Category: Opinion
A Cabal in Plain Sight Wants More
Azu Ishiekwene The Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Nigeria’s lifeline from decades of rot in the petroleum downstream, has to fight every inch for its turf. The fight...
Rivers State: Running a fool’s errand…
Rivers State: Running a fool’s errand… By Bola BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533, 0803 251 0193 “Between the Rivers state sole administrator who just...
Fubara: Is half-bread better than none?
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 “Last Thursday was a day of missed feelings for me – day of joy and day of mourning!” “The...
The Taming Of Siminalayi Fubara
By Kazeem Akintunde The suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, returned to Port Harcourt last week Friday, after a six-month forced holiday. I watched in...
Of Trump’s migrant Visa fees, Japa syndrome
Since he came into office for the second term as 47th United States President on January 20,2025,he has not let anyone in doubt about his desire to...
The healing power of true friendship
By Hassan Gimba I have been under the weather for the past six weeks – a period during which I have not gone to my office. Though being visible almost always...
Useni’s Fight for London House from the Grave Shames Us
By Azu Ishiekwene In the incredibly sad courtroom drama of Tali Shani v Chief Mike Agbedor Abu Ozekhome (2025) UKFTT 1090 (PC), two ordinary Nigerians from unlikely...
*Dangote and his two wives*
By Funke Egbemode A man married two wives. To maintain fairness, he set up a roster to guide who shared his bed and when. Since they were only two, he made...
Oga Yellow, see your boys” and The Israeli Licence
By Hassan Gimba About two weeks ago, Nigeria lost one of its finest police officers who rose to the peak of its Police Force. Solomon Arase died at a relatively young...
Oyo’s debt, Makinde’s legacy: Today’s monument, tomorrow’s burden
By Mide Isaac To some citizens, the landscape of Oyo State is undergoing visible transformation. New road networks weave through communities, while...
