Omololu Olunloyo: An egret flies home
Monday Lines 1 If he had lived one more week, he would have defeated himself. When he turned 87 three…
Category: Commentary
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…
Rivers State imbroglio: What punishment for Wike?
* Nyensom Wike By Bolanle BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 Nigeria is touted as the second most religious country in…
Rivers, where is my own 5,000 dollars for Sallah?
Democracy is sweet, especially when jeun soke is the doctrinal philosophy that undergirds it. Read this: “The chairman of the…
War against corruption requires tact and wisdom – EFCC boss
By Bola BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533; 0803 251 0193. God, grant me the serenity to accept things I cannot…
Nigeria’s triangle of incest
“No man’s life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislature is in session.” – Gideon J. Tucker A Governor…
2027: They will write the results
President Nnamdi Azikiwe was certain that the 1964 federal elections were a farce and should not produce a legitimate government.…
ICPC: Day the anti-corruption czar came to town
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 “Corruption thrives where there is silence”- Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN. Compare the…
Akpabio, Natasha: Who’s the victim, who’s the villain?
By Bola BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0803 251 0193 The sex-for-favour tango between the Senate President, Mr. Godswill Akpabio, and another senator,…
Akpabio’s senate and a child’s recollection
08078475400 suyiayodele@gmail.com The Nigerian senate last week found Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduagban guilty of “bringing the presiding officer and the entire…
Powerful mob at Ikeja powerhouse
Monday Lines 2 The English language is a compulsive borrower; a great debtor. It borrows any word that catches its…
The mistakes that leaders make…
* Donald Trump US President By Bolanle BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 Leaders at both local and international levels make…
Like Rivers, like Lagos; like Osun APC, like Lagos APC?
By Bola BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533, 0803 251 0193 At a point I was in a quandary on how…
Akpabio as Oliver Twist
Monday lines 1 “Possibly he cohabited with Miss Bloggs, but don’t mention it in front of his wife, let the…
Akpabio, Akpoti-Uduaghan in court of public opinion
08078475400 suyiayodele@gmail.com Counsel: ‘Miss Gibson, in this dwelling on Van Buren Street where you live, which the President owns, is…
With a heavy heart, I pity Sanwo-Olu
There is a royal family in Lagos called Oniru. In the earliest times when there was no Lagos and Eko…
IBB: He who borrows till the creditor forgets
08078475400 suyiayodele@gmail.com Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, 1992/1993 academic session. Trendy Professor Adebayo Williams strolled into the class and gave…
June 12: Who needs IBB’s confession?
* General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida By Bola BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 Some broken hearts never mend/Some memories never end/Some…
A review of IBB’s book of billions
In five parts, thirteen chapters, six appendices, including an interview; a prologue and an epilogue, he sought to give a…
Ondo, Lagos, Osun: Sheathe the sword!
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 Today, I delight to ask questions, which I expect those closer than me…