Opinion
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The impossible death of Zik of Africa By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
The news broke like tropical thunderclap: Zik of Africa is dead! The announced death of Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, Nigeria’s first…
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Remembering General Ironsi and Colonel Fajuyi By Ejike Anyduba
Major General Aguiyi Ironsi has been dead for five decades and nine years. July 29, 2025, will make it 59…
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What ADC will do differently from APC… – 1 By Bola BOLAWOLE
turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 Two weeks ago in this column, I asked what the African Democratic Congress (ADC), the emerging…
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Giving an old man a new name By Obike Ukoh
The renaming of educational institutions after prominent politicians, especially after their death, is becoming a tradition in Nigeria. Indeed, almost…
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When truth refuses to die By Fr. Peter Iwuala
Throughout history, truth has often been a malleable concept, subject to the whims of power, perception, and belief. Yet, there…
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Peter Obi and a buffoon called Monday Okpebholo By UGO ONUOHA
Tuesday, July 22, 2025 Who is a buffoon? I will not put my thumb on the scale so that I…
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Buhari: A tale of two deaths By Lasisi Olagunju
June 2015, freshly minted President Muhammadu Buhari hosted General Olusegun Obasanjo at the Villa. “Whatever anyone might have done to…
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The body of the Yoruba king By Lasisi Olagunju
Okuku town in present Osun State has a well-recorded history of cultural promotion and preservation. Ulli Beier’s ‘Yoruba Beaded Crowns’…
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Buhari. May our subsequent leaders die at home (1) By Hassan Gimba
“The days of life pass away like clouds, so do good while you are alive.” – Imam Ali (AS) Many…
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Three deaths: Gainers and losers By Bolanle BOLAWOLE
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058. The death of three prominent Nigerians happened in quick succession, setting tongues wagging. The first was the…
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What’s going on with education in Nigeria? By Dakuku Peterside
Walk into almost any public school in Nigeria, and you feel the weight of history pressing down on the desks.…
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Re: ‘Burial over’ – A review. By Professor Echefuna’ R G ONYEBEADI.
I have read, watched and listened to numerous comments on the demise of General Muhammadu Buhari. Some praises, some condemnations…
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Awujale’s burial and Aso Rock’s graveyard politics By Festus Adedayo
“Why should I bother myself with what is done to my body when I die? Oyomesi (the council of seven…
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‘Diddy’: What Nigeria can learn from U.S. about justice By Ebuka Ukoh
When the jury in the United States federal sex trafficking trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs delivered its verdict, it sent…
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Amb. Yahaya Kwande, The Long Kwo: From Statesman to Royalty, A legacy in motion By Yakubu Dati
The recognition he expected was long in coming. After years of adding value to the fatherland through excellent work in…
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Peter Obi at 64: Revisiting Obimentalism – By VALENTINE OBIENYEM
Introduction Today, July 19, 2025, marks the sixty-fourth year in the life of Mr. Peter Obi – a man whose…
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Who will cry when our leaders die? By MARTINS OLOJA
“When you were born, you cried while the world rejoiced. Live your life in such a way that when you…
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Nigeria’s Dr Steptoe goes home: A reflection on Dr Ernest Ugo (1951-2025) By C. Don Adinuba
With the burial rites of Professor Ernest Ugo starting on Tuesday, July 22, at the Amadeo Events Centre in Enugu,…
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JAMB: Now that the age controversy is laid to rest… By Bola BOLAWOLE
turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 “Gradually but assuredly, the foundations of education are being destroyed in this country. Adequate attention – and…
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Mandela Day: What he might say to Nigerian leaders today By Ebuka Ukoh
….Reflections on Power, Stewardship, and Long Walk to Justice In the fall of 2021, I arrived in the United States…
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Buhari’s shocker: I look forward to leaving, and when it’s time, I go to my grave By FEMI ADESINA
Why should one be so sad about the death of an 82-year-old man? Not just sad. Dolorous. Mournful. Devastated. At…
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When government alienates, distracts itself By Alabi Williams
More than one year to official announcement of campaigns for 2027 elections, politicians by themselves have flagged off the process.…
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Olubadan Olákùlẹ́hìn: Names and destinies By Lasisi Olagunju
Odysseus survived the Trojan War. He experienced “blissful forgetfulness” in the land of the Lotus-Eaters; he was captured by the…
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‘They chop their own, they chop our own’ By Lasisi Olagunju
She spoke with so much authority on the sleaze and dirt that make our lawmakers so fat like the well-fed…
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91 thunders for Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
When I broke the world exclusive news of the Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, publishing his latest novel, Chronicles from the…
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