Opinion
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Open letter to Archbishop Henry Ndukuba, Primate, Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion By Sir Emeka Asinugo
Your Grace, I am writing this letter to you with a deep sense of respect but also with a burdened…
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Against the shifting sands of popularity By Fr. Peter Iwuala
“Do not establish your identity upon the shifting sands of popularity because those around you who want you to be…
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The specter of technological determinism & the imperative of technology assessment By Anthony Akubue
Ours is a volatile period in which technology has gone out of control and raised the specter of technological determinism.…
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The spectacle and the State: Mandy Kiss and the reward of hyperreal notoriety By Dr. Akin Olaniyan
Recent events within Nigeria’s vibrant and often chaotic social media space are forcing us to confront serious issues about the…
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Echoes of ‘Iya Shukudi’ in Trade Fair demolitions By UGO ONUOHA
MANY issues have been playing out in Lagos state between the government and residents, especially with those of Igbo extraction.…
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An SOS from GenZ212: Morocco’s youth will not hang up By Hsain Ilahiane
The chant “Health before football” captures the fury of the moment, but it also contains a vision: health with football,…
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Nigeria, World Teachers’ Day, nonviolence, et cetera By Ebuka Ukoh
Honoured in Word and Deed “Nigeria’s teachers carry the future on their shoulders, but the nation is crushing their spirit.…
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Generals, marabouts and Boko Haram By Lasisi Olagunju
General Lucky Irabor wrote a book that attracted a gathering of Generals in Abuja last Friday. Irabor, in the book,…
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Saving democracy: The urgency of electoral reforms By Dakuku Peterside
Voter turnout is democracy’s vital sign, and ours has been fading. Since 2007, participation has fallen from 57% to 26.7%…
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I, too, must get American in-laws, the efficacy of prayers and other matters By Hassan Gimba (2)
Whoever tells you prayers don’t work does not know nothing! Kai, this speaking like a Yankee wannabe has pushed me off my regular lane. By…
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Iyaloja-General at Oba of Benin’s palace By Festus Adedayo
The earliest example of personal rule gone awry in the world was given in the biblical account of Eli, the…
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Message from Alan Paton’s ‘Cry, The Beloved Country’ By MARTINS OLOJA
“There is not much talking now. A silence falls upon them all. This is no time to talk of hedges…
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Prof. Steve Azaiki…Providing global leadership with African roots, building a lasting legacy By Mondy Gold
Under the stewardship of Professor N’Dri Thérèse Assié-Lumumba, the World Council of Comparative Education Societies (WCCES) recently expanded the Executive…
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Maduagwu left the stage but her legacy lives after her By Emeka Asinugo
The tragic passing of Somtochukwu Christelle Maduagwu, fondly called Sommie, in the early morning hours of Monday 29 September 2025…
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Bayo Onanuga: Between ‘bolekaja’ publicity and public relations By Yushau A. Shuaib
I have often emphasised the thin, but important line between journalism and public relations. A journalist thrives on controversy; every…
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‘The dawn of a new, prosperous, self-reliant Nigeria is here’ – Tinubu
NATIONAL BROADCAST BY HIS EXCELLENCY BOLA AHMED TINUBU, GCFR, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE 65TH INDEPENDENCE…
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As Nigeria celebrates its 65th independence anniversary By Emeka Asinugo
As Nigeria celebrates its 65th independence anniversary today, 1st October 2025, the mood across the country is a mixture of…
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Igbo maidens have crucial role to play in Igboland By Emeka Asinugo
One of the little-known secrets that evade the attention of community leaders in Nigeria is how deeply important maidens are…
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October 1st, an anniversary, and a country’s blues By UGO ONUOHA
MOCKERY! This word probably best captures the slogan for the 65th anniversary of the independence of our country. The federal…
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Nigeria at 65: Time to retire excuses By Ebuka Ukoh
My earliest [but adult] memory of the Nigerian Independence Day celebration dates back to my days at the American University…
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Dangote’s oily wars By Lasisi Olagunju
In February 2025, Daily Trust quoted him as saying: “I’ve been fighting battles all my life and I have not…
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Hobbes, Nigeria, and Sarkozy By Lasisi Olagunju
In the early 1940s, Sir Ahmadu Bello, the hugely popular Sardauna of Sokoto, found himself at a crossroads of politics…
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Nigeria needs a brand new constitution, not amendment By Emeka Asinugo
The renewed call for constitutional reform in Nigeria has once again been brought into the national conversation following President Bola…
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I, too, must get American in-laws, the efficacy of prayers and other matters By Hassan Gimba (1)
Contemplate this: I am someone born in Kaduna just after Nigeria was born, cut my teeth in the undulating plains…
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Against errant policemen, I testify… But the good ones I salute! By Bolanle BOLAWOLE
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 Two videos about the police trended on social media last week; one was positive while the…
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