Opinion
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FIFA World Cup: Ten lessons Africa must learn from Europe By Martins Oloja
11 July 2026 4:55am WAT This is a policy brief for CAF and 54-member associations on what African football managers…
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Hypocrisy of diplomacy and the xenophobia in South Africa By Dr Charles Okafor
Beyond the Apartheid regime, Nigeria established a formal Diplomatic Relations with South Africa in 1994. From 1994 to date, several…
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Out-of-school children crisis: a driver of urgent educational reforms By Emeka Asinugo
When the future of a country is deeply tainted by the sheer volume of its children who keep wandering the…
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The right to fail: Football, race, and the fragile boundaries of belonging By Prof. Hsain Ilahiane
Sometimes the torment comes from opposing supporters. More disturbingly, it can come from the player’s own side: from people who…
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A diamond called Bart Nnaji: The long shadow of a 70 year old quiet builder By Ifeanyi Igwebike Mbanefo
THE MAN WHO ANSWERS HIS PHONE There is a particular kind of greatness that announces itself — titles read out…
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Build your lifestyle with intention By Fr. Peter Iwuala
Your life is being shaped every single day—by your habits, your choices, and what you choose to prioritize. The question…
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The fortress of delusion: Satire, power and self-deception (Review of Uzoatu’s ‘White Men Can’t Write’) By Enam Obiosio
Uzor Maxim Uzoatu’s ‘White Men Can’t Write’ is not merely a short story. It is a political fable disguised as…
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What does Africa need to develop? Certainly not aid By Dr Wale Osofisan
Africa’s development debate has been shaped for years by the same tired assumptions. The continent is often spoken about as…
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The architecture of redemption: Sonship, grace, and the unshakable foundation of the gospel By Isaac Megbolugbe
July 7, 2026 Preface: A Meeting of Minds and the Freedom of Faith This article was conceived in the wake…
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Prof Bart Nnaji @ 70: A reason to believe By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
It takes more than nerdy audacity to undertake the tackling of a subject as complex as Professor Bart Nnaji as…
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PFIPC not a ghost. Presidency’s cabal just got caught By UGO ONUOHA
NIGERIA’s Presidency has the outlook of the abode of a crime syndicate. Like all presidencies in probably all jurisdictions of…
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When every vice becomes ‘new normal’… By Bolanle BOLAWOLE
turnpot@gmail.com 070 526 1058 “When a house suffers from problems in its foundation, you can do one of two things:…
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Nigeria’s biggest scandal is here By Lasisi Olagunju
President Bola Tinubu’s Villa scriptwriters are supremely gifted. Go back and read Mr. Bayo Onanuga’s So Long a Letter on…
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Afrophobia: Should Nigeria ask South African companies to leave? By Lasisi Olagunju
Jacob Zuma was President of South Africa when he declared on October 21, 2013 that South Africa should not…
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Spiritual derivatives: How the Word of God capitalizes the human experience By Isaac Megbolugbe
July 6, 2026 Abstract In the financial world, a derivative is a sophisticated contract that possesses no intrinsic value of…
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The Sundiata Post model (1): Where the Newsroom meets the knowledge Institution By Max Amuchie
Following the completion of The Three-Month Sprint series, our editorial roadmap dictated a sharp turn into a four-part methodology series…
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Gbajabiamila on the crucifix By Festus Adedayo
The late Chief Joseph Folahan (JF) Odunjo left behind an allegory that perfectly mirrors today’s most notorious national scandal. It…
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Why I am ‘bullish’ about Africa: The data tells a different story By Wale Osofisan PhD
A few people have asked why I have become so “bullish” about Africa. My years in international development and governance…
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El Anatsui: Beyond bottle caps and glory By Professor Chris Uchenna Agbedo
Preamble “Beyond Bottle Caps and Glory: A Review of El Anatsui: The Man, the Myth, the Legend at 80 and…
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Morocco’s long game: How a nation learned to turn migration into belonging By Prof. Hsain Ilahiane
Football occasionally performs this miracle. It turns spectators into participants and strangers into companions. For a few hours, it creates…
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Celebrating Tunji Bello at 65… By Bola BOLAWOLE (Lasisi Olagunju)
turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533, 0803 251 0193 What do you do when someone takes the wind off your sail? Two…
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World Cup tragedy of South Africa By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
The urge in the beginning had been to entitle this piece “The Death of African Solidarity”. It took no time…
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June 19th and Nigeria’s unfinished journey to freedom By Ebuka Ukoh
Juneteenth, which commemorates 19 June 1865, is a reminder that freedom is never inherited. It must be pursued. Protected. Expanded,…
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Diaspora Imolites welcome you to London, our amiable Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma By Chief Emeka Asinugo
As we speak, London is once again preparing to receive distinguished guests from across Africa and the wider international community.…
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The implications of Nigeria’s First Lady’s N50, 000 grant By Chief Emeka Asinugo
The public controversy that greeted the announcement that Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, would provide N50, 000 grants to…
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