By Bolanle BOLAWOLEturnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 “Corruption thrives where there is silence”- Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, SAN. Compare the above quote from Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, the youthful Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), with the one
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By Tunde Odesola The darkness was so heavy you could touch it. ’Twas so thick it could stain. Sinister and choking, the darkness screened off the sky and its moonlight. Without thunderclap nor lightning daze, rain poured down on the night of long knives. Suddenly, a violent wind arose amid the footfalls of fleeing bandits, […]
By Azu Ishiekwene Many years ago, when my teacher said nothing sells like sex, crime, and money, I didn’t fully understand what he meant. Yet, over the years, I’ve repeatedly seen that a judicious mix of these socio-economic ingredients is a spellbinder.Apart from the tragic news about banditry, the suspense in Rivers State, and the […]
By: Dr. James Bwala The recent political maneuver by former governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, left many political observers laughing. El-Rufai remains a new clown in the political arena since his rejection as a minister from Kaduna State under the Tinubu administration. El-Rufai’s defection to the Social Democratic Party (SDP) represents a calculated
By Azu Ishiekwene Many years ago, when my teacher said nothing sells like sex, crime, and money, I didn’t fully understand what he meant. Yet, over the years, I’ve repeatedly seen that a judicious mix of these socio-economic ingredients is a spellbinder.Apart from the tragic news about banditry, the suspense in Rivers State, and the […]
By Bola BOLAWOLEturnpot@gmail.com 0803 251 0193 The sex-for-favour tango between the Senate President, Mr. Godswill Akpabio, and another senator, Mrs. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, is the latest scandal in town. Nigeria is a country of one scandal, one moment. So, expect the wind to blow over this scandal quickly. The heat generated may soon get too much […]








