Opinion
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Of all things, ‘ponmon’ lo kan! By Bolanle Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 Decades ago, I remember reading a piece by a writer lamenting the sudden but astronomical shooting…
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Akeredolu and Katsina’s AK-47 trainees By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 26 September, 2022 In Lawuyi Ogunniran’s Yoruba play, Ààrẹ-àgò Aríkúyẹrí, we see how a happy polygamous family is ruined…
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The last dance at UNGA By FEMI ADESINA
“This is the last that we shall dance together,” Wole Soyinka wrote in Kongi’s Harvest. And that was what President…
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Revenge of the Nigerian Youths and rise and rise of the Obidients By Achike Chude
Suddenly they have become afraid of them after calling them “lazy Nigerian youths”. Just when we were in despair that…
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Do campaigns have to be bloody to win? By Azu Ishiekwene
If this were a compulsory exam question, a number of politicians would simply answer: it depends. On what? On what…
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Lest NANS protests become another #ENDSARS By Bola Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 University students under the aegis of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) have begun to…
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Like The Queen, Like Zik Of Africa By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
I am yet to learn Queen’s English and now they have changed to King’s English. The Queen is dead; long…
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I stand with Buhari By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 19 September 2022 The story you are about to read was published by the Nigerian Tribune 38 years ago.…
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Mystery of crude oil theft By Dakuku Peterside .
Autolycus in Ancient Greek mythology achieved fame and notoriety for being a successful robber and trickster whom no one could…
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Why is the North always coming in late? By Bolanle Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 The news media were awash last week that the North’s governors and traditional rulers have come…
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Buhari in Imo: A breath of fresh air By Femi Adesina
It was not a triumphal entry. It was not designed to be. It was just a duly and legitimately elected…
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How Meghan, the Witch of Windsor, killed the Queen By Azu Ishiekwene
The only thing that compares in recent tweet villainy with the post of US-based Nigerian professor Uju Anya on Queen…
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The Igbo and death of a Queen By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 12 September 2022 On Tuesday, September 6, Liz Truss met Queen Elizabeth at Balmoral, Scotland. We saw her with…
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The Nigerian Relevance of Queen Elizabeth By Dakuku Peterside
A critical chapter in the history of the British empire was closed on Thursday, 8th September 2022, and a new…
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Once upon a fight between Obasanjo and Babangida By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
The two generals are seen as the best of friends across the political spectrum of the Nigerian nation. In many…
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Security updates: I see hope By FEMI ADESINA
Have you keenly followed updates on the security situation in the country, particularly with regards to insurgency and banditry? You…
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2023 polls: Obi preaches competence, prudence in U.S.
New Analysis by Cecilia Ologunagba, New Agency of Nigeria (NAN) The Labour Party flag-bearer for the 2023 Nigeria presidential election,…
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Lessons about change from Ruto’s Playbook By Azu Ishiekwene
In six African countries the heads of government have been in power for 20 years or more. Attempts to replace them by…
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Who is dividing the north? By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, September 5, 2022 Speaking at a book launch in Kaduna Thursday last week, Prof Ango Abdullahi, leader of the…
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Oronsaye report and the burden of history By Bolanle Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058. More often than not, government business in Nigeria is akin to monkey business. “The more you…
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Mikhail Gorbachev, Nigeria, and hard choices By Dakuku Peterside
A significant chapter of global history was closed on 30th August 2022. On that day, an equally substantive champion of…
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Wike has no option but to stand with the people By ONWUASOANYA FCC JONES
I have had this kind of love and hate relationship with Governor Wike. However, what I will never deny about…
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Buhari’s footprints from home to Diaspora By FEMI ADESINA
Unless you are the discerning type, listening to public discourse today, you would think the only thing happening in the…
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The fire this time By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
The presidency of Nigeria is so highly coveted that even expired players want to grab it “by fire, by force”,…
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Kukah’s Stories and Broken Truths By Azu Ishiekwene
If you haven’t had a good laugh, you have not been with him. And anyone who knows him knows I’m…
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