God punish whoever appointed Kunle Junaid as the General Manager of the great Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State (BCOS), Orita Bashorun, Ibadan. Yes — God punish that stupidly brilliant individual who looked at the entire broadcasting landscape and decided that BCOS must not collapse, must not sink, must not wobble, but must rise again.Who is…
This week, Nigeria dispatched a high-level delegation to Washington, D.C., to engage American officials on matters of mutual concern. Yet instead of inspiring confidence, the visit exposed troubling weaknesses in Nigeria’s foreign policy machinery, delegation planning, and diplomatic reach. At a time when Nigeria needs clarity, coherence, and credibility on the global stage, what transpired…
Deacon Banjo Omole’s twin publications, Destined Destiny and Extolling Leadership, land with the weight of a man rounding off a successful political chapter and stepping confidently into a creative renaissance. As he concludes his two-term tenure as APC Chairman in Ifako-Ijaiye, these books function not merely as commemorative works but as statements of identity, political,…
I have offended a few people on this platform unjusitifiably. Each time I realize my mistake, I beg.I truly beg.I’d beg in the morning, beg in the afternoon and beg at night. My disrespect was public.Therefore, when I start this begging I do so in the same way, publicly. I will never hurt you publicly…
The tractor sent to demolish that Abuja house was seen leaving the place at the end of the day. With people booing… The military elements involved all stood behind one of their own. The combo of the military and northern bond is not a thing to joke about. And they must be tired of all…
Nyesom Wike has finally crossed the line between political relevance and national embarrassment. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory now behaves like a law unto himself — loud, insolent, and intoxicated with power — dragging the dignity of public office through the mud. His most recent public clash with a naval officer, whom he…
On the strength of his exploding influence in politics and public admnistration as Minister, Federal Capital Territory, Mr Nyesom Wike could not imagine that anything or anybody, except President Bola Tinubu, could stand on his way. By his actions, by his words, his combustible words that reduce a family man to a weeping boy before…
A long time ago, when the harmattan still remembered how to bite, a thunderous blinding lightning and thunder flashed across the sky. It was followed by chilling bellow. Who could that be or were the ancestors descending on an angry ladder. It was the voice of Trump the Thunderer, the one whose voice could not…
Nigerian singer, Waje, recently revealed on the Honest Bunch podcast that she got pregnant at the age of 16. She recounted, “I was 16 when I got pregnant and I didn’t tell my mum till I was about five months gone.” When they approached the father’s family, he denied responsibility, insisting, “It’s not him, it’s…
The year was 2002 and we were seeing off Mrs. Bola Thomas, the Chief Executive Officer of LTC Advertising. She had come to The Punch on a courtesy call, in solidarity, for the foremost role the newspaper played in forcing the soldiers back to the barracks, after 16 years of military rule. When we saw…
