Category: Opinion
INEC’s alert on threats to elections and govt’s tepid response
By Emeka Alex Duru (08054103327, nwaukpala@yahoo.com) On Tuesday, June 21, 2022, the Senate raised alarm on the existence of...
Why they shoot friends and spare the enemy
By Azu Ishiekwene Her funeral rites would have begun on Wednesday, January 11, but were postponed because her family, along with the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), is...
They destroyed paradise to put up a Parking lot
By Theo Lawson In the words of Jumoke Alawode-James @oluwaloninyo “..may Nigeria not happen to you..”. All too often we come across sad stories of our...
Between Obasanjo and Afe Babalola
By Bola Bolawole turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 I have deliberately elected not to comment frontally on former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s New Year letter to...
Encounters with Alao-Akala
By Bamidele Temitope Johnson A few months after his Adedibu-aided emergence as Oyo State governor, Odunlami Olateju Temitayo and I interviewed the just deceased Chief...
Nigeria: A nation swimming in debt
By Kazeem Akintunde Nigeria is presently reeling under the yoke of a heavy debt burden. Those managing the economy may paint a false picture of a rosy nation but...
Much ado about Obasanjo’s endorsement
By Simon Kolawole My friend sent me a WhatsApp chat shortly after President Olusegun Obasanjo announced his endorsement of Mr Peter Obi, the presidential...
Where is IBB, Gowon, Abdulsalami, Danjuma &Co
SATURDAY BREAKFAST with TONY OKOROJI There are times when silence is not golden. This is such a time for the Nigerian nation. In exactly seven weeks, the people of...
In Orlu, the ‘war’ is not yet over
By Emeka Alex Duru (08054103327, nwaukpala@yahoo.com) You may need to live in or visit Orlu, Imo state, to appreciate the uncertainties in the...
The trouble with Obasanjo’s wish
By Azu Ishiekwene I’m sure he expected the firestorm. As is his custom, he primed and released it to explode at his own time and season. If the letter by former...
