Category: Column
Conducts that negatively impact public perception of Government…
By Bola BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533, 0803 251 0193 “Here, the more governments we have, the less good governance we enjoy! That is...
The Iroko at Ninety-Two
A Birthday Tribute to Wole Soyinka There are men who inhabit time, and there are those who interrogate it. There are writers who merely chronicle...
Monday Lines 2:Kurfi and the radarada in Katsina
By Lasisi Olagunju If Katsina State governor, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, were a Yoruba man, the people would say he is living his name....
Now that Oyo School Children are Free
There is jubilation all over from the President to the little known kids on the street of Ogbomoso-the town where warriors who kill elephants are...
The Arbiter:Of Banditry and a Shared Sovereignty
, by Hassan Gimba This piece was first published in May 2022. It remains as pertinent today as it was then, given the worsening insecurity currently facing the country....
A return to my alma mater…
By Bolanle Bolawole turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 . “In a race – which life is – everyone has his lane. Once you have chosen a lane, stay...
Intimate Affairs: Hard times, hard guys,
by Funke Egbemode Watching the woman you love drift away from you because you are poor is a mean sight. It’s even a sadder sight when it’s not that she...
Reflections on the IGP’s visit to Osun
Reflections on the IGP’s visit to Osun By abiodun KOMOLAFE Nobody knows what to make of last week’s visit of the Inspector General of...
Conversation with Azu : Another View on the Matter of Akara
Azu Ishiekwene The feisty debate over First Lady Oluremi Tinubu’s comment on akara, roasted corn, and kulikuli, while discussing the Federal...
The PFIPC Scandal and the Urgent Reforms Required
The PFIPC Scandal and the Urgent Reforms Required By Tunde Rahman When Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew walked into Phase III Section of the Federal Secretariat in...