Category: Opinion
General Buhari as an Enigma
By Hassan Gimba On Friday last week, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former House of Representatives Speaker and Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal,...
Nigeria and the part of our past (2)
By abiodun KOMOLAFE Nigeria’s current challenges are products of a complex interplay of historical, economic and social factors, including a flawed foundation, poor...
Fake Outrage and The Making of the Uromi 16
Azu Ishiekwene It’s a most unlikely crime scene. I travelled by road from the Benin airport to Uromi, Esanland’s most significant town, for a wedding about three...
Much ado about Uromi
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 “When beggars die, there are no comets seen; heaven themselves blaze forth the death of princes” –...
Rivers must not overflow, Mr President!
By Hassan Gimba This is a repeat. It was published on 24/12/2023. Readers may find it still relevant. Rivers, a state so rich because God blessed it with abundant crude...
Nigeria and the part of our past (1)
By abiodun KOMOLAFE On October 1, 1999, I wrote an article titled ‘The Ethical Imperative of Governance’ in one of Nigeria’s leading national newspapers. In the...
Reclaiming NNPC: A Necessary Reset to Rescue Nigeria’s Oil Industry from Systemic Rot
By Bala Mohammed The recent overhaul of the NNPC Limited board and management by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is not merely an administrative reshuffle—it is a...
Plaudits for two distinguished Nigerians
Plaudits for two distinguished Nigerians By Bola BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533, 0803 251 0193 I dedicate this column today to two illustrious Nigerians who...
America’s Decline has Begun (Part 11)
“ Of the tyrant; Spies and informers are the principal instruments. War is his favorite occupation, for the sake of engrossing the attention of the people,...
Now, Nigerians will start reporting Nigeria
By Hassan Gimba Nigeria these days reminds me of the popular children’s novel back in the day, One Week One Trouble, written in 1972 by Anezionwu Nwankwo Okoro, a...
