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When Kings Behave Like Plebeians
By Wole Olaoye In Africa, kingship has been considered sacred from time immemorial. We invented the…
In search of FOI that barks and bites
By Taiwo Adisa On September 11, 2025, an Ondo State High Court presided over by Justice…
Federalism, Fair Elections, and Elite Consensus: The Crucible of Nigeria’s Next 65 Years
By Nasir El-Rufai A few weeks ago, I addressed a gathering of clergy, professionals, and everyday…
Isa Yuguda’s Faux Pas
Dr. Garba Isa Muhammed, Contributing Editor of Verbatim News Magazine, writes on growing concern over plot…
LADOJA, THE KING WHO IS TRULY READY
Dare Babarinsa, CON It is a great feeling that Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja on Friday September 26,…
Clemency To Kanu
By Wole Olaoye “Mercy is the compassion or forgiveness shown toward someone whom it is within…
Ladoja And Stereotypes of Ibadan People
By Kehinde Olaosebikan Today, Ibadan is abuzz with history as the world converges on one of…
State Police: Tinubu’s date with history
By Segun Adediran By now, discerning citizens should have got accustomed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s…
Any need to relieve Lagos Ports?
By Wole Olaoye Nature had gifted the coconut with water from birth; woe betide the mocker…
Fubara: Is half-bread better than none?
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 “Last Thursday was a day of missed feelings for…
Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan: Senate can’t pursue vengeance further than death
By Taiwo Adisa Shakespeare’s classic tragic drama, Romeo and Juliet, has two lines that are of…
Can democracy survive its failings?
By Dr. ADEDEJI ABIOLA ADELEYE Democracy at the crossroads Once hailed as the world’s inevitable political…
EDITORIAL: Why federal lawmakers don’t deserve upward pay review
Undoubtedly, Nigerian lawmakers are living large, far beyond what they are legally entitled to. Members of…
A visit to the Olunloyo’s at Ibadan…
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE turnpit@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 The Olunloyo family of Ibadan needs no elaborate introduction.…
Against Dangote, NUPENG has no case
By Taiwo Adisa While writing on this issue in her Funke Egbemode on Wednesday column in…
The looming gubernatorial contests in Ekiti, Osun…
By Bola BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 553 “Last week we postponed discussion on the coming governorship…
Cautionary concerns in conflict communication
By Tunde Akanni In a country as diverse as Nigeria, conflicts are almost inevitable. Managing them…
Northwest: The lion’s share of Tinubu’s projects
By Tanimu Yakubu The Lagos Illusion The viral chart bundles together national infrastructure—federal highways, coastal transport…