Category: Opinion
Intimate Affairs: Hard times, hard guys,
by Funke Egbemode Watching the woman you love drift away from you because you are poor is a mean sight. It’s even a sadder sight when it’s not that she...
Reflections on the IGP’s visit to Osun
Reflections on the IGP’s visit to Osun By abiodun KOMOLAFE Nobody knows what to make of last week’s visit of the Inspector General of...
Conversation with Azu : Another View on the Matter of Akara
Azu Ishiekwene The feisty debate over First Lady Oluremi Tinubu’s comment on akara, roasted corn, and kulikuli, while discussing the Federal...
The Phantom in the House
By Lanre Ogundipe There is an old saying in government circles that government has no house but records. Administrations come and go. Presidents...
In Defence of Akara and Kulikuli: Why Empowering Women at the Grassroots is Real Economic Policy
By Tunde Rahman In recent weeks, Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has come under attack for her Akara and Kulikuli Women Empowerment...
The Arbiter: Of Banditry and a Shared Sovereignty (1)
This piece was first published in May 2022. It remains as pertinent today as it was then, given the worsening insecurity currently facing the...
When every vice becomes ‘new normal’…
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 070 526 1058 “When a house suffers from problems in its foundation, you can do one of two...
Conversation with Azu: Unusual Moments In the World Cup
By Azu Ishiekwene The 2026 FIFA World Cup has entered the knockout stages, yet it has been remarkable not only for being the biggest in football history so...
Remi Tinubu,Akara and the Politics of Possibility
Social media can be a fascinating marketplace of ideas. It can also be a factory for outrage. The recent criticism of First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu...
The Dignity of the law is diminished when journalists are treated as fugitives-Ogundipe
The arrest and continued detention of journalist Stanley Ugagbe raises issues far beyond the liberty of one individual. It calls into...