Category: Column

Rivers State imbroglio : What punishment for Wike?

    By Bolanle BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058   Nigeria is touted as the second most religious country in the world; after the Taliban’s...

Kabir Dangogo: The man who threw me a lifeline

  By Bola BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533, 0803 251 0193 News of the transition of Malam Kabir Dangogo hit me like a thunderbolt. Kabir was the man God...

2027: New face of opposition

    Since he announced his decision to leave the All Peoples Congress,APC March 10 this year,Nasir El Rufai,the ex governor of highly volatile Kaduna State has...

ICPC: Day the anti-corruption czar came to town

  By Bolanle BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 “Corruption thrives where there is silence”- Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN. Compare the above quote from Dr....

Lami Fatima Babare (1966-2018) : She would have been 59

    By Hassan Gimba     This was first published on March 12, 2018, nine days after her death. It is repeated wholly with only a headline change as a...

The mistakes that leaders make…

      By Bolanle BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058     Leaders at both local and international levels make mistakes that reverberate with...

Akpoti-Uduaghan and the emerging controversies

  By abiodun KOMOLAFE           The suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan for six months, stemming from her allegations of sexual...

African Lessons Zelenskyy May Use in Ukraine

    Azu Ishiekwene     The live drama staged in the Oval Office on February 28 between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr...

Babangida’s Long Journey to Sorry

Azu Ishiekwene     You cannot quarrel about how a man tells his story. It is his business. However, the pseudo-autobiography of the former military president,...

June 12 : Who needs IBB’s confession?

  By Bola BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533   Some broken hearts never mend/Some memories never end/Some tears will never dry/Our pains over June 12...