Opinion
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Rumblings from the South By Dakuku Peterside.
The amalgamation of Southern and Northern Nigeria protectorates in 1914 to form the Nigerian state seems unfinished. Since this union,…
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Now that the South is stirring… By BolanleBolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 They say better late than never; and that necessity is the mother of invention. If you…
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Managing our diversity By Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe
Sometimes last year, the President sent to the Senate, a communication proposing Mrs Muheeda Dankaka as Chairman of the Federal…
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Lessons for Nigerians from EPL By FEMI ADESINA
Manchester City Football Club was on Tuesday confirmed winner of the 2020/2021 English Premier League (EPL). For those who follow…
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‘We must defend ourselves or die!’: The principle of uti possidetis juris in international law, custom By Obadiah Mailafia
I read with interest the other day the unattributed submission of someone on the juridical doctrine of Uti Possidetis Juris.…
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Okowa: Leadership above the noise By Jackson Udema
Leadership is in doing, not in talking. All great leaders act. No pontification. No story-telling. They brace up to confront…
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Just thinking aloud (II) By Bola Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 “As we were saying, Awo’s legacies have been left to rot: The cattle ranches, farm settlements,…
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As Nigeria unravels, who leads the Yoruba? By Bolanle Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 Nigeria appears to have turned the corner and her fate no longer rests with those protecting…
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The Scourge of Ritual Killings in Nigeria . By Dakuku Peterside.
Iniobong Umoren was a young woman in her early 20’s who lived in Uyo the Akwa Ibom State capital. She…
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With a Covid-19 vaccine patent waiver likely, time to rethink global intellectual property rules By Professor Ruth L. Okediji
Ruth L. Okediji is the Jeremiah Smith Jr. Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. On Wednesday May 5, the…
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They should let us breathe By FEMI ADESINA
Don’t asphyxiate us, let us breathe. Remove your knees from the neck of Nigeria, and let the country be. What…
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A Fraud on Our Collective Humanity By Dakuku Peterside.
It was a compelling story – a story that showcases the best and worst in us. This story calls for…
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Professor Greg Ikechukwu Ibe: Contextual analysis and diagnosis of leadership challenge of Abia State By Chukwuma ShaFT AMARAM (Polemics).
Abia State is not only a familiar buzzing identity and a curious phenomenon on the precedence order matrix nomenclature among…
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Nigeria will fly again: We can believe Kumuyi By FEMI ADESINA
You rarely hear his voice in public when it comes to secular or controversial issues.A bruised reed shall he not…
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E-Commerce: How Konga saved my family during the peak of COVID-19
Nigeria has fared fairly well with the COVID-19 pandemic, especially when compared with its counterparts in other parts of the…
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Birds of a feather… By Bola Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 As they say, birds of a feather flock together; meaning “people of the same sort or…
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Insecurity: Putting Gov. Dapo Abiodun on the spot By Bolanle Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 One common factor or denominator all over the country today is insecurity. In the North-east it…
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Lessons from Chad By Dakuku Peterside.
On Monday 19th April 2021, the world woke up to the news that the long-serving President of the Republic of…
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Hounding the President. Will they ever learn? By FEMI ADESINA
From Sunday afternoon till evening, I was harried and harassed with phone calls by some people in the media. Can…
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As OAU prepares for its 60th anniversary (II) By Bola Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 Anniversary celebrations usually are occasions when the celebrant(s) spruce themselves up in their best attires, ornaments,…
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Mahmud Tukur: A True Patriot By Mamman Daura
Dr Mahmud Tukur who died recently in Abuja held many prominent offices of state but no post defined him like…
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Pure water and rising hardship in the land. By Dakuku Peterside.
The sachet water, commonly known as ‘Pure Water’ all over Nigeria, is the most popular source of drinking water in…
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Is Makinde aware of this? By Bolanle Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 The write-up you are about to read was forwarded to me by a friend who now…
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Zion Train is coming our way By FEMI ADESINA
A quiet revolution took off on April 8, 2021, by 11.05 am. It was unheralded, without ostentation, almost unsung. But…
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Ebube agu: A fearsome leopard or a frightened cat? By Joel Nwokeoma
The other day, after what seemed like an endless filibustering and pussyfooting, the five hapless South-East state governors made a…
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