Category: Opinion

Insecurity: Again, how did we get to this pass? (1)

By abiodun KOMOLAFE The roots of the current crisis stretch deep into the past. To truly discern these origins, one must look all the way back to the Justice Alexander...

President Tinubu’s defining turn toward security reform

  By Dare Ojepe There are moments in a nation’s life when hesitation becomes a luxury too costly to indulge, moments when the leader must step beyond counsel,...

Requiem for a friend and brother…

  By Bola BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533, 0803 251 0193 Our crossing of paths left an indelible mark when Banji Adekunle and his bosom friend, Taiye...

America and the Parable of a Now-Disgraced Country (3)

By Hassan Gimba We have seen how America behaves when it sets its sights on invading a country. All the indices regarding Nigeria point in that direction. Its President...

Kanu:The price for over confidence

Pride goeth before destruction and a haughty spirit before a fall..Proverb 16:18 “Overconfidence paves the way for conspiracy” SAT Ogunbowale Sometimes in...

Sixty-fifth birthday fireworks: Obasanjo versus Fayose – 1

  By Bolanle BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 It was a surprise to me that Peter Ayodele Fayose, former governor of Ekiti state, invited former President...

A tale of two states

By abiodun KOMOLAFE Charles Dickens, in his classic novel A Tale of Two Cities, contrasted the turbulent similarities and differences of London and Paris during a time...

*The Trial and Sentencing of Nnamdi Kanu to Life Imprisonment, Between Separatist Agitations and Criminality*

    Toba Alabi. tobalabi@yahoo.com 1. Introduction The sentencing of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), to life imprisonment marks...

Wike: PDP bites the bullet

  By Bola BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 “Finally, finally, PDP has held Wike’s bull by the horns…” “You mean with his expulsion from the PDP by...

Tinubu, Oborevwori and Delta security

  By Ray Umukoro In the spirit of the Renewed Hope agenda, President Bola Tinubu should be upbeat about the recent security development in Delta State. On...