Category: Opinion
Tola Adeniyi: A life of words and wisdom
By abiodun KOMOLAFE _“Wisdom is the supreme virtue, for it is the source of all other virtues.” – Epicurus._ As we reflect on the life and legacy of Tola...
When Power Mongers Regroup: Inside the ADC Circus
When Power Mongers Regroup: Inside the ADC Circus By Temitope Ajayi What was widely touted as a potential seismic shift in Nigeria’s political terrain turned out to be...
Danger of the Single Story (DSS)
Azu Ishiekwene There’s a part of my job that can swallow you whole. Journalists are brought up on a diet whose main ingredients are a deliberate blend of crime, sex,...
Ganduje: Why are they resigning?
By Bola BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 Three highbrow resignations of recent are those of the presidential spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale; the NNPC...
Tinubu’s Reforms Fueling a New Wave of Subnational Development
By Sunday Dare Across Nigeria’s 36 states, a now obvious and relentless economic transformation is unfolding—driven by the bold, strategic reforms of...
MY CFR NATIONAL HONOURS AWARD
By COL ABUBAKAR D. UMAR (Rtd) When the President called to inform me of his decision to magnanimously confer on me the the National Award of Commander of...
Insecurity: Time to rethink
” A man’s enemies are the members of his own household” Matthew 10:36. Since the beginning of the serious threat to our internal security over...
Revisiting Akeredolu’s cenotaph of controversy
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058. I was not surprised when I learnt of the pulling down of the Memorial Park or cenotaph erected at the ancient...
FG, NUJ on Yahaya Bello: Insensitivity, impunity or what?
By Bola BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0907 552 5533, 0803 251 0193 I thought I was seeing double when I first saw the report on social media that the Nigeria Union...
Ruffled Feathers: Rejoinders to My Article on the Israel-Iran War
Azu Ishiekwene The proper thing to do when readers respond to a newspaper article is to respect their right of reply. There were two irate responses to my article last...