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Secrets they would rather take to the grave…

Daily Dispatch October 14, 2025

By Bolanle BOLAWOLEturnpot@gmail.com 0705 v263 1058 (Published in my ON THE LORD’S DAY column in the Sunday Tribune newspaper edition of Sunday, 12 October, 2025). “When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible

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Against errant policemen, I testify… But the good ones I salute!

Daily Dispatch September 28, 2025

(PUBLISHED IN THE “ON THE LORD’S DAY” COLUMN IN THE SUNDAY TRIBUNE NEWSPAPER EDITION OF SUNDAY, 28 SEPTEMBER, 2025). By Bolanle BOLAWOLEturnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 Two videos about the police trended on social media last week; one was positive while the other was negative, so to say. The first video was a public relations’ stunt […]

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When traditional rulers become kidnapping kingpins…

Daily Dispatch September 17, 2025

By Bola BOLAWOLEturnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533, 0803 251 0193 (PUBLISHED IN THE TREASURES COLUMN ON THE BACK PAGE OF THE NEW TELEGRAPH NEWSPAPER EDITION OF WEDNESDAY, 17 SEPTEMBER, 2025). “We used to hear of land-grabbing. One notable traditional ruler reportedly grabbed a sizable portion of land belonging to a first-generation university in the South-west… Some […]

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Corruption: Are we really looking in the right direction?

Daily Dispatch September 10, 2025

By Bola BOLAWOLEturnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 (Published in TREASURES column on the back page of the Wednesday, 10 September, 2025 edition of the New Telegraph newspaper). “Two traditional rulers and their Oloris, not Fulani herdsmen, are said to be the brains behind kidnappings in Kwara state. Where are we headed in this country?” “The Bible […]

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Wike wins as PDP eats the humble pie!

Daily Dispatch August 31, 2025

By Bolanle BOLAWOLEturnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 (Published in the ON THE LORD’S DAY column in the Sunday Tribune newspaper edition of Sunday, 31 August, 2025). “Does it then mean that the PDP is out of the woods? Not really! Party leaders still have to contend with the problem of how to reintegrate Wike into the […]

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Doyin Abiola: A truly exceptional life and career

Daily Dispatch August 20, 2025

By Bola BOLAWOLEturnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533, 0705 263 1058. (Published in TREASURES column on the back page of the New Telegraph newspaper edition of Wednesday, 20 August, 2025). I did not work at Concord newspapers where Dr. Doyin Abiola held sway during her stellar journalism career; I never even met her in person. If you […]