

I nostalgically remember a popular refrain in my secondary school days “Lost but found”. Back then, an item of less…

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Finding long-lasting solutions to Nigeria’s woes By Bolanle BOLAWOLE

turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 Scripture says “Where no counsel is, the people fall: But in the multitude of counsellors there…

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Homeless kids invade South West By Lasisi Olagunju

Monday, 10 June, 2024 “A large percentage of them are from Niger Republic, Mali, and Chad.” The six South-West states…

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American democracy’s Trump test By Dakuku Peterside 

There is currently no evidence to support the claim that democracy is a perfect system of governance. However, humans still…

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An indolent labour union and matters arising By Hassan Gimba

For the past four years, I have been insisting that our problem and even need now is not about salary…

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El-Rufai, June 12 and Abacha woken from the dead By Festus Adedayo

June 8, 2024 Yesterday, General Sani Abacha clocked 28 years in the grave. Abacha’s sudden expiration at the thick of…

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Elechi Amadi comes alive in iconic new book By Anaele Ihuoma

One of Africa’s   foremost literary icons, Elechi Amadi, has got a taste of his own sweet medicine, as he is…

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One year later, what value has Tinubu added to our lives? – 1 By Bola BOLAWOLE

turnpot@turnpot.com 0807 552 5533 It made a lot of sense that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu chose to mark, not celebrate, his…

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Why minimum wage is a bad idea By Azu Ishiekwene

I’m opposed to minimum wage. And I know I’m saying this at the risk of losing readers. The minimum wage…

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‘The reign of our Emperor’ By Lasisi Olagunju

Monday, 3 June, 2024 The Japanese national anthem is a one-stanza song known as Kimigayo; its English translation approximates ‘The…

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Aso Rock inside Kudeti River By Festus Adedayo

Sunday, June 2, 2024 The poor governance of the last one year is apparently getting at President Bola Tinubu. He…

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Nigeria: Federalism, unitarism, hybrid or what? By Bolanle BOLAWOLE

0705 263 1058 turnpot@gmail.com It is a puzzle that the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration has dragged the 36 state…

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Tinubu’s bragging right and his 200 needles By Festus Adedayo

Sunday, June 2, 2024 In Africa, when a man loses his virility, he is subject of scorn, ridicule and disdain.…

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