Category: Column
*Dangote’s Refinery: An Audacious Gamble on Nigeria*
By Idowu Ephraim Faleye +2348132100608 When you think about the Nigerian economy today, what comes to your mind? Some people think of a country where businesses...
How to Drink from a Poisoned Cup: Harold Smith Story and the Nigerian Story
Azu Ishiekwene On the eve of Nigeria’s 65th independence anniversary, I reflected on Harold Smith. He’s not widely known in Nigeria. And that’s probably to be...
The Power of Volunteering: Why Nigeria Cannot Afford to Ignore It
Volunteering is the invisible engine that powers societies forward. It strengthens communities, nurtures empathy, and fills gaps that governments cannot always...
PENGASSAN and NUPENG vs DANGOTE REFINERY : “When Unionism Becomes Economic Terrorism*
*Your favorite column has decided to give space to above contributor for its uniqueness in addressing our on going fuel crisis By Gbemisola Obadeyi Trade unions are...
I, too, must get American in-laws, the efficacy of prayers and other matters, (1)
By Hassan Gimba (1) Contemplate this: I am someone born in Kaduna just after Nigeria was born, cut my teeth in the undulating plains of Fika, ran around on the...
‘I don’t want a mother-in-law,’ by
Tola doesn’t wish anybody dead. She just doesn’t want to go through what her mother went through in the hands of her grandmother. She had been told that she...
Yoruba: From ancestors to architects (2)
by abiodun KOMOLAFE Uneven wealth distribution inevitably leads to social catastrophe. The discernible difference between population size and economic might...
LADOJA, THE KING WHO IS TRULY READY
Dare Babarinsa, CON It is a great feeling that Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja on Friday September 26, 2025, is going to be formally crowned the 44th Olubadan of Ibadan. His...
A Cabal in Plain Sight Wants More
Azu Ishiekwene The Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Nigeria’s lifeline from decades of rot in the petroleum downstream, has to fight every inch for its turf. The fight...
Rivers State: Running a fool’s errand…
Rivers State: Running a fool’s errand… By Bola BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533, 0803 251 0193 “Between the Rivers state sole administrator who just...
