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No Excuses, No Bias: The Constitutional Test of Nigeria’s 2027 Election
By Lanre Ogundipe When the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Ojo Amupitan, stated that the Commission cannot...
ADC:The War Within
Since it’s launch few months ago, the fledgling African Democratic Congress,ADC have had its own fair share of crisis informed by cobbling together of high...
The making of an Inspector-General of Police
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has quit the office; An Assistant Inspector-General of...
Yoruba Nation: prospects and perils post-2031 – (2)
By abiodun KOMOLAFE _(Published in THE NATION, Saturday, February 28, 2026)_ In the words of Frantz Fanon: “Each generation must discover its mission, fulfill it or...
El-Rufai: What A Good Turn Didn’t Deserve
Azu Ishiekwene My mother used to warn me that the words of my mouth could claim my head if I weren’t careful. She should have saved that warning for another man: Nasir...
Aiyedatiwa’s third term agenda: Real or imaginary?
By Bola BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533; 0803 251 0193. “Are you no longer from Ondo State? You used to advertise that place as your dear native...
Political meeting at Mama Silifa’s Buka, by Funke Egbemode
By Funke Egbemode Scene: A wooden bench outside Mama Silifa’s Buka. Generator humming. Power just went off. Again. For the second time in 40 minutes.) Koko: (fanning...
Sunday Igboho, Nnamdi Kanu: Comparing oranges with apples
Sunday Igboho, Nnamdi Kanu: Comparing oranges with apples… By Bolanle BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 I watched the video of a traditional ruler from...
Yoruba Nation: prospects and perils post-2031 – (1)
Yoruba Nation: prospects and perils post-2031 – (1) By abiodun KOMOLAFE Last week, the Ekiti State Chapter of the Afenifere Renewal Group (ARG) – a body I...
Intimate Affairs: Is he a crown or fake bling-bling?, by
By Funke Egbemode An old schoolmate of mine simply moved out of Lagos to the East when his mother came armed to his house everyday to torment and taunt his wife. The...
