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Who needs an African Pope?

  By Bolanle BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 “Waiting for an African Pope” by my brother, Azu Ishiekwene, made an interesting reading. Azu’s immense...

Why was everything about Jesus made so controversial?

  By Bola BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533, 0803 251 0193 ‘In a country where religion and tribe determine a lot of things, you are dead on arrival when...

Pomp, colour, controversies and intrigues at Alaafin’s coronation

  By Bolanle BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 I was nowhere near the venue of the coronation of the new Alaafin of Oyo but, thanks to technology, I fed my...

In Nigeria, who feels it knows it less

  By Bola BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533, 0803 251 0193 Rita, Bob Nesta Marley’s widow, says who feels it knows it but in Nigeria, the reverse is the...

Where will Trump’s tariffs war lead our world?

  By Bolanle BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 Undoubtedly, the United States’ President Donald Trump does not appear to be a man of peace. He does not...

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...

How “free” is the “Free World”?

  By Bolanle BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 Lech Walesa, remember him? He was the Labour union leader who succeeded in forming and leading a broad...

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...

Soaring cost of living : FCCPC to the rescue?

  By Bola BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 The woman looked askance as she was told the latest prices of the food items she had come to the market to buy....

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...