Category: Column

The trials of Bro. Ajaero and other stories…

  By Bolanle BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is threatening to shut down the country’s economy if its president, Joe...

The Desperation For Zukerberg’s Money

By Kazeem Akintunde Facebook, a popular social media networking site in Nigeria, now known as Meta, on July 1st, announced that it would start paying money to skit...

#EndBadGovernance: Before the next Protest

On its part, the federal government led by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu,must also accept the fact that the organisation of the last protest is an indication of the...

Nigeria’s forgotten poor!

By abiodun KOMOLAFE     _”I have heard you loud and clear. I understand the pain and frustration that drive these protests, and I want to assure you that...

Tinubu and The Patriots: Putting the cart before the horse

  By Bola BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 Last week, in the middle of the #ENDBADGOVERNANCE protests, an assemblage of eminent Nigerians visited President...

FAAC Allocations: Have You Seen The Figures Going To States?

By Kazeem Akintunde   It was Abdullahi Sule, Governor of Nasarawa State, that called out his fellow governors few days ago on the need for them to start accounting...

End bad governance protests: The rage next time…

  By Bolanle BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 Yesterday, the #ENDBADGOVERNANCE protests ran its full gamut. In the days, weeks, months and years to come,...

The Trouble with Tinubu

Azu Ishiekwene Almost everyone thinks they know what is wrong with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his government, except Tinubu himself. And to show that it’s not...

Nigerian hospitals: Now worse than mere consulting centres?

  By Bola BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 The story you are about to read is an abridged version of the true life experience of Yusuph Olaniyonu,...

Rage Of The Almajiris In Northern Nigeria

By Kazeem Akintunde It was meant to be a peaceful nationwide protest with the slogan ‘EndBadGovernance’ in Nigeria, but in most of the states in Northern Nigeria, it...