Driving 756km to watch soccer god, Messi Tunde Odesola (Published in The PUNCH, on Friday, June 12, 2026) Cool fire emits from the potted plant in...
Don’t add lies to the terrorist horror in Oyo, By Farooq Kperogi The kidnapping of schoolchildren and teachers in Oyo State is horrifying enough by itself....
The Shettima danger for Tinubu, By Farooq Kperogi Sometime in January this year, a senior Lagos-Ibadan journalist called my attention to a news story in which...
Don’t Label Oyo Kidnappers as ‘Islamic Jihadists’ – Saudi-Based Nigerian Scholar Warns Says criminality remains criminality, warns against dangerous religious profiling A Saudi-based Nigerian Islamic scholar,...
IGP Disu: Inside the rotting walls of Zone II Tunde Odesola (Published in The PUNCH, on Friday, May 22, 2026) Except for its motto and morality,...
Understanding Ahmad Gumi Controversy and Nigeria’s Security Power Structure By Mudashir “Dipo” Teniola The conversation did not begin with Sheikh Ahmad Gumi. Like many discussions about...
War against Nigeria’s academic title fraud, By Farooq Kperogi The federal government’s decision to prohibit recipients of honorary doctorates from prefixing “Dr.” to their names is...
Atiku, Obi, Kwankwaso are Tinubu’s most reliable campaigners, By Farooq Kperogi There is really no opposition in Nigeria in the true sense of the word. There...
A coup trial without precedent, By Farooq Kperogi I came of age in Nigeria during absolutist, totalitarian military regimes and was shaped by the anti-military rhetoric and...
Tinubu’s Yoruba agenda risks deep rupture in Kwara, By Farooq Kperogi Intra-state cultural and subregional tensions are building up in Kwara State ahead of the 2027...