Category: Opinion

Tinubu, beware the gathering dark clouds (1)

by Hassan Gimba, anipr This was published on 10/05/2024, precisely five months ago. Was I clairvoyant? No, the signs were there for all to see. Did anybody give a hoot?...

Nigeria!A moment to embrace Honesty of purpose and showcase good leadership

  By Lanre Ogundipe Caption: Lanre Ogundipe,frmr NUJ President _Don’t ever promise more than you can deliver, but always deliver more than you promise. It is...

Will the National Assembly ever come clean?

  By Bolanle BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 Nigeria’s second arm of government, the Legislature, is in the eye of the storm again! Tongues keep wagging...

The making of a confidence vote in President Tinubu

  By Bayo Onanuga The National Council of State, a diverse body comprising former presidents, heads of government, chief justices of the federation, state...

FAAC Allocations: Have You Seen The Figures Going To States?

By Kazeem Akintunde   It was Abdullahi Sule, Governor of Nasarawa State, that called out his fellow governors few days ago on the need for them to start accounting...

End bad governance protests: The rage next time…

  By Bolanle BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 Yesterday, the #ENDBADGOVERNANCE protests ran its full gamut. In the days, weeks, months and years to come,...

Protest’ that ‘restructured’ Nigeria

by Suyi Ayodele President Bola Ahmed Tinubu should count himself lucky. What he feared most has happened to him. What his predecessors in office could not do, he has...

Tinubus address commendable-Okupe

Photo Caption:Dr Doyin Okupe Dr Doyin Okupe, a former Director-General of the Labour Party (LP) Presidential Campaign Council has commended President Bola Tinubu on his...

Endorsements and the power-brokers (2)

By abiodun KOMOLAFE   Obafemi Awolowo, Nnamdi Azikiwe and Ahmadu Bello endorsed candidates, leveraging their influence and reputation. Awolowo reportedly supported...

The Price We Pay When Legislators Die

By Azu Ishiekwene We met last on April 21. I went to Asaba from Lagos to promote my new book, Writing for Media and Monetising It, at Delta State University, which,...