Kazeem Akintunde’s Column

Column

Abuja Airport Drama: The Clash Of Ego And Impunity – By Kazeem Akintunde

MUSICIAN Wasiu Ayinde Anifowose was in the news for the better part of last week for the wrong reasons. His big-sized ego and.

Read More
Column

2027: The North’s Shopping List To Tinubu – By Kazeem Akintunde

NORTHERN politicians, eggheads, traditional rulers, and opinion leaders, on Tuesday and Wednesday last week, gathered in Kaduna to assess the two-year administration of.

Read More
Column

Dignifying The Nigeria Police – By Kazeem Akintunde

RETIRED Police officers took to the streets across the country last week Monday to protest poor retirement benefits and meagre monthly pensions. One.

Read More
Column

The Legacies Of Buhari And Awujale – By Kazeem Akintunde

THE death of two prominent Nigerians, who were also bosom friends and passed away few hours apart last week Sunday, has once again.

Read More
Column

The Salvo From Boss Mustapha – By Kazeem Akintunde

FORMER Secretary to the Government of the Federation, (SGF), Boss Mustapha, raised the political barometer in the country a notch higher last week.

Read More
Column

Amaechi: Nigerian Politicians And Doublespeak – By Kazeem Akintunde

AT 60, Rotimi Amaechi could be described as a very lucky politician in the Nigerian context. Since the return to democratic rule in.

Read More
Column

PDP: A Party On Death-Bed – By Kazeem Akintunde

WITH less than two years to the 2027 general elections, it is quite certain that the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) is not likely.

Read More
Column

Yelwata: Still Dancing On Eggshells – By Kazeem Akintunde

FOR indigenes and residents of Yelwata, a rural community in Guma Local Government area of Benue State, June 13, 2025, would forever remain.

Read More
Column

The Ogoni 9, Tinubu, And His Presidential Pardon – By Kazeem Akintunde

PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Thursday last week, addressed a joint session of the National Assembly in commemoration of the 2025 Democracy Day.

Read More
Column

The Mokwa Flood Tragedy – By Kazeem Akintunde

EVERY year in Nigeria, a substantial number of lives are inadvertently wasted to floods and other preventable deaths due to lack of proper.

Read More
Column

The Institutionalization Of Stealing In Nigeria – By Kazeem Akintunde

THE former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, through his lawyers last week, asked the Court of Appeal to overturn.

Read More
Column

Assessing Tinubu’s Second Year In Office – By Kazeem Akintunde

BY Thursday this week, the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will clock two years. That should be half way in his four-year.

Read More
Column

UTME Glitch: Before We Crucify Oloyede – By Kazeem Akintunde

THE Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), the sole body that organizes students’ admissions into higher institutions of learning in Nigeria, has been.

Read More
Column

The Opposition And The 2027 General Elections – By Kazeem Akintunde

“Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in” THE above quote is attributed to Bill Bradly, an American.

Read More
Column

The Legacy And Contributions Of Pope Francis To World Peace – By Kazeem Akintunde

ON Saturday, the world witnessed a solemn but colourful burial ceremony of the late Pope Francis. Several World leaders, led by the President.

Read More
Column

Ponzi Schemes And Greedy Nigerians – By Kazeem Akintunde

IT was the great Indian Nationalist, Mahatma Ghandhi, who said in one of his popular quotes: “There is a sufficiency in the world.

Read More
Column

Lisabi Day: Using Culture As A Springboard For Development – By Kazeem Akintunde

THE city of Abeokuta in Ogun State literarily stood still on April 5, during this year’s Lisabi Day celebration. An annual event meant.

Read More
Column

Lagos: The Burden Of A Commercial Nerve Centre – By Kazeem Akintunde

MANY residents of Lagos State who work on the Island but reside on the mainland, last week Wednesday, went through a harrowing experience.

Read More
Column

Ifon/Ilobu: When Brothers Fight To The Finish – By Kazeem Akintunde

THE Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, was moved to tears last week when he visited Ilobu, Erin-Osun in Irepodun Local Government Area of.

Read More
Column

Otedola Bridge: When Will The Carnage End? – By Kazeem Akintunde

THE Otedola Bridge on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway is gradually becoming a deadly spot for motorists as lives and properties are being lost on.

Read More