Opinion
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Bayelsa comes of age, by Daniel Iworiso-Markson
– Twenty years old today and Bayelsa can now be said to be living the dream of its founding fathers.…
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11 posers for Osinbajo By Bolanle Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 “…It is important for us to understand the nature of this recession in which we have…
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Here’s an asset to sell for $150bn
All Nigerians have been challenged to think outside the box in order to get the country out of recession. We…
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Nigeria: Multilateral loans as panacea against recession
Olutayo Isaac writes that the federal government’s decision to seek external help from international organisations is perhaps one of the…
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Prof. Yusuf’s action plans for NHIS By Okechukwu Emeh, Jr
Conceptually, health denotes the condition of being physically and mentally sound. The essential role this could play in promoting sustainable…
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Paralympics Olympics and other stories By Bolanle Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 “People are crying but you are laughing. Is anything the matter with you?” “Those crying –…
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Rivers politics and glorification of gangsterism
By Anthony Brown There is a tragi-comedy going on in the country, especially among the political class. A villain is…
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Cassava and the Nigerian economy By Tayo Ogunbiyi
That the Nigerian economy is currently in a mess is an understatement. The drastic drop in revenue accruable to the…
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Osinbajo, blame-games and the revised counter-insurgency campaign By Yushau A. Shuaib
The Vice President of Federal Republic of Nigeria is not just an ordinary person. Prof. Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) is an…
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A poll shift and the undue de-marketing of Edo By Felix Oboagwina
My call-log indicated I had missed the call of Shina Loremikan and I promptly rang up this journalist and social…
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Am I Really a “Buhari Hater”? By Jideofor Adibe
There were several reactions to my last article entitled ‘Buhari’s Quest for Economic Emergency Powers’. One of the points that…
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After ye have suffered a while … By Femi Adesina
Here comes the preacher. What does he want to tell us? Doesn’t he know that we are hungry, and the…
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A free falling economy and the rest of us By Umoh Joshua
Am I an economic guru? No. Do I see, hear, taste, touch and feel the traumatizing pains of this prevailing…
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Lagos, PPP model and water supply By Tayo Ogunbiyi
Water is a vital resource that constitutes a new strategic issue that mobilizes the entire international community in facilitating its…
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INEC, Enough of the excuses on Rivers re-run
Further excuses would not be entertained from the Independent National Electoral Commission on the Rivers State rerun polls, writes Ifeanyi…
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Need for effective prison reform By Henry Udutchay
The recent jail break at Koton Karfe prison in Kogi state and Nsukka prison in Enugu state, where about 32…
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What is President Buhari doing with the economy? By Garba Shehu
LET me start by asking an important question: who wants to kill racy introspection? There is a cacophony of voices…
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Edo will never return to darkness – Oyegun
AGENE GODWIN, Benin The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun has urged Edo people to…
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Buhari’s quest for emergency economic powers By Jideofor Adibe
Since Reuters broke the news on August 22 2016 that the government would be seeking emergency powers to enable it…
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‘The stronger the battle, the sweeter the victory’ – Prof. Chinedum Nwajiuba , VC FUNAI
Speech by the Vice-Chancellor, Federal University Ndufu-Alike Ikwo (FUNAI),FUNAI, Ebonyi State, on the occasion of a meeting with teaching and…
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FG, BBOG and Chibok Girls By Tayo Ogunbiyi
April 15th 2014 would for long remain a watershed in the history of our dear nation. On the night of…
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As John Kerry arrives Nigeria: Sokoto’s religious moderation is rich lesson to a troubled world By Aminu Waziri Tambuwal
@AWTambuwal Nigeria, and particularly our state, Sokoto, will this week host the Secretary of State of the USA, John Kerry,…
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Perspectives on the PIB and balancing the stakeholders’ interests By Prof Chijioke Nwaozuzu,
There is a fundamental interdependence between Host Countries and the Multinational Oil Companies (MNOCs) in the development of natural resources.…
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Anambra’s potty politics By Ejike Anyaduba
Barely nine months after exorcizing the stalking ghost of a N75billion bequest (which nearly cast doubts on the achievements of…
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The race against time at Ife By Bolanle Bolawole
turnport@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 Normalcy has returned to the Obafemi Awolowo University (formerly the University of Ife), Ile Ife. Penultimate…
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