Bola Bolawole
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Guest Columnist
Sixty-fifth birthday fireworks: Obasanjo versus Fayose – 1, By Bolanle BOLAWOLE
It was a surprise to me that Peter Ayodele Fayose, former governor of Ekiti state, invited former President Olusegun Obasanjo…
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Wike, Yerima: Building something on nothing…, By Bolanle BOLAWOLE
My phone rang and a professional colleague rained torrents of questions: “Assuming Nyesom Wike, the FCT minister, is a Northern…
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Gainers and losers of Trump’s invasion threat… By Bola BOLAWOLE
“A 17th century English author, diplomat, and politician, Sir Henry Wotton (1568 – 1639), was quoted as describing, in 1604,…
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Rivers State: Running a fool’s errand… By Bola BOLAWOLE
“Between the Rivers state sole administrator who just completed his six-month state of emergency rule over the oil-rich state and…
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A visit to the Olunloyo’s at Ibadan…, By Bolanle BOLAWOLE
The Olunloyo family of Ibadan needs no elaborate introduction. Who does not know Dr. Victor Omololu Sowemimo Olunloyo: For his…
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Wike wins as PDP eats the humble pie! By Bolanle BOLAWOLE
“Does it then mean that the PDP is out of the woods? Not really! Party leaders still have to contend…
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In Nigeria, elections defy logic, By Bola BOLAWOLE
“Morning, they say, shows the day! For your information, two other buy-and-sell elections are coming up very soon, one in…
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Inside Nigeria
Ooni, Alaafin feud is needless controversy, By Bola BOLAWOLE
“Chieftaincy titles, the crux of the current face-off between the Ooni and Alaafin, have these days become so debased they…
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Three deaths: Gainers and losers, By Bolanle BOLAWOLE
(Published in my ON THE LORD’S DAY column in the Sunday Tribune newspaper edition of Sunday, 20 July, 2025). The…
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Akeredolu’s cenotaph of controversy: A rejoinder, By Bolanle BOLAWOLE
My phone rang on Thursday, 26 June, 2025 and a long-standing friend was on the line. “I know you are…
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