Opinion
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Why we may elect the wrong leaders in 2023 By Dakuku Peterside.
We are in a profound national crisis, notably in the economic and security spheres, and there is no easy way…
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Who is Prof. Victor Emmanuel Osodeke? By Bolanle Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 The headline above is not originally mine. Rather, it is the title of an online publication…
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Abia economic prosperity agenda is top priority of Professor Greg Ibe By Chukwuma ShaFT AMARAM (Polemics).
Perspectives on rebooting, retooling industrial potentialities and dynamics of Abia State, but more specifically Aba, is more critical now than…
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NBC revocation of broadcast stations’ licenses is totally unacceptable By Achike Chude
It gets worse for the government that Nigerians went out and voted for in 2019. To say that the government…
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Politicians and the jeopardy of trial by ordeal By Azu Ishiekwene
“I’m going to waste my vote,” a friend told me recently. “And don’t argue with me,” he added. “It’s my…
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Strengthening institutional frameworks for improved women participation in politics
By Grace Yussuf News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) After the just-concluded party primaries, many stakeholders are at loss as…
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Tribute: Biyi Bandele Who Came In From The Back Of Beyond By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
He started out as Biyi Bandele-Thomas, and shocked the literary world with his amazing precocity. He was admitted to my…
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Still on ASUU-FG impasse By Bola Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 Last week we featured the intervention of the immediate past vice-chancellor of the Obafemi Awolowo University,…
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Bart Nnaji and the Electricity Question By C. Don Adinuba
On the eve of his 66th birthday on July 13, I quickly scribbled a tribute to Bart Nnaji, the internationally…
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For pyrates and their confraternity By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 15 August, 2022 Like graceful, snowy egrets basking in the afternoon light, the Pyrates Confraternity sailed out last week…
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Ahmad Lawan and matters arising By Dr. Ezrel Tabiowo
I have in the past stumbled across several publications in the media that questioned the leadership approach of the Senate…
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From Nairobi to Nigeria: Kenyan election as a mirror election By Dakuku Peterside
It is not always that an election in one part of the world can function as a mirror in another part of…
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Ogun state: When two elephants fight… By Bolanle Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 In my primary and secondary school days, it was common to see someone run to the…
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Re: Wike, a Governor Possessed By Spirit of Flyovers By Kelvin Ebiri
Our attention was drawn to an article titled: “Wike, a Governor Possessed By Spirit of Flyovers” published by Yemi Adebowale.…
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‘I still believe in Buhari’ *Lessons from Hassan Usman, freed train abductee By Femi Adesina
To be troubled in trouble is to have your trouble doubled, so goes a saying. And for Hassan Usman, a…
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On the Podium with Tobi Amusan By Azu Ishiekwene
When a proud Oluwatobiloba Ayomide Amusan climbed the podium in faraway Eugene, Oregon in the United States, as the World…
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Yusuf Alli @60: Unveiling an Investigative Journalist par excellence By Yushau A. Shuaib
He is one of the finest gentlemen of the press that I have ever encountered. A courageous, fearless, humane and…
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ASUU strike: An insider’s panacea By Bola Bolawole (Prof. Eyitope Ogunbodede)
turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 Wednesday, August 10, 2022 Started on February 14, 2022, the ongoing strike action by the Academic…
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Dark clouds over the economy By Dakuku Peterside
Rome is burning, and Emperor Nero and Roman elites are busy revelling in gladiator rendezvous and despicable hocus-pocus with the…
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Inside Akeredolu’s “Republic” By Bolanle Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 In Gov. Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu’s Ondo State, wonders, it seems, will never end! Thrice within a…
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Ilé ò gbàá, ònà ò gbàá By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 8 August, 2022 “I did not mention it to you. The lady that was among the trio recently…
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Tobi Amusan, Ozuah and history behind N1.14b vehicles for Niger Republic, by Festus Adedayo
To understand the profligacy, indiscretion and misplaced priority in the purchase of N1.14 billion ($2.7 million) worth of 10 luxury…
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INEC’s daylight disenfranchisement of Nigerians By Bolanle Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 The supposedly Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has ended the registration of (new) voters despite the…
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(Flashback) Aregbesola: Governance as festival of the mass By Owei Lakemfa
WITNESS to history. Animated discussions. Banters. Back slapping. Roaring laughter. Seeming riot, but orderly. Various groups, including the elderly and…
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