Category: Opinion

From Shared Desks to Separate Worlds: The Price of Educational Apartheid, by Hassan Gimba

The Arbiter By Hassan Gimba   In traditional Nigeria, especially in the Muslim North, where I can confidently say I know a thing or two, segregation was minimal....

Nigeria and the genocide debate…

  By Bolanle BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 ——————————————–...

Nigeria’s Commitment to Religious Freedom and Security Must Not Be Ignored

  By Olufemi Soneye   President  Bola Ahmed Tinubu   The recent decision by the United States to classify Nigeria as a “Country of Particular...

The Quiet Restructuring: What Akande’s Akure Speech Means for Arewa’s Future

  *_By Muhammad Suwidi Yusha’u_*   Chief Bisi Akande Introduction Good day, my fellow Arewa people. Do you know? On October 29, 2025, at the International...

Tinubu and the significance of yesterday (2)

By abiodun KOMOLAFE   The detail makes the difference! In 1961, the regional government in Western Nigeria made tax cuts to shore up its dwindling electoral...

The Log in America’s Eye

Azu Ishiekwene Apart from tariffs, another word that the Trump presidency is fond of is genocide.   First, it was South Africa. During South African President Cyril...

Bad Roads, Ogun State and Gov. Dapo Abiodun

  By Azuh Arinze   Arinze Ogun State prides itself as the industrial hub of Nigeria. Yet, its road network tells a different story – one of neglect,...

Rumours, more rumours, and still more rumours…

  By Bola BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533, 0803 251 019 “Nigeria is the rumour-mongering capital of the world!” “Is she no longer the poverty capital...

#FREEKANU protests: Merits and demerits

…even as Gov. Oyebanji flags off historic Ekiti Ring Road project By Bolanle BOLAWOLE Last Monday, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, where the maverick...

What Is Right About the Singapore Model

  Fighting corruption is not just good governance, it is self-defense. It is patriotism. – Joe Biden When Singapore became independent in 1965, few imagined...