Category: Column
UTME Glitch: Before We Crucify Oloyede
By Kazeem Akintunde The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), the sole body that organizes students’ admissions into higher institutions of learning...
The Katsina Extravaganza and the Shata–Rarara Debate
By Hassan Gimba About three weeks ago, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was in Katsina, where he charged the Nigerian Army to end the terrorism menace and reclaim every inch...
JAMB mass failure: Beyond JAMB, what next?
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 “Should we, then, return to the old system of institutions conducting admissions independently, as some...
JAMB of many Woes and the Crisis of a Garrison State
By Adewale Adeoye True. Ahmed did not eat for days. His mother tried in vain to console him. He cried day and night. Her mother cried too. His future has...
The Man Who Knows The Road
By Dare Babarinsa We salute Professor Oladipo Adamolekun for his courage and persistence in providing solutions to our political and social problems even when we...
How to Crown an Impostor
Azu Ishiekwene Burkinabe leader Ibrahim Traore is acting like a rock star. It’s not entirely his fault. He’s receiving a lot of help from dozens of social media...
JAMB mass failure: Harvest time; not tragedy?
By Bola BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533, 0803 251 0193 ”Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap”...
Dissecting Wike As PDP’s Poison And Antidote
By Felix Oboagwina While campaigning for a second term as Governor of Rivers State in December 2018, Nyesom Wike got poisoned through stuff he ate in the secretariat of...
Which Among His Favours Are We Denying?
By Hassan Gimba I borrowed my headline from a surah in the Holy Qur’an— Suratul Rahman. Ar-Rahman in English means “The Beneficent”, and is known for...
Defections: Driven by Opportunism or Patriotism ?
In the last three weeks or so,many elected public office holders have jumped ship from their party to the other. This trend is prominent among Peoples...
