Category: Column
Humbling of ‘Bobrisky’ and descecration of our value system
Idris Okuneye aka Bobrisky must have felt temporary eclipse of his pride last Friday as the judge pronounced a sentence on him for his Anti social ways. He must...
Of Subsidy on Religious pilgrimage and GTBank Network Challenges
Religion is Nigeria and Nigeria is religion. This is so at least from the point of view of how Nigeria’s treat the issue of religion. Yes,we are fervent in...
Anjawarlaas Escape: Of Riddles and Jokes; Questions Begging For Answers
Nigeria and it’s fledgling institutions would not stop amazing both its citizens and outsiders alike. Beside being a country that places least premium on...
Between American woman who gave medical students $1b and Nigerian legislators who shared $1b public fund
In a video that is viral on Internet, I saw a television announcer happily introduced the TV’S Person of the Week who unprecedently donated $1 billion towards the...
State Police: An idea whose time has come?
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 Readers of my columns would by now be familiar with my advocacy for State Police. I have said ad nauseam and ad...
Photoshopping Princess and The Perils of Manipulation
Azu Ishiekwene The press has been unkind to Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales. I find it hard to understand why, of all the problems at this time, from the...
My Diary:From Primary to Tertiary (PART 4)
By Dapo Thomas Finally, Alfa Ligali admitted that my problems transcended gbere (incisions). That was the most sensible decision to take. Having designed...
Constituency projects:NASS ‘kiss of death’
It was late sage,Chief Obafemi Awolowo, who describe Nigeria as a reactive country made up of reactive citizens. As for him,Nigeria has the natural penchant for...
The Famished Road to Kuriga
Azu Ishiekwene The journey to Kuriga in southern Kaduna, North-west Nigeria, did not start with the kidnap of 287 students last week. In the early 1990s a neighbouring...
Between Frank Kokori and Babagana Kingibe…
By Bola Bolawole turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 “The fact is, when men carry the same ideals in their heart, nothing can isolate them – neither prison walls...
