Category: Opinion
Power, privilege and governance
By abiodun KOMOLAFE. The concepts of power, privilege and governance are complex and multifaceted. Power refers to the ability to influence others, while privilege...
Necessity of Intervention in Rivers and the burden of leadership in times of crisis
By Taminu Yakubu Throughout history, leadership has never been measured by mere occupancy of office but by the ability to act decisively in the face of disorder....
Kabir Dangogo: The man who threw me a lifeline
By Bola BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533, 0803 251 0193 News of the transition of Malam Kabir Dangogo hit me like a thunderbolt. Kabir was the man God...
Natasha: The Conspiracy of Vultures
By Hassan Gimba “It’s a matter of taking the side of the weak against the strong, something the best people have always done.” – Harriet Beecher...
ICPC: Day the anti-corruption czar came to town
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 “Corruption thrives where there is silence”- Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN. Compare the above quote from Dr....
Trump should be a wake-up call!
By abiodun KOMOLAFE President Donald Trump of the United States of America is a creation of time. The key point is not in changing America. Instead, Trump...
Can Buni tame the Lake Chad curse?
by Hassan Gimba That is the question. Perhaps we should first take a look at Lake Chad and Mai Mala Buni, the governor of Yobe State and current chairman of the...
Implications of rumblings in the South-west – 2
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 My people have a saying, to wit, what is rumbling in the bush is coming to the main road; so, wait for it...
My Diary:From Primary to Tertiary (PART 77
Dapo Thomas We used to talk regularly. So, when Dele Alake called, I thought it was one of those regular calls. But this time around, he called to inform me of a...
From America First to America Alone: The Lab Meets the Street
Azu Ishiekwene It’s nearly 20 years since Mark Steyn wrote a non-fiction book, America Alone: The End of the World as We Know It. Steyn, a Canadian newspaper...
