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Trending Events Amidst Governor Buni’s Yobe Achievements (2)

By Hassan Gimba     Gimba Barely after the first edition of the write-up with the above caption, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu inaugurated a Committee on...

The Lie of “No Ambulance”: Measuring the Cost of Digital Falsehood in Ogun State

  Falsehood Has Consequences. In an era where rumours spread faster than emergency sirens, a dangerous falsehood has been making the rounds on social media: that...

The Lie of “No Ambulance”: Measuring the Cost of Digital Falsehood in Ogun State

The Lie of “No Ambulance”: Measuring the Cost of Digital Falsehood in Ogun State Falsehood Has Consequences. In an era where rumours spread faster than emergency...

Beware of false prophecies!

  By Bolanle BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 “Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap” –...

Sokoto: Beyond the US strike

  As is usual for Nigerians a lot of emotions, feeling and sentiments have been expressed on the import of the United States bombings which occurred on Christmas...

Mr President, Let’s Call In The Chadians!

By Hassan Gimba This article was first published in December 2020. In light of recent U.S. airstrikes targeting terrorist groups linked to transnational extremist...

Before Tinubu metamorphoses into another Donald Trump…

Before Tinubu metamorphoses into another Donald Trump… By Bola BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0803 251 0193, 0807 552 5533 President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has threatened to...

Trending Events Amidst Governor Buni’s Yobe Achievements (1), by Hassan Gimba

By Hassan Gimba Many things happened in Nigeria last week that will trend for a time. Among them were two weighty revelations, one of which led to two ‘juicy’...

Christmas is here, but…

  By Bola Bolawole turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533, 0803 251 0193 Christmas is here, but there is no “feferity” that usually heralds its coming. New Year itself...

Dan Agbese: A boss and a friend

By Dotun Oladipo There are two things I avoid when people I adore die: I don’t write tributes and I avoid their burial. Twice in the last few years I have broken the...