Opinion
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Buhari: May our subsequent leaders die at home (3) By Hassan Gimba
Yes, indeed, the late Muhammadu Buhari was perhaps the best politician of the Fourth Republic. He knew what he was…
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Ahmadu Bello children’s territorial politics By Festus Adedayo
There was territorial tension in Nigeria last week. Like in the famous fable where animals gathered in the forest to…
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In life as in death, controversy trails Buhari – 2 By Bolanle BOLAWOLE
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 Last week I printed here one of the two write-ups on President Muhammadu Buhari that I said…
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How a Grenadian Nurse, a Biafran Brigadier, helped raise Murtala Muhammed’s children across continents – After a war By Aisha Muhammed-Oyebode
Thursday, 31 July 2025 This Thursday, we begin the formal funeral rites for Mrs. Joan Eze, a nurse practitioner from…
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The inhumanity of the few on the masses of the world By Anthony Akubue
It is an understatement to say that the world today is full of contradictions, immorality, hypocrisy, and sanctimonious humbugs. I…
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This nonsense must stop forthwith! The proposed National Council of Traditional Rulers in Nigeria is absurd!! By Professor Echefuna’ R G ONYEBEADI.
Every culture and tradition is local and peculiar to a locality! There is nothing NATIONAL about Traditional Rulers in a…
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$1 trillion economy: Why Tinubu must listen to Dangote, Ekeh, others By Aliyu Gaya
One exceptionally commendable fact about the Bola Tinubu presidency is that it is not lacking in ambition and audacity. Courage…
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From betrayed allies to bold architects: Ijaw demands statehood and sovereignty By Prof. Mondy Gold
Once, on the trembling threshold of a bleeding continent, when the thunder of foreign boots desecrated our sacred soil, it…
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Buhari: May our subsequent leaders die at home (2) By Hassan Gimba
The late General Buhari was a man who, on two occasions, was welcomed into office by Nigerians who dared to…
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Broken country and the stolen life of Citizen Gospel By UGO ONUOHA
Our country Nigeria is broken. Almost. Beneficiaries of its present state of brokenness are unlikely to admit this. In my…
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Super Falcons’ lesson for Kwankwaso By Lasisi Olagunju
Each time this country discounts tribe and tongue, region and religion, it wins. Nigeria’s stunning victory in the Women’s Africa…
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In life, as in death, controversy trails Buhari – 1 By Bolanle BOLAWOLE
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 ‘Buhari’s presidency was a colossal disaster. He left behind a country poorer, more fractured, and more…
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New wave of malnutrition and the road to 2027 By Dakuku Peterside
As political season begins in Nigeria ahead of the 2027 elections, we are beginning to see another round of promises,…
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Oyinlola’s crocodile and Fayose’s carcass By Festus Adedayo
Praise and dispraise are two usages for which the tongue of a Nigerian politician can be put. This is a…
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No more missed opportunities: Strengthening Africa-Caribbean trade and investment in an era of Global Trade Disruption By Pamela Coke-Hamilton and Benedict Oramah
CAIRO, Egypt The share of bilateral exports between Africa and the Caribbean, despite extensive shared history, has never surpassed six…
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Land grab: Why Uni-Abuja needs presidential protection – Part 2 By Martins Oloja
As I had noted in the first issue of this article for the attention of the Visitor to the University…
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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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