Category: Column
Intimate Affairs: Soft life, hard ends,
By Funke Egbemode There is a street in every Nigerian city that does not sleep. It hums at night, stretches at dawn, and by evening, it is fully dressed—perfume...
Hunger, political loyalty and street reality (2)
By abiodun Komolafe Nigeria’s 2026 statistical profile is threatening: a 3.8% GDP growth and near-total domestic refining are swallowed by 27% inflation, rendering the...
INEC, ADC and the Latin Phrase: Another View
Azu Ishiekwene There are a few countries where lawyers and courts are as gifted in twisting judicial pronouncements as those in Nigeria. It is not merely the wigs...
That Ojaaba Ibadan court of dirty linen,
By Funke Egbemode Every Saturday, I reach for the Saturday Tribune to read the latest tales of dirty underwear from Ibadan’s courts of broken marriages. ...
Part 5: The Engine of Power — How Tinubu Builds, Sustains and Reproduces Influence
The Tinubu Enigma: Power, Strategy and the Nigerian State Part 5: The Engine of Power — How Tinubu Builds, Sustains and Reproduces Influence By Lanre Ogundipe...
ADC: The ‘black market’ Atiku and others bought…
ADC: The ‘black market’ Atiku and others bought… By Bola BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533, 0803 251 0193 Countdown to the 2015 presidential election, I...
In Jos, Tinubu Did Something Splendid Then Spoilt It
By Felix Oboagwina Oboagwina Until I saw this particular photograph of the visit, I felt tempted to add my voice to the cacophony of criticisms that trailed the...
ADC leadership : Between logic and emotions
ADC leadership : Between logic and emotions Towards the end of last week,a friend and colleague gave me an unusual call. The essence of the message he passed on to me is...
Nigeria’s Departing Future
By Funke Egbemode (egbemode3@gmail.com) Ace Actor, my multi talented friend, Yemi Sodimu, started a riot with this post some days ago: ...
Nasir el-Rufai mother’s burial: Matters arising
Nasir el-Rufai mother’s burial: Matters arising By Bolanle BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 “I don tire for this country o! In fact, I am...
