Category: Opinion
Nigeria needs Visionary Leadership for Sports Developmemt
A panel of discussants has said that what the country needs now is visionary leadership to develop its sports sector. Legendary footbalker Dr Segun Odegbami and sports...
Libya vs Nigeria: What Should CAF decide?*
Caption:Abiodun Sonaike In the ongoing dispute between Libya and Nigeria regarding logistical failures leading to a match not being played, the Confederation of African...
Of men of God, Lamborghini and Rolls Royce…
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 The first item that caught my attention on Facebook penultimate Wednesday was Mr. Nsikak Essien’s page. It...
Forgotten protectors: The need for police pension reform
By abiodun KOMOLAFE The social contract theory posits that individuals surrender certain rights to the state in exchange for protection and security. Yet,...
How Africa is Paying for Pursuit of the Last Hamas
Azu Ishiekwene When the Israeli-Hamas war started one year ago, it didn’t look like it would last long. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s promise to avenge...
Is the almajiri system being imported into the South-west?
By Bola BOLAWOLE turnpoint@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 I witnessed the debate about who owns the home between the man and woman fortuitously last Monday as I found my...
Life of A Journalist After Retirement
BY ERIC TENIOLA* I share some similarities with the celebrant of today, Comrade Jola Ogunlusi. Before 1996, we were both from the old Ondo state. I am from Idanre in...
Why Nigeria Deserves UN Security Council Permanent Seat
By Tunde Rahman Nigeria has significantly contributed troops and police officers to the United Nations peacekeeping operations worldwide since 1960. That year, the...
My Diary:From Primary to Tertiary(Part 59)
Dapo Thomas Between May and June 1985, the trials I went through were more than Brother Jero’s. I couldn’t walk freely within the Campus...
Adegboyega Oyetola: Reflections on leadership and legacy
By abiodun KOMOLAFE _“And reckon (people) by the number of years, so that they may understand.” (Quran 18:19)._ My first encounter with Adegboyega Oyetola,...
