Category: Column

IBEDC: When will this pain be over?

By abiodun KOMOLAFE _(Published in THE NATION, Saturday, January 17, 2026)_ The title of this commentary reflects a question asked wherever people gather – on...

A British War Journalist’s Account of How January 15 Changed Nigeria

A British War Journalist’s Account of How January 15 Changed Nigeria Azu Ishiekwene Frederick Forsyth’s account of the Nigerian Civil War, mainly from the Biafran...

Impeachment: Will prayers save Fubara?

Impeachment: Will prayers save Fubara? By Bola BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533, 0803 251 0193 Erstwhile governor of Ekiti state, Peter Ayodele Fayose, has said...

When Rules Die, Empires Return: How Trump’s World Order Endangers Africa and Nigeria

    “A world without rules is not neutral. It is a return to hierarchy, exploitation—and modern slavery by another name.” History teaches a hard lesson:...

Wike,Fubara: Unending Supremacy War

Wike,Fubara: Unending Supremacy War Since the beginning of the Fourth republic,what has come to define our political practice is the issue of political godfathers. It is...

Why they must attack Iran, again. And again

By Hassan Gimba The Arbiter “And We will surely test you with something of fear and hunger and a loss of wealth and lives and fruits, but give good tidings to the...

Intimate Affairs: Girls, it’s our year of self-help,

Funke Egbemode   Don’t lie, how many times have you seen a guy and not only did your heart skip a bit but you actually went weak at the knees? He was not naked...

If morning shows the day…

  By Bola BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533, 0803 251 0193 Two momentous events, nay three, closed Year 2025 and flung open the door to the new year 2026. If...

Anticipatory Asset Declaration: When Oversight Becomes Complicity

By Lanre Ogundipe “When corruption is declared in advance and applauded, silence is no longer innocence.” Nigeria’s corruption crisis has outgrown the familiar...

Malami:Father, Son,Wife Unlimited

Malami:Father, Son,Wife Unlimited Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.-Lord Acton   In Africa nay Nigeria, public officer holders turn the...