Kola Alapinni

Kola Alapinni, Esq. is a Barrister & Solicitor (the Supreme Court of Nigeria)

Death Comes in the Morning

I know the Holy Book says that joy comes in the morning. But I wish to inform you that death comes in the morning, in the afternoon and in the evening as well...

Turai Yar'adua: Beware of her ‘kunu-seller’ looks!

Under different circumstances, could there have been a few traits in this woman that might have been a virtue? I leave you to conclude. Did she want her husband to be in power for the good of our country? No. She wanted him in power but it was for her own sake...

Mr. Acting President Jonathan: It is time to be the Commander-In-Chief

Enough is enough and it is time to end this nonsense. I do not know if in the last few days you have been following the news? I know that when people are in such positions as fate has thrust you into, they are cut away from the reality of the real world...

The Survival Manual for President Goodluck Jonathan

 Let us presume that our absentee President is not going to be fit for purpose after this Saudi trip and I don’t think he will because the handwriting is on the wall. The game is over...

CAF's Togo Ban: Issa Hayatou, you got it wrong

On the 8th of January 2010 the Togolese national team - The Hawks - set out for Cabinda, Angola from the Congo to commence their campaign in the African Cup of Nations. It has proved to be a serious error of judgment...

The Terror Watchlist: Nigeria’s Response

When America and the West fail to get their acts together, it is a systemic failure. When a man reports his son to the US security to be on the lookout for him and the US fails to act appropriately, his country is named a terrorist nation...

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