Category: Opinion

A mentor must never be adored like  God

  By Sola Adeyeye I am totally befuddled by the ill logic that because BAT gave PYO an appointment, PYO must for life subsume his inalienable aspirational rights to...

Consensus, who’s consensus

By TONY OKOROJI In the last one-week, momentous things have happened in the Nigerian political environment. On Saturday, we all watched the horror movie of the trading...

The politics and religion of ransoms: Rendering unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s

The politics and religion of ransoms: Rendering unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s

“Pray, should we pay taxes to Caesar?” It was intended as a trap. To say Yes was to accept Caesar’s rule and, perhaps, make him a deity. A No would put Jesus at...

The politics and religion of ransoms: Rendering unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s

  Abiodun Fijabi “Pray, should we pay taxes to Caesar?” It was intended as a trap. To say Yes was to accept Caesar’s rule and, perhaps, make him a deity. A No...

Asiwaju goes for broke!  

  By Gbemiga Ogunleye A couple of weeks ago, on April 29th to be precise, I sent a message to my friend of over two decades, Richard Akinnola, complaining about a...

Between gratitude and sense of entitlement

  By Temitope Ajayi To underscore the importance of gratitude and one good turn, even Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour asked His disciples, to be sure, if He...

I feel for Tinubu.

I feel for Tinubu. By Onyema Omenuwa But then I am cautioned against feeling for the Jagaban. I am told that it’s only a non-politician that can feel for a politician....

Domestic violence: Is the Bible taken a la carte?

Presidential primaries: The true lies about delegates

  Bamidele Johnson Back when he was lucid, the late Majek Fashek sang-to no public disapproval-“Religion na politics”. I do not remember the theme or lyrics of...

Has Buhari won or lost the corruption war?

  By Bola Bolawole turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 One of the three pillars on which the retired Major-General Muhammdu Buhari hung his return to power as president...

Imam Khalid And Northern Hypocrisy

This is not democracy

  By Kazeem Akintunde   Democracy, as I was taught in secondary school 40 years ago, is defined as the Government of the People, by the people, and for the...