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Christian genocide and the conspiracy against Nigeria
By FEMI FANI-KAYODE I listened attentively to the words of @billmaher & @CNN’s @VanJones68 who have…
Amotekun and the killings in Osun
On Tuesday, September 30, 2025, Akinlalu, a peaceful town in Ife North Local Government Area of…
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…
African Employers welcome a fresh start with the African Development Bank Group
Key representatives of Africa’s private sector welcomed the prospects of a fresh start with the African…
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…
Otedola increases stake in First HoldCo by N2.01bn
By Adebisi Aikulola Femi Otedola, a significant shareholder and chairman of First HoldCo Plc, has increased…
AMCON sells 34.22% stake in Unity Bank to Providus Bank
By Kayode Ogundele In a major development signalling further consolidation in Nigeria’s banking sector, the Asset…
Ladoja And Stereotypes of Ibadan People
By Kehinde Olaosebikan Today, Ibadan is abuzz with history as the world converges on one of…
Setting the Record Straight: Chief Omaye Igonoh Denies 2021 Kidnapping Allegations
Chief Omaye Salifu Igonoh, the Ojogba of Odo-Eto community in Ajaokuta Local Government Area of Kogi…
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…
Ozekhome, late Gen. Useni in messy property ownership controversy in London
A London tribunal has blocked an audacious move by Mike Ozekhome, a prominent Nigerian lawyer and…
Can democracy survive its failings?
By Dr. ADEDEJI ABIOLA ADELEYE Democracy at the crossroads Once hailed as the world’s inevitable political…