Opinion
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As OAU prepares for its 60th anniversary (I) By Bola Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 My alma mater, the Obafemi Awolowo University (formerly the University of Ife) aka “Great Ife” will…
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Prof. Chinedum Nwajiuba – Focus, hardwork, and the rebirth of our society By Paschal Emeka Egerue
“Seest thou a man diligent in his business? He shall stand before Kings, he shall not stand before mean men”…
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Imo on The Precipice by Dakuku Peterside.
The mayhem in the Eastern Heartland of Imo State has left everyone perplexed. Security eruptions in Imo state appear to…
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Yinka Odumakin: Like a candle in the wind By Bolanle Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 Verse 1: Goodbye Oodua nation’s rose/May you ever grow in our hearts/You were the grace that…
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For Buhari, the jury is in… By Bola Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 And “the die is cast” (Alea iacta est) as the character, Suetonius, said unto Julius Caesar,…
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Nigeria and the war of tongues By FEMI ADESINA
Our country is at war today on many fronts. Nigeria battles insurgency, terrorism, banditry, kidnappings, armed robbery, cult killings, ritual…
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Mission schools: Will Akeredolu walk the talk? By Bolanle Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 In January this year, Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State announced the readiness of his government…
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Zulumnomics, Civil service and Nigeria’s Economic revival. By Dakuku Peterside.
Nigeria is a country where there is a chasm between the leaders and the led. The distrust of the ordinary…
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Olufemi Obafemi: Showcasing a creative scholar Prof. Toyin Falola
(A conversation with Olufemi Obafemi – 1) THE assumption that we can control the activities around us, though understandable,…
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Flying on the wings of Gas By FEMI ADESINA
By the time we remove hatred, malice, indecent politics, and all the ills that plague our country and its leaderships…
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Insecurity: Gov Samuel Ortom is Not Alone By Fegalo Nsuke
Wednesday, 31 March, 2021 The travails of Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom and the Benue people over persistent, consistent and…
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Leadership notes from Gov. Zulum. By Dakuku Peterside.
Last week, at a lecture, to commemorate my 50th birthday and the public presentation of my book titled: ‘Strategic Turnaround:…
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Mellor: A life of dedicated service and sacrifice By Bolanle Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 When I wrote “Soname: Politics loss, the Church’s gain”, it was to celebrate a friend and…
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Prince Clem Ikanade Agba: Secure in the hollow of God’s hand at 57 By Sufuyan Ojeifo
Last year, when he turned 56, Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Ikanade Agba decided to…
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How to reassign power in the humanitarian sector By Dr. Wale Osofisan
When we analyze leadership in the humanitarian sector, we often see images of mostly white men, a few white women,…
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Buba Marwa and the bad boys By FEMI ADESINA
New things are happening at the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), and suddenly, there’s a throwback to the 1996-1999…
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Olu Obafemi at 70 (Or, Gambolling on Friendship in a Season of Plague) By Femi Osofisan
(TRIBUTE BY PROF. FEMI OSOFISAN TO CELEBRATE PROF. OLU OBAFEMI AT 70 PUBLISHED ON HIS BIRTHDAY ON APRIL 4, 2020.…
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Denmark takes the law into its hands? by Dakuku Peterside.
Last week, something with significant but far-reaching diplomatic implications happened in security circles, particularly in the maritime security sphere. Denmark,…
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Towards timely, peaceful and constitutional restructuring of Nigeria By Bolanle Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 One issue that pervades discussion in the country today is the insecurity that started in the…
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Book Preview : Strategic Turnaround – Story of a Government Agency, by Dr. Dakuku Peterside
Pages:302. Publisher; Safari Books Forward: Prof Yemi Osinbajo Previewer : Prof Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka Senior Special Adviser to the President on…
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‘We are all together’ By FEMI ADESINA
Those who are younger than 55 or thereabouts may not easily get the joke in the expression, ‘We are all…
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Whither Nigeria’s 1999 Constitution? By Bola Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 It is becoming increasingly clear that two options await this country: The discarding of the 1999…
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Nigeria currently conquered, occupied by vandals, bandits; Sliding towards precipice; Threatened with dismemberment, Institutions decomposed – Prof. Jega
Being an Alumni Association of the National Institute (AANI) Lecture, titled Responsibilities of the State for a Stable Democratic Polity…
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Rise of politics, fall of reason By Dakuku Peterside
In a constitutional democracy, politics is the only legitimate route to governance. And the primary role of government is to…
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The Fox and the Cock in contemporary Nigeria By Bolanle Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 The story of “How the fox lost its fright of the cock” or “How the cock…
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