Category: Column

Doyin Abiola: A truly exceptional life and career

  By Bola BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533, 0705 263 1058.   I did not work at Concord newspapers where Dr. Doyin Abiola held sway during her stellar...

AI as the new indolence, that Netanyahu call, Salah’s tweet and our Kwam mentality (1),

  By Hassan Gimba In the past year or so, I have become a sad man. I feel sorry for myself, as I cannot do much to stem the tide. I also feel sad for our youth, who...

When vested interests trump justice

Japa, marriage, sex and money

by Funke Egbemode Letty was a good girl who became a good wife but the seasons changed and this once-upon-a-time choir leader, like Lot’s wife, looked back and right...

Death, the leveller of men!

Death, the leveller of men! By abiodun Komolafe In recent times, we’ve seen the transition of the powerful, but we must not ignore the transition of millions of...

Abuja Airport Drama: The Clash Of Ego And Impunity

By Kazeem Akintunde Musician Wasiu Ayinde Anifowose was in the news for the better part of last week for the wrong reasons. His big-sized ego and half-baked education...

KWAM1: Of Arrogance,’Power’ and Protocol

  Pride goeth before destruction and a haughty spirit before a fall…..Proverbs 16:18 The above quote from the Holy book best describes the raging scandal and...

Why Yobe ‘English’ girls deserve their flowers,

Why Yobe ‘English’ girls deserve their flowers, by Hassan Gimba “If your plan is for one year, plant rice; if your plan is for ten years, plant trees;...

Still on Tinubu, Aregbesola and Oyetola

  By abiodun KOMOLAFE That I hesitated to write this piece is intentional. That I’ve decided to write it now is also deliberate. I’ll explain both reasons when...

2027: The North’s Shopping List To Tinubu

By Kazeem Akintunde Northern politicians, eggheads, traditional rulers, and opinion leaders, on Tuesday and Wednesday last week, gathered in Kaduna to assess the...