Opinion
Eko Hotels at 50
Beyond the suffocating air of Nigerian politics, which gets far more problematic by the day, with its unending twists and turns, there are more sober happenings within this same polity, which while politics depresses the soul, uplift it, reminding us
12 May 2026
16:48
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Tinubu and the glory: Who benefits?
President Bola Ahmed Bola Tinubu’s recent State Visit to the United Kingdom, March 17 -19 on the invitation of King Charles III, and his wife, Queen Camilla has all the trappings of a fairy tale at a personal level. Here is a man who was brought up
24 Mar 2026
15:22
The questions Governor Adeleke has refused to answer
In the theatre of power, silence is rarely empty; it's a deliberate choice. For Osun State’s current political trajectory under Governor Ademola Adeleke, this silence has become a defining characteristic. Beyond the viral clips and populist optics,
24 Mar 2026
13:35
Osun guber: Federal might or popular mandate?
The road to the 2026 Osun governorship election is narrowing as visions, hopes and aspirations become clearer. Amidst claims, insinuations, and strategic calculations, choices are coming into sharper focus. Pundits and far-sighted sages are already
17 Mar 2026
09:45
United
Operation Epic Mistake
“Bros, looks like President Trump’s Operation Epic Fury in Iran is beginning to look like an Operation Epic Mistake. Three weeks after, Iran is still standing strong, and threatening not to negotiate. The country’s Defence Minister, Abbas Araqchi
17 Mar 2026
00:00
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Osun 2026: Why we should be worried!
Osun State is at a crossroads, and frankly, the future looks terrifying. As we approach the August 15, 2026, election, it’s time we stop the political politeness and face the ugly truth: our State is struggling to breathe.
16 Mar 2026
09:36
Adewole: The physician as diplomat
Professor Isaac Folorunso Adewole is a Renaissance man who has, in today’s parlance, multi-tasked all his life. He is not just an accomplished figure; he is a consummate professional who has straddled diverse roles with international acclaim, always
15 Mar 2026
19:22
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Adeleke, Ede and the limits of Edenisation
The Federal Government’s veto of the proposal to relocate the Osun State Cargo Airport from Ido-Osun to Ede marks a defining moment in our history. Beyond its strategic necessity as an economic cornerstone, Ido-Osun is a storied landmark. It serves
15 Mar 2026
18:22
Osun guber: Why the dance is ending for Governor Adeleke
The music in the Government House is still playing, but the people in the town hall are starting to walk out. For three years, we watched the dance and enjoyed the show, but as August 15, 2026, approaches, the rhythm in Osun is changing. It’s no
14 Mar 2026
17:25
Cross River vs. Akwa Ibom: Assignment for Tinubu
There is an urgent assignment for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. It is the need to intervene and seek to resolve the festering conflict between Cross Rivers State and its neighbouring Akwa Ibom State, both once together as a community, until State
10 Mar 2026
11:27
Ekiti 2026: Sustaining the BAO effect
In the volatile theater of Nigerian statecraft, where the pendulum often swings between populist rhetoric and detached elitism, Ekiti State is currently witnessing a rare alignment of purpose. As the June 20, 2026, gubernatorial election approaches,
10 Mar 2026
11:23
Osun 2026: APC and the myth of Federal Might
The air in Osogbo is thick with more than just the dust of the harmattan as we crawl toward the defining moment of 2026. In the beer parlours of Ajegunle in Osogbo, the market stalls of Iwo, and the high-walled inner sanctums of our political elite,
9 Mar 2026
13:47
Tax Reforms and Nigeria’s new social contract
The recent 10-point statement by Zacch Adelabu Adedeji, Executive Chairman of the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), offers a glimpse into a forward-thinking roadmap for the agency. It represents a fundamental pivot from aggressive enforcement to
9 Mar 2026
11:34
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Tinubu’s Benin Republic expedition
In the early hours of Sunday, December 7, 2025, there was the shocking news of a military intervention in the Republic of Benin, led by one Lieutenant Colonel Pascal Tigri who seized the Beninese National TV, along with his co-putschists and
9 Dec 2025
13:45
Tinubu’s Ambassadors
No one should be surprised at the level of controversy that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s ambassadorial list of 35 nominees, whose names have been sent to the Senate for confirmation has generated in Nigeria. Former Ambassadors were recalled in
2 Dec 2025
11:35
Insecurity: Again, how did we get to this pass? (1)
The roots of the current crisis stretch deep into the past. To truly discern these origins, one must look all the way back to the Justice Alexander Ovie Aniagolu Report on the Maitatsine Riots in Kano (1981), whose findings clearly harbingered the
30 Nov 2025
17:22
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Tinubu’s travels and PDP Blues
“Bros, how are you preparing for weekend?” “Which weekend? Today is Tuesday, you are asking me about weekend. Have you taken something today? Weekend? How?” “Just that in my own thinking, the way the country is today, someone has to always plan
26 Aug 2025
16:22
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INEC’s By-elections and lessons not learnt
The by-elections held across the country last Saturday in 16 constituencies across 12 States, in terms of the organisation, the process and outcomes would seem to confirm one painful truth, namely that Nigeria’s democracy is still inchoate, tentative
19 Aug 2025
17:27
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Trump, Musk and the Nigerian gladiators
“Bros, looks like one accidented trailer has just passed between Trump and Elon Musk oh, and it gets messier by the day.” “What do you expect? It is just simple common sense. Elon Musk invested over $290 million to bring Trump to power. He supported
8 Jul 2025
17:27
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The underdevelopment of Ijebu-Jesa, my Native Nazareth (2)
Presidential Aide Alubankudi's gracious response to the first part of this intervention reflects the significance of roots, responsibility, and collective effort in nation-building. It also accentuates the complexities of development, community
16 Jun 2025
07:25
The underdevelopment of Ijebu-Jesa, my Native Nazareth (1)
I am an angry Nigerian! I am angry because Ijebu-Jesa, my hometown, is a town where the past and present intersect in a complex blend of tradition and modernity. The headquarters of Oriade Local Government in Osun State seems to be struggling to
9 Jun 2025
08:14
Tasks before South-West Development Commission
There are question marks about the proliferation of ‘Development Commissions.’ However, we go along with the present enthusiasm, whatever the agenda perceived in cynical quarters, for their creation.
2 Jun 2025
11:56
CBEX wealth chasers, NDIC and the fate of depositors
I was abroad when the CBEX scandal broke: somehow, I tend to be out of town when Nigerians get into very serious trouble but it has been my singular misfortune, and this has happened so many times for close to four decades, to discuss other people’s
29 Apr 2025
16:27
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Pope Francis (1936 – 2025)
Pope Francis who died yesterday morning, April 21, at the age of 88 was a trailblazer in more than one respect and definitely one of the most influential figures of the 21st century: the first priest of the Jesuit Order (Society of Jesus) to occupy
22 Apr 2025
17:25
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Trump tariffs and the irony of governance
Basically, Trump tariffs and 'Liberation Day' declaration have again exposed Nigeria's lack of preparedness and institutional memory. In 1967, the same Nigeria demonstrated remarkable foresight and brilliance in responding to the British Pound
21 Apr 2025
11:32
Nigeria and the part of our past (2)
Nigeria's current challenges are products of a complex interplay of historical, economic and social factors, including a flawed foundation, poor governance and successive elites’ inability to improve the country's infrastructure and institutions.
14 Apr 2025
09:25
Plateau, Tsiga and Trump
“My brother, you do not look cheerful at all.” “I am just overwhelmed by everything” “Any personal issues? I hope there is no trouble in paradise and that Madam is still tolerating you.”
8 Apr 2025
16:22
Transforming NIMASA: Mobereola’s first year
Dayo Mobereola's first year as Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has been marked by transformative changes, strategic reforms and innovative partnerships.
7 Apr 2025
15:56
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Nigeria and the part of our past (1)
On October 1, 1999, I wrote an article titled ‘The Ethical Imperative of Governance’ in one of Nigeria's leading national newspapers. In the said article, I advocated for a deep sense of objective right and wrong in society, one that transcended
7 Apr 2025
14:16
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The Uromi 16 and the problem with Nigeria
The killing last Friday of 16 Northern travellers along the Uromi-Ubiaja road in Edo State is an event that will live in infamy. Twenty-five travellers from Port Harcourt going home to the North, Kano specifically, for the Eid el-fitri celebrations
1 Apr 2025
17:32
Murder of gay South African imam Muhsin Hendricks reignites queer Muslim debate
Dubbed the “world’s first openly gay Imam”, South African religious leader Muhsin Hendricks was gunned down on 15 February 2025 in an attack that many believe was targeted. Tributes have poured in across the world, but so have online comments that
Taiwo Akpabio and Kehinde Bogunjoko celebrate 60 years
Twin sisters - Arch. (Mrs) Taiwo Mojisola Akpabio and Dr (Mrs) Kehinde Gbemisola Bogunjoko celebrated their 60th Birthday Anniversary in Miami, Florida recently.
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Unlocking the Weight Loss equation - “Calories In vs. Calories Out”
The core idea is Energy Balance: consuming fewer calories than you burn leads to weight loss. This simple equation - balancing the energy you consume with the energy you burn - is the crux of sustainable weight management.
Trumpet is 30 Years fresh!
We are happy to announce formally - that Trumpet Newspaper is 30 years fresh! This milestone reminds us that Trumpet is the longest-surviving and far-reaching media organisation targeting UK's Diaspora African community.
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Attacks on people with albinism in Tanzania: African court holds government responsible – why it matters
People with albinism face widespread discrimination in many sub-Saharan African countries. In Tanzania, this minority has been subjected to extreme forms of violence. The government’s failure to protect their rights prompted the filing of a case
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African Union’s new chair has a long list of tough tasks – what it will take to get them done
Following seven rounds of balloting, 60-year-old diplomat Mahmoud Ali Youssouf was elected the sixth chair of the African Union Commission in February 2025. Politics professor Ulf Engel, who is the editor of the Yearbook on the African Union,
Family of dad shot dead appeals for witnesses
The family of an innocent man who was fatally shot outside a birthday party have appealed for the public’s help to get justice. Hanif Redwood, a 32-year-old father of two, was attacked in Linton Road, Barking in the early hours of Sunday, 13 October.
Murder of gay South African imam Muhsin Hendricks reignites queer Muslim debate
Dubbed the “world’s first openly gay Imam”, South African religious leader Muhsin Hendricks was gunned down on 15 February 2025 in an attack that many believe was targeted. Tributes have poured in across the world, but so have online comments that
Taiwo Akpabio and Kehinde Bogunjoko celebrate 60 years
Twin sisters - Arch. (Mrs) Taiwo Mojisola Akpabio and Dr (Mrs) Kehinde Gbemisola Bogunjoko celebrated their 60th Birthday Anniversary in Miami, Florida recently.
Young middle-class Nigerians are desperate to leave the country: insights into why
Since the 1980s, migration has been a part of the Nigerian middle-class psyche, catalysed by the usual suspects: high unemployment, security concerns, infrastructure gaps, and poor governance. Migrants tends to be middle-class since one needs
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How the Mandela myth helped win the battle for democracy in South Africa
To begin with, Winnie and Nelson mythologised themselves. Both intuitively understood that their greatest talent lay in public performance. Not just any public performance, but the sort that is exemplary, that embodies a collective spirit, a set of
Trumpet TV
Chief Femi Fani-Kayode (FFK) in a Zoom rage, calls Journalist 'Femi Okutubo stupid!
Nigerian politician and lawyer - Chief Femi Fani-Kayode stormed out of a Zoom Conversation organised by BEN Television London after calling Publisher of Trumpet Media Group - 'Femi Okutubo, stupid!
Dr Titus Odedun speaks about his GAB Award
Nana Ofori-Atta Oguntola interviews former Surgery tutor and examiner - Dr Titus Odedun on his recent Award from the Gathering of Africa's Best. Titus Odedun bagged a Gathering of Africa's Best (GAB) Award for outstanding contributions to the
Why Nigeria must celebrate - Dr Dalhatu Sarki Tafida, Nigeria High Commissioner to the UK
Nigeria High Commissioner to the Court of St. James' - Dr. Dalhatu Sarki Tafida OFR, CFR speaks to Trumpet TV about the giant strides being taken at the Mission, efforts to combat corruption at the Mission, why Nigeria must celebrate, and more.
You can't compare Nigeria with the UK - Dr Dalhatu Sarki Tafida
Nigeria High Commissioner to the Court of St. James' - Dr. Dalhatu Sarki Tafida OFR, CFR tells Trumpet TV that you can not compare Nigeria with the United Kingdom.
