Opinion
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Who wins Ekiti governorship polls? -1 By Bola Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 Wednesday, June 8, 2022. The 2022 Ekiti governorship election is around the corner! Saturday, 18th June…
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Bólèk’ájà party primaries By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 6 June, 2022 Bólèk’ájà means ‘come down and let’s fight’. If you lived in Yoruba land of 1970s with…
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The times we are in!… By Professor Echefuna’ R. G. ONYEBEADI
Once upon a time, it was Restructuring now or nothing! It was so loud that even the deaf could hear…
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A postmortem of PDP’s special presidential convention of May 28, 2022 By Professor Echefuna’ R. G. ONYEBEADI.
On the surface, the PDP’s special convention of May 28, 2022 looks well organised and quite colourful. Great organisational skills…
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Despair: Suicide, Never an Option! By Michael West
June 3, 2022 The shocking news of a suicide reportedly committed by a telecommunications company’s employee, Folake Abiola, an accountant,…
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Visit to Spain: Let’s buga for Mr. President By Femi Adesina
I’m sure you know the song by Kizz Daniel and Tekno, which is now a rave of the moment: Let…
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Disambiguating Obi-nomics By Steve Osuji
Obi-nomics sounds cool, doesn’t it? And it has gained much traction too just as the Peter Obi presidential aspiration is…
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Atiku Abubakar’s presidential ticket – A painful imperative for Igbos By UZOMA O NWAGWU
Practical necessity in politics remains a core requirement for political participation because if you dwell in the world of ideology,…
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Political parties’ failure to honour INEC timetable and implications for 2023 elections By Ahmed Y. Hassan
Usually, elections everywhere in the world are clouded with divided interests and drama. As Abraham Lincoln once said, the ballot…
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Has Buhari won or lost the corruption war? By Bola Bolawole (Professor Babafemi Badejo)
turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 One of the three pillars on which the retired Major-General Muhammdu Buhari hung his return to…
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Dr. Akil Khalfani moves against Donald Payne in US 10th Congressional District primary election By Bashir Muhammad Akinyele
The power and spirit of the African drums are being sounded for this year’s US 10th Congressional District. Incumbent establishment…
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Peter Obi is the third force By Amanze Obi
A mass movement has just begun. It is the type that will test the resolve or lack of it of…
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2023: Where is Patience Jonathan? By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 30 May, 2022 She was famously called Mama Peace. If there was anything in the Goodluck Jonathan’s presidency that…
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2023: Prospects of a Third Force By Dakuku Peterside
The political evolution of party systems in the world follows a binary trajectory. We see this political evolutionary trend in…
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Racism fights back By Dr Eddie IROH
In 1988, as United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Andrew Young made a statement few in a US administration…
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Nigerianizing our politics: The example of Nigeria’s music, Nollywood By Emeka Boris Oji
JUST MY OPINION In the year 2021, we were in a club in Jamaica 🇯🇲 and out of the blues…
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Now that husbands are scarce commodities By Michael West
May 27, 2022 A woman approached her pastor for prayers concerning marriage because she’s agitated as delay in getting a…
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And God decided to show up By FEMI ADESINA
There’s something called snatching victory from the jaws of defeat. That was what happened Sunday at the conclusion of the…
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Party primaries: A week of daggers and dollars By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 23 May, 2022 “My brother will give 15,000 dollars. Initially, he was working on 2,500 per delegate but when…
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Vice Presidents of Nigeria (1960 – date) and the need for a President of South East extraction come 2023 By Professor Echefuna’ R. G. ONYEBEADI
The list of Vice Presidents from Nigeria’s Independence to date are: 1. Babafemi Ogundipe (1924-1971) – South West ( 6…
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Spread of mob justice in Nigeria By Dakuku Peterside
There is an epidemic of mob justice in Nigeria today, and the frequency at which they occur shocks our shared…
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Still on Deborah Samuel By Bolanle Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 Someone said when it comes to religion, some Nigerians fight for God but when it comes…
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Osinbajo: Where his in-law, Awo, failed By Felix Oboagwina
Chief Tayo Soyode’s name may ring only a minimal bell in national politics outside the Progressives and South-West circles. However,…
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Inside PMB’s meeting with Ministers exiting the cabinet
Date was Friday, May 13, 2022, time 10 am, and venue was the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa. The…
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Helping lonely, asexual older adults in quandary By Michael West
May 20, 2022 One of the shortest routes to a debilitating health condition, depression and sudden death is loneliness. The…
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