Opinion
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Crisis of leadership: A continental crisis that refuses to fade By Hon. (Dr.) Emmanuel Awhan Ibeshi
Africa, Oh My Africa! Few issues cut as painfully into the conscience of the African continent as the recurring phenomenon…
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The gift of high expectations: Why I blame Professor Susan Wachter for my Lifetime Achievement Award By Dr. Isaac Megbolugbe
In early 2026, I was deeply honored to receive the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award from Marquis Who’s Who. It is…
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Kurfi and the radarada in Katsina By Lasisi Olagunju
If Katsina State governor, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, were a Yoruba man, the people would say he is living his…
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Why Oriire was not Chibok By Lasisi Olagunju
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) and the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) were in the media yesterday (Sunday) urging President Bola…
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Peter Obi, Mario Balotelli and ‘Why Always Me’ By Ugo Onuoha
‘Why always me’. If you have been a lover of football, a tweenager [young adults in their twenties] or an…
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Aliko Dangote: Africa’s Industrialist-in-Chief By Wale Osofisan PhD
Aliko Dangote began as a trader in Kano. He could have remained one. Trading is lighter work. It is faster,…
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Nnaji at 70: Some personal recollections By C. Don Adinuba
This has been the toughest birthday tribute I have attempted to scribble. A lot of wonderful things have been penned…
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The Sundiata Post Model (2): Historical and intellectual foundations of a knowledge-producing Newsroom By Max Amuchie
Every institutional framework has a history, even when it introduces something new. Ideas rarely emerge in complete isolation; they arise…
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The battle before the 2027 ballots By Dakuku Peterside
By the time Nigerians file into polling units in 2027, the most consequential battle for the nation’s democracy may already…
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Oriire 44 and our double standard By Festus Adedayo
Friday’s announcement of the release of the Oriire captives sent Nigerians into a state of collective rejoicing. It beautifully confirmed…
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Gbaja gets a reprieve By Festus Adedayo
A few weeks before his assassination on February 13, 1976, one Obarogie Ohanbamu, who was a Senior Lecturer in the…
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FIFA World Cup: Ten lessons Africa must learn from Europe By Martins Oloja
11 July 2026 4:55am WAT This is a policy brief for CAF and 54-member associations on what African football managers…
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Hypocrisy of diplomacy and the xenophobia in South Africa By Dr Charles Okafor
Beyond the Apartheid regime, Nigeria established a formal Diplomatic Relations with South Africa in 1994. From 1994 to date, several…
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Out-of-school children crisis: a driver of urgent educational reforms By Emeka Asinugo
When the future of a country is deeply tainted by the sheer volume of its children who keep wandering the…
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The right to fail: Football, race, and the fragile boundaries of belonging By Prof. Hsain Ilahiane
Sometimes the torment comes from opposing supporters. More disturbingly, it can come from the player’s own side: from people who…
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A diamond called Bart Nnaji: The long shadow of a 70 year old quiet builder By Ifeanyi Igwebike Mbanefo
THE MAN WHO ANSWERS HIS PHONE There is a particular kind of greatness that announces itself — titles read out…
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Build your lifestyle with intention By Fr. Peter Iwuala
Your life is being shaped every single day—by your habits, your choices, and what you choose to prioritize. The question…
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The fortress of delusion: Satire, power and self-deception (Review of Uzoatu’s ‘White Men Can’t Write’) By Enam Obiosio
Uzor Maxim Uzoatu’s ‘White Men Can’t Write’ is not merely a short story. It is a political fable disguised as…
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What does Africa need to develop? Certainly not aid By Dr Wale Osofisan
Africa’s development debate has been shaped for years by the same tired assumptions. The continent is often spoken about as…
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The architecture of redemption: Sonship, grace, and the unshakable foundation of the gospel By Isaac Megbolugbe
July 7, 2026 Preface: A Meeting of Minds and the Freedom of Faith This article was conceived in the wake…
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Prof Bart Nnaji @ 70: A reason to believe By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
It takes more than nerdy audacity to undertake the tackling of a subject as complex as Professor Bart Nnaji as…
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PFIPC not a ghost. Presidency’s cabal just got caught By UGO ONUOHA
NIGERIA’s Presidency has the outlook of the abode of a crime syndicate. Like all presidencies in probably all jurisdictions of…
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When every vice becomes ‘new normal’… By Bolanle BOLAWOLE
turnpot@gmail.com 070 526 1058 “When a house suffers from problems in its foundation, you can do one of two things:…
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Nigeria’s biggest scandal is here By Lasisi Olagunju
President Bola Tinubu’s Villa scriptwriters are supremely gifted. Go back and read Mr. Bayo Onanuga’s So Long a Letter on…
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Afrophobia: Should Nigeria ask South African companies to leave? By Lasisi Olagunju
Jacob Zuma was President of South Africa when he declared on October 21, 2013 that South Africa should not…
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