Category: Analysis

AFCON 2025 breaks scoring record with 120 goals ahead of final

  Players at 2025 AFCON in Morocco Goals   The CAF Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2025, has set a new scoring benchmark after recording 120 goals ahead of...

Impeachment: Will prayers save Fubara?

Impeachment: Will prayers save Fubara? By Bola BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533, 0803 251 0193 Erstwhile governor of Ekiti state, Peter Ayodele Fayose, has said...

When Rules Die, Empires Return: How Trump’s World Order Endangers Africa and Nigeria

    “A world without rules is not neutral. It is a return to hierarchy, exploitation—and modern slavery by another name.” History teaches a hard lesson:...

Fubara: Go, going…

Fubara: Go, going… By Bolanle BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 A one-time presidential aspirant in the United States was asked, if he loses the primaries,...

Why they must attack Iran, again. And again

By Hassan Gimba The Arbiter “And We will surely test you with something of fear and hunger and a loss of wealth and lives and fruits, but give good tidings to the...

What You Might Expect in 2026: A Valedictory Edition

Azu Ishiekwene I forecast that by May 29 or earlier, the president will replace ministers, especially those who have since outlived their IOU value. As pressure mounts...

A Rejoinder To ‘Bola’s Tax’: When ‘Simple Logic’ Becomes Simple Misdirection

  By Tanimu Yakubu     Adedeji,NRS Czar THE Emmanuel Orjih’s essay being circulated is rhetorically powerful, but its “simplicity” is achieved...

2025AFCON: Nigeria’s Achilles Heels against Algeria is the Defence.

  …Nigeria’s Strength Is the Attack as Nigeria and Algeria Collide in the Quarterfinal on January 10 at 5pm. The Nigerian defence squad may be the Achilles heel...

If morning shows the day…

  By Bola BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533, 0803 251 0193 Two momentous events, nay three, closed Year 2025 and flung open the door to the new year 2026. If...

The Maduro Betrayal: How Allies, Ambition and Inside Compromise Toppled a Strongman

The Maduro Betrayal: How Allies, Ambition and Inside Compromise Toppled a Strongman On the early morning of 3 January 2026, the world awoke to shocking news: Venezuelan...