By Wole Olaoye I can’t recall ever having shared the same physical space with the embattled public commentator, Anthony Kila, but my heart goes out to him in his hour of tribulation. Before now, Read More
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Still on the conversion of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic to a
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 There is this saying that what is worth doing at all is worth doing well. What this means is that if a task has real value; that is, if Read More
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FCCPC celebrates LASU Don, Tunde Akanni, as he becomes Society
BY DAMILOLA OLONADE ‘He Teaches Journalism, Preaches Peace,’ FCCPC Writes Prof Tunde Akanni, Hails Chevening Scholar for Peace Studies Feat The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has celebrated one of its own, Professor Tunde Read More
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Plateau Govt shuts down schools over diphtheria
By Ado Abubakar Musa, Jos The Plateau State Government has ordered the temporary closure of all public and private primary and secondary schools over outbreak of diphtheria. The government said the decision was meant to Read More
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UI Honours Tinubu Loyalist, Olaosebikan, As ‘Iconic Friend’
…Says UI Sports Academy Aligns with Renewed Hope Agenda The University of Ibadan, UI, Nigeria’s premier university, today (September 1, 2026) honoured a core loyalist of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Mr Kehinde Olaosebikan, with an “Iconic Read More
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Subsidy gains: How Tinubu is funding easy education, health, infrastructure,
By Kehinde Olaosebikan For years, my position has been clear: take the burden of education and health off the masses, and you would have solved over 50% of poverty in Nigeria. Many parents today are hypertensive Read More
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Dangote Pledges Jobs for LASU First-Class Graduates
The Lagos State University, LASU, 29th and 30th Convocation Ceremonies ended on a high note with major commitments to student welfare, academic excellence, and graduate employment, as Africa’s foremost industrialist, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, through Read More
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Exit of a Titan: Emeritus Professor Is-haq O. Oloyede’s Enduring
By Charles Ampitan “When giants walk the earth, the ground remembers their steps long after they are gone.” There are public servants who occupy offices, and there are those who redefine them. Emeritus Professor Is-haq Read More
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When Crime Becomes an Economy: The Disturbing Lessons from Ado
By Babafemi Ojudu For the past two weeks, I have been inundated with stories of empty hotels, deserted lounges, quiet supermarkets, and struggling businesses across Ekiti State, particularly in Ado Ekiti, the state capital. Could Read More
By Bola BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533, 0803 251 0193 On Sunday, 19 July, 2026 the creme-de-la-creme of the Nigerian media gathered at BON Hotel in Ikeja, Lagos at the instance of the outgoing Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Read More
