Opinion
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Beware of false prophecies! By Bolanle BOLAWOLE
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 “Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also…
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Power without performance: The 2027 reckoning and what the global community must know – Trump is watching By Professor Mondy Selle Gold
It will be exceedingly difficult for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to secure a second mandate in 2027. At the summit…
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Nation-building is a shared responsibility – Tinubu to Nigerians
2026 MARKS THE BEGINNING OF A MORE ROBUST PHASE OF ECONOMIC GROWTH: PRESIDENT TINUBU’S NEW YEAR GOODWILL MESSAGE TO NIGERIANS…
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Re-engineering Nigeria: A bold blueprint for jobs, security, and sustainable national transformation By Nosa Ota Osaikhuiwu
Nigeria stands at a pivotal moment in its national evolution. With a swelling youth population, a weakened economy, a fractured…
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Dakuku Peterside: When a name carries a man through thought, duty, and the long journey of life By ‘Suyi Ayodele
In many African cultures, a name is not a casual label but a powerful sentence—sometimes a prayer, sometimes a prophecy,…
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Traumatized travellers, broken highways, and coastal road By UGO ONUOHA
The 1999 Constitution of Nigeria, as amended, stipulated that the security and the welfare of Nigerians, not some Nigerians, not…
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Tax Reform Law: Cracks in the Code By Dakuku Peterside
A society does not collapse only when guns are louder than laws. It also weakens when citizens begin to suspect…
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Trump must finish what he started By Lasisi Olagunju
There is a Yoruba proverb for our insecurity and the external help we got last Thursday: Let the man see…
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Gov Makinde, his sons and his ‘friends’ By Lasisi Olagunju
“Beware the quiet man; for while others speak, he watches. And while others act, he plans. And when they finally…
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America and Gov Makinde’s precision strikes By Festus Adedayo
In Nigeria, on Tuesday and Thursday last week, two precision airstrikes hit targets. As similar as the pains the airstrikes…
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Before Tinubu metamorphoses into another Donald Trump… By Bola BOLAWOLE
turnpot@gmail.com 0803 251 0193, 0807 552 5533 President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has threatened to resort to the use of “Executive…
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The Strategic Shift: Nigeria’s move to diversify oil trade payments By Isaac Megbolugbe
December 26, 2025 Introduction President Bola Tinubu’s recent announcement to diversify oil trade payments to include local currencies marks a…
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Gumi and his terrorists By Lasisi Olagunju
During the Kiriji War of the nineteenth century, a grim parable of war came and became a subject of racial…
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Yuletide reflections: Dirty December, Quiet Hearts, Etcetera By Ebuka Ukoh
In Nigeria, December arrives like a festival competing with itself. The streets get louder, the music gets brighter, and the…
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Reflections in the Christmas Prism: Embracing Paradox and Sovereignty By Isaac Megbolugbe
December 25, 2025 Introduction As I reflect on the true meaning of Christmas, I am struck by the paradoxes that…
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When Nnamdi Kanu is angry with the Nigerian government his frustration should be quite understandable By Emeka Asinugo
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has recently been jailed for life, though he…
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Be open to the surprises that God has planned for you By Fr. Peter Iwuala
Brothers and sisters, what does Saint Joseph say to us in the Gospel of Matthew 1:18–24? In this passage, Joseph…
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Forgeries, taxations and the reign of Rehoboam By UGO ONUOHA
A little over three months into the presidency of Alhaji Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on September 5, 2023, I wrote an…
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Christmas is here, but… By Bola Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533, 0803 251 0193 Christmas is here, but there is no “feferity” that usually heralds its coming.…
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The healthcare rights most Nigerians don’t know they have By Emeka Asinugo
It is news to most Nigerians that since October 2014, Nigeria has had a federal law that fundamentally changes how…
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Gumi and his terrorists By Lasisi Olagunju
During the Kiriji War of the nineteenth century, a grim parable of war came and became a subject of racial…
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Memories, the dead, Okanlomo and other stories By Festus Adedayo
As we walked into the venue of Professor Abimbola Adunni Adelakun’s mother’s 25th memorial in Ibadan, Oyo State, last Thursday,…
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Power without resistance, expands By Fr. Peter Iwuala
Power, when unchallenged, does not remain still, it grows. Throughout history and within every sphere of human life, the absence…
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Emmanuel: The Bridging of the Spiritual and Physical Realms By Isaac Megbolugbe
December 19, 2025 Introduction The name “Emmanuel” holds profound significance in the Christmas narrative. Meaning “God with us,” it signifies…
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Reflections on W.E.B. Du Bois: The Path Forward for a Pan Africanist Agenda By Dr. Akil Kokayi Khalfani
December 2025 Thank you to the Togolese people, the Government of Togo, the African Union, and all of the people…
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