Category: Opinion
Between Danjuma, Namadi and the Gospel of Self-Defence
By Hassan Gimba In a tête-à-tête with journalists last week, the Governor of Jigawa State, Umar Namadi, openly disagreed with retired General Theophilus Danjuma,...
Who needs an African Pope?
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 “Waiting for an African Pope” by my brother, Azu Ishiekwene, made an interesting reading. Azu’s immense...
Waiting for an African Pope
By Azu Ishiekwene It’s nothing to laugh off, however tempting. If the movies imitate life, we may not be as far away from an African pope. It happened in The Conclave,...
Why was everything about Jesus made so controversial?
By Bola BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533, 0803 251 0193 ‘In a country where religion and tribe determine a lot of things, you are dead on arrival when...
2027:The Bumpy road ahead of Opposition
The Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary defines Coalition as- a temporary alliance for combined action, especially of political parties forming a government. In...
Student loan scheme and emerging sabotage
by Muiz Banire One of the policies of the present administration that is so far impactful but quietly and systematically executed is the student loan scheme. This scheme...
Uromi Killings: When Fulani Terrorism Makes ‘Aboki’ An Endangered Species
By Felix Oboagwina For some reason, President Muhammadu Buhari instructed security operatives to shoot on sighting anyone found in the forest bearing an AK47. It...
Do children of politicians in power make sense?
Azu Ishiekwene It’s understandable if you have not paid attention. I can’t help noticing because minding other people’s business is a part of my job description....
In Nigeria, who feels it knows it less
By Bola BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533, 0803 251 0193 Rita, Bob Nesta Marley’s widow, says who feels it knows it but in Nigeria, the reverse is the...
Where will Trump’s tariffs war lead our world?
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 Undoubtedly, the United States’ President Donald Trump does not appear to be a man of peace. He does not...
