Category: Analysis

Nuclear Truths and Selective Justice: The Treaty and the West’s Dance With ‘Hypocrity’ (2)

By Hassan Gimba Of course, one must ask that question because everyone, especially those accusing Iran of inching towards acquiring the nuclear bomb, knew it was not so....

Osun APC guber ticket: Aspirants emerge, battle lines drawn

  By abiodun KOMOLAFE With the 2026 Osun gubernatorial contest, slated for Saturday, August 8, 2026, it is not surprising that the jockeying to win the governorship...

THE UNFINISHED LIFE OF OMOLOLU OLUNLOYO

    By Dare Babarinsa Politics is a complicated game. Nigerian politics is even more complicated. Yoruba politics is the most complicated, with its nuances,...

FG, NUJ on Yahaya Bello: Insensitivity, impunity or what?

  By Bola BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0907 552 5533, 0803 251 0193 I thought I was seeing double when I first saw the report on social media that the Nigeria Union...

Makinde’s N63bn bogus renovation budget

  The approval last week by the Oyo State House of Assembly the sum of N63 billion naira by Governor Seyi Makinde to renovate the states government house to say the...

Reflections on Naira-for-Crude

By abiodun KOMOLAFE   Crude oil price rebound after China-US trade talks The Naira-for-Crude initiative has ignited a profound debate in Nigeria’s economic...

Not The Iran We Thought It Was: What Has Changed in the Persian Gulf

Azu Ishiekwene On paper, it looked like a mismatch. Iran is not only one of the oldest and most established places in the Persian Gulf but also at least 75 times the...

Tinubu The Audacity To Hope: Two Years After

  By Segun Adeleye The second year has gone since Asiwaju Bola Tinubu was sworn in as the President of Nigeria, which translates to half of his tenure already...

From Sidelines to Centre Stage: Assessing Tinubu’s sports economy vision

  By Muhyideen Jimoh As President Bola Tinubu marks his second year in office, his administration has embarked on transformative reforms aimed at revitalising the...

Tinubu, June 12 and anatomy of a phantom coup plotter

  By Stanley Ojah   Col Olusegun  Oloruntoba   The humid night air hung heavy over Kaduna as Colonel Olusegun Oloruntoba was roused from sleep by an...