The Story of the Siege on Magodo, By Azu Ishiekwene
This is a local story and it’s personal. I’m involved. And because I’m involved, I thought the best way to
Bolaji Akinyemi and the Loneliness of Exile, By Dare Babarinsa
Professor Bolaji Akinyemi, who turned 80 on Tuesday, January 4, is a theoretician of power who tries to inhabits his
Administration of justice in changing technological environment: Matters arising
By Bola Bolawole turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 This is not just the age of technology; it is an age when
Restarting the fuel subsidy war, by Simon Kolawole
Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, minister of finance, budget and national planning, dropped a familiar bombshell at the launch of World Bank
The oil thieves of Nigeria, by Reuben Abati
The lead story in THISDAY newspaper of December 30, 2021, brought the year to a close with a reminder of
The rites of New Year’s resolutions
By Bolanle Bolawole turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 Practically everyone makes New Year’s resolutions at this period of the season –
Obituary: Betty White, the Golden Girl with a heart of gold
Betty White was US television’s Golden Girl with the heart of gold, celebrated for her comic acting abilities from TV’s
Year of Triple T
By Bola Bolawole turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 We are hours away from the year Twenty-Twenty-Two, the year before the apocalyptic
One king, two Oloris, and counting…
By Onoshe Nwabuikwu Last week Thursday, December 23, 2021, Prophetess Naomi Silekunola, announced her separation, (or is it divorce?) from the
A flying but memorable visit to the southeast (Mbaise, Imo State)
By Gbenga Oni-Olusola I last visited Imo state in 2001when Achike Udenwa was governor. It was a trip facilitated by
In defence of Evang Naomi, Ooni’s ex-wife
By Ebenezer Adeniyan I met Naomi for the first time sometime in 2016 during a press briefing she addressed ahead
As Dr Christopher Kolade clocks 89, by Emeka Oparah
A lot has been written and even a lot more will be written about the man, a sage, a living
Desmond Tutu, Kukah and the protests in London, by Lasisi Olagunju
Proverbs are not just the palm oil with which yam is eaten; they are the yam. Where I come from,
The Ooni and his beautiful queen, by Tunde Odesola
Since the sun of social media appeared in cyberspace during the second half of the 1990s, it hasn’t ceased to
Yemetu, Ibadan: Going down memory lane, by Afolabi Akinbola
Yemetu must be one of the earliest settlements in the now boisterous city of Ibadan. My unsolicited journey into the
Buhari and the electoral law, by Reuben Abati
It is now confirmed: President Muhammadu Buhari has withheld assent to the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, 2021 as forwarded to
Electoral Act and Aso Rock Game, by Olusegun Adeniyi
Within days of the passage of the 2021 Electoral Bill, it became obvious that the presidency was uncomfortable with the
Buhari wants to handover to PDP, here’s how, by Azu Ishiekwene
After four weeks of delay, confusion and indecisiveness, President Muhammadu Buhari finally refused on Monday to sign the Electoral Amendment
Atiku’s ‘sound bite’ at Achievers University: Real or feigned?
By Bola Bolawole turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 The penultimate week I returned to my hometown, Owo; specifically for the 14th
The North and its failed political industry, by Dan Agbese
Audu Ogbeh, immediate past minister of agriculture and chairman, ACF, was recently quoted as saying that politics is the only
