Category: Opinion

Lagos: Obasa, political banana peel

  Since the first republic days,each of the three regions of Nigeria has its political peculiarities rooted in its evolving culture of power and leadership. This...

LASTMA’s new face, which FRSC should emulate

  By Bolanle BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 Have you encountered officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Agency lately? They appear to have turned...

My Diary:From Primary to Tertiary (Part 75)

  Dapo Thomas   The stage was set for the exit and entrance of two Governors of Lagos State. Bola Ahmed Tinubu was exiting, Babatunde Raji Fashola was coming...

Trump’s Message from God for Africa

Azu Ishiekwene It’s hard to argue when U.S. President Donald Trump says that God saved him to save America. Not only is a rational argument often suspended or lost...

Princess Khadijat Adebisi Edionseri(Nee Elegbede-A Tribute to the “Cash Madam”

By Lukman Owolabi Caption:Princess Khadjat Adebisi Edionseri Twice, Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey got it wrong but correcting his mistake became unnecessary as it gave a...

2025: Another year or a new year

  By Bola BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533, 0803 251 0193 How many people know the difference between another year and a new year? When, on the eve of a new...

Portrait Of A Narcissist

  By ‘Lanre Ogundipe _Nobody can be kinder than the narcissist while you react to life in his own terms_ – _Elizabeth Bowen_ We have reached a stage...

Obasanjo:Twilight of Self Appointed Messiah

  Nigeria has  not ceased from becoming a tragic-comedy nation. At any significant point of her evolving history, it presents a scenario akin to a nation which...

The tiff between me and my friend, Umar Iliya Damagum

By Hassan Gimba For those who may not know, considering that I am a journalist and he is a politician, the first time I knew Ambassador Umar Iliya Damagum, the Acting...

Why Tinubu is my “Personality of the Year 2024”

  By Bolanle BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 Many people think – though erroneously – that Man or Woman of the Year, Person or Personality of...