Category: Analysis

Cement’s astronomical price: Can FCCPC tame the monsters?

    By Bolanle BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1055   The decision of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) to probe the...

Osun Polls: The days after and implications for 2027

        By Tunde Rahman       Osun State woke up last Sunday with the same government it went to bed with: that of Governor Ademola...

Arewa made you President,Atiku hits back at Obasanjo

  Says he has no electoral base in South West       The war of words between  presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Atiku...

Lessons from the Osun 2026 governorship election…

    By Bola BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533, 0803 251 0193     The Osun state governorship election, held on Saturday, 15 August, 2026, may...

Tinubu,Osun and 2027 permutations

Tinubu,Osun and 2027 permutations   The keenly contested off season governorship elections in Osun state- a state which adopted name of a living spring but which...

Polygamy,Christainity and the Big lie about the missing men

    Part One: I Grew Up in a Polygamous Home   A young man came to me recently with what he considered good evidence for taking a second wife. His...

Osun: Dear Bola Oyebamiji

        Funke Egbemode             Once upon a time, in the ancient kingdom called Ile-Ade, a king inherited a palace...

NGX market reverses gains, loses N1.17trn on sell-offs  

      Loss           The Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) equities market on Tuesday reversed its four-session bullish run, losing...

When scavenging becomes a Security Threat

    How an unregulated scrap economy is putting infrastructure, communities and public health at risk   By Lanre Ogundipe   How much of a bridge must...

EFCC,Osun and the rest of Us

  Since its formation in 2002,three years into the government of then President Olusegun Obasanjo, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission,EFCC and its...