Category: Column

Hunger, political loyalty and street reality (1)

  By abiodun KOMOLAFE           It is a painful reality that we must accept: Nigeria is a very poor country, holding one of the world’s...

Adelabu’s Power Lines as Laundry Lines

Azu Ishiekwene In many parts of the country, the rains poured down earlier in the week, bringing much physical and psychological relief from the searing heat. The...

Nigeria’s Monetary Reset: How the CBN Earned Global Central Bank of the Year 

Nigeria’s Monetary Reset: How the CBN Earned Global Central Bank of the Year   In a world where central banks are judged by credibility, discipline, and the...

Should religious organizations pay tax?

    By Bola BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533   Karl Marx, the man who taught the world the Marxist ideology and after whom it was named, described...

Nigeria’s rolling Opposition Parties and Politicians

    During the campaign and preparations towards the conduct of the Presidential election to terminate 13 years of military rule in 1979, erudite Professor of...

2027: Two, three or four-horse race?

    By Bolanle BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058   “It’s looking like many horses will run in the 2027 presidential race”   “And who...

Will state governors respond to Tinubu’s challenge

    By Bola BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533, 0803 251 0193   This appears to be a season of anomy. Controversies, conflicts, and chaos wallop the...

Enjoy Your Dangote!

  By Felix Oboagwina Perhaps you too have seen the short video clip. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, flanked by a small retinue of aides, descends a flight of stairs....

The glory of Tinubu’s London state visit vis-a-vis his ambassadorial list reproach

  By Bolanle BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 “Do you think President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will revisit his ambassadorial-nominee list, seeing the avalanche...

Ekiti 2026: Continuity, reality and comfort zone

By abiodun KOMOLAFE _ June 20, 2026, is the date appointed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to hold the governorship election in Ekiti State....