Category: Opinion

If State police are not to suffer stillbirth…

If State police are not to suffer stillbirth…   By Bola BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533, 0803 251 0193     Last week, the Ondo State...

The burden of reform and the reward of perseverance 

      By Dare Ojepe   There are moments in the life of a nation when history demands a choice between comfort and courage.   Comfort whispers...

Why the centre-states’ partnership and alignment matter

    By Tunde Rahman   Twenty-seven years into unbroken democracy, Nigeria’s federal structure remains our best tool for managing diversity and...

The Pen and the Shield: Why Nigeria Needs a Permanent Media–Security Partnership

  The recently concluded National Security Summit organised by the Nigeria Union of Journalists was more than an event. It was an encounter between two institutions...

Now, nowhere is safe (2), by Hassan Gimba

Now, nowhere is safe (2), by Hassan Gimba   This article was first published on April 11th, 2022. Last week, we revisited the first part because its message remains...

Interrogating Tinubu’s Democracy Day 2026 address…

Interrogating Tinubu’s Democracy Day 2026 address…       By Bolanle BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058   Speeches by political leaders...

Intimate Affairs: Women also pay for sex,

By Funke Egbemode   “I didn’t buy love,” Bintu once said. “I bought what my marriage could no longer provide.” That statement may shock many people, but...

State Police Is Not the Answer, Restructuring Nigeria Is – Oby Ezekwesili

  Public Memorandum To: President Bola Tinubu, Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, House of Representatives of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Governors...

State policing and deregistration of political parties

State policing and deregistration of political parties…   By Bola BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533, 0803 251 0193       This is the first...

Northern Nigeria is Not a Kalahari Desert

    A Response to Lasisi Olagunju’s “Northern Nigeria Will Soon Kill Nigeria”   By   Rufa’i Ahmed Alkali*   By the time...