Opinion
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Time to celebrate Murtala, Abuja and G-7 @ 50 By MARTINS OLOJA
It is indeed a time to celebrate with Abuja and a group of seven states Hurricane Murtala Muhammed who spent…
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Abia too, has left us behind By Chinedu Agu
I arrived in Umuahia in the afternoon of 23 January 2026 for the Quarterly Meeting of the Eastern Bar Forum…
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Chef Hilda ‘Jollof’ Baci: In the news again with 3rd Guinness World Record! By Ebuka Ukoh
The cynicism had come too quickly. A couple of years ago, after Hilda Baci, Nigeria’s celebrity chef, set another Guinness…
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Our villages were paradise many decades ago By Emeka Asinugo
There was a time when our Igbo villages were paradise, not because they were perfect, but because they were human.…
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Understanding the importance of roads in national development By Emeka Asinugo
A nation’s road network is more than asphalt, tar and concrete laid across the land. It is a living system…
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Between Fela and Whizkid… 1 By Bola BOLAWOLE
turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533, 0803 251 0193 “Anything you can do/I can do it better/I’m the toughest (I’m the toughest)/And…
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Outsourcing and redefining violence as a tool of governance By Uche J. Udenka
-When the State Rewards Its Own Breakdown. The recent suggestion attributed to the Northern Elders Forum — that armed Fulani…
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Onitsha market impasse: Safety before orders; People before optics By Ebuka Ukoh
When Governor Charles Soludo directed traders in Anambra’s main markets to ignore the sit-at-home solidarity and resume normal six-days-a- week…
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Trump’s World Cup stress test and prospects of Europe’s boycott By UGO ONUOHA
FEDERATION of International Football Associations [FIFA] awarded hosting rights for this year’s football World Cup tournament to three North American…
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Echoes after Taraba By Dakuku Peterside/ Olufemi Awoyemi
I shared a travelogue describing my visit to Taraba State, where distance is measured not in kilometres but in neglect…
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Taraba’s struggle for recognition and development By Dakuku Peterside, PhD
I arrived in Jalingo on a quiet Saturday—no drama, just a gentle descent into a place whose story overshadows its…
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ADC Presidential primaries: Atiku, Obi, Amaechi, who does the cap fit? By Obike Ukoh
When the late politician and statesman, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, was alive he told All Peoples Party (APP), supporters in Ebonyi…
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Where is Sadio Mane in your team? By MARTINS OLOJA
Morocco, the host of the just concluded Africa Cup of Nations, (AFCON 2025) has continued to receive rave reviews over…
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Fela’s Wizkid By Lasisi Olagunju
The Cambridge English dictionary defines ‘Wizkid’ as “a young person who is very clever and successful.” Collins Dictionary defines it…
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The last nuggets of wisdom from Bob Marley…To Muhammed Ali, you, and me By Bolanle BOLAWOLE
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 Neither Bob Nesta Marley nor Muhammed Ali (formerly Cassius Clay) needs any introduction – except, perhaps,…
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The end of American moral leadership and the rise of middle power realism By Uche J. Udenka
For most of the post–Second World War era, the United States styled itself—and was broadly accepted—as the Leader of the…
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January 19: What MLK Day should ask Nigeria By Ebuka Ukoh
Monday, January 19, was the 39th anniversary of MLK Day, a U.S. federal holiday on the third Monday of January.…
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Peter Obi remains most credible Presidential candidate for 2027 By Emeka Asinugo
In a nation as complex, as wounded, as restless and yet as hopeful as Nigeria, credibility has become a rare…
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A comparative exploration of discursive paradigmatic probe and empirical study of humanity By Isaac Megbolugbe
January 19, 2026 Introduction Understanding humanity is a complex and multifaceted endeavor, requiring diverse approaches and methodologies. Two distinct yet…
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Six years of Senator Uzodinma as Governor of Imo State By Emeka Asinugo
Six years is long enough in public office for history to begin to harden its judgment. It is a time…
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Brigadier Ademulegun and 60 years of nightmare By UGO ONUOHA
RITUALS have a way of degrading and over shadowing the substance and raisin d’etre of almost every memorial. That much…
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Yakubu Mohammed: 1950 – 2026 By Lasisi Olagunju
He was my friend and gist mate. I remember I was right on the Asejire Bridge on the Ife-Ibadan Road…
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Ibadan is Oyo By Lasisi Olagunju
On Monday, 25 March, 1946, Chief I. B. Akinyele, Chief James Ladejo Ogunsola, Messrs D. T. Akinbiyi and E. A.…
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1966 coup and the Macbeth tragedy By Festus Adedayo
Chief Richard Osuolale Akinjide, Minister of Education in the First Republic, under Tafawa Balewa, and Minister of Justice under Alhaji…
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The DNA of Professor Emeritus Olu Obafemi: A life of artistic vision and humanity By Isaac Megbolugbe
January 18, 2026 Introduction Professor Ayefuku’s insightful analysis of Professor Emeritus Olu Obafemi’s work reveals a profound embodiment of his…
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