Category: Opinion
Tinubu and the significance of yesterday (1)
By abiodun KOMOLAFE The great British Rock Band, ‘The Beatles’, eulogized ‘Yesterday’ in one of its most memorable hit songs. In the lyrics of the song, the past...
Aparutu and His Life Coach
Azu Ishiekwene Putting it nicely, Aparutu is the Yoruba word for a joker, a clown. In August 1986, when I first arrived at the wooden, fabricated office of PUNCH in...
*Reframing Nigeria’s Corruption and Growth Problems Using China’s Lens: How Tinubu can win without fighting.* Part 11
If Episode 1 diagnosed Nigeria’s corruption mix, this one prescribes the cure. Yuen Yuen Ang’s framework points to a pragmatic route: make grand and petty...
Of Nigeria, False Friends and True Dangers: A Call for Vigilance
by Hassan Gimba I have a confession. Vice President Kashim Shettima has never been my man. I have never quite taken to him. Not that I hate the man some want to see as...
No to military coup
On Saturday October 18th,2025,a news report to the effect that sixteen senior military officers led by an unnamed Brigadier General and other ranks have been...
Much ado about a presidential pardon
By Tunde Rahman The past week showed how people can easily misconstrue well-intentioned actions of the government. After the presidential pardon and clemency were handed...
Ekiti, Oct 27: Date with destiny!
Ekiti, Oct 27: Date with destiny! By abiodun KOMOLAFE The allegations of contrived mayhem in the State of Ekiti are an acknowledgement that desperation has taken root in...
When the Pulpit Became the Marketplace: A Cry for Spiritual Revival Echoes
The account by Senator Babafemi Ojudu, “The Day Mourners Rebelled in Church,” was more than a lamentation; it was a revelation. It told of a funeral in...
Tinubu’s INEC pick…
By Bola BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533, 0803 251 0193 “You don win! You don win! You don win!” “What is the meaning of that? What did I...
Bode George,Remi Tinubu and Skill Acquisition Centres
Chief Olabode George, a politician who has seen it all is blunt as blunt could be. As a retired military General he has seen the inside and outside of power been...
