Opinion
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FG, NUJ on Yahaya Bello: Insensitivity, impunity or what? By Bola BOLAWOLE
turnpot@gmail.com 0907 552 5533, 0803 251 0193 I thought I was seeing double when I first saw the report on…
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Sanwo-Olu @ 60: Lessons in humility and loyalty By Gboyega Akosile
Many qualities define a leader, whether in politics or in the corporate world but integrity, humility and loyalty tower above…
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A-love-story-related thrift shopping inspired ‘I am finished!’ By Tony Akubue
There was a gentleman of Igbo ethnicity who immigrated to the United States of America in the late 1970s to…
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Overcoming your tendency to live for the approval of others By Fr. Peter Iwuala
Living for the approval of others is a common struggle that many people face, often beginning in childhood and continuing…
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Nuggets from AfDB’s 2025 Annual Meetings in Abidjan By FEMI ADESINA
For five days (May 26-30), over 5,000 delegates and participants from 81 countries gathered in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, for the…
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June 12 conspiracies By Alabi Williams
Jun 23, 2025 Every June 12 since 1993 has provided an opportunity to commemorate the heroic struggle that restored democratic…
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Let Tehran, Tel Aviv bleed, Abuja will pay the price By Lasisi Olagunju
A tree does not fall in the forest and kill someone at home. That proverb may be true one hundred…
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Òkòlò, our president’s mad lover By Lasisi Olagunju
Who knows Òkòlò in Oyo? Òkòlò was a Tapa (Nupe) and a slave of the Alaafin of Oyo. His duty…
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Israel-Iran conflict: The Nigerian connection By Dakuku Peterside
When Israel launched Operation Rising Lion in the early hours of June 13, 2025, most Nigerians were asleep. The footage…
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‘Voter Education, Civic Competence and Participatory Democracy in Nigeria’ (2) By MARTINS OLOJA
To the electorate, young and old… To the voters for participatory democracy, your PVC is your weapon and here is…
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Abacha as fall guy By Emeka Obasi
What we see around us today will make General Sanni Abacha cry in his grave. While all eyes are on…
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‘I founded Zinox Group to create confidence, faith in our digital economy…’ – Leo Stan Ekeh
By Chimezie Orisakwe There is an African proverb that says, “What an elder sees sitting down, a young man cannot…
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How Atiku, El-Rufai, Amaechi can learn from Tinubu’s school of politics By Festus Adedayo
Power politics in the animal kingdom could be as intense, deceptive and selfish as it is in the human kingdom.…
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Benue’s killing field… By Bolanle BOLAWOLE
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 “Any insurgency that lasts more than 24 hours, a government official has a hand in it”…
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Israel vs Iran: What is Nigeria’s foreign policy thrust? By Bola BOLAWOLE
turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533, 0803 251 0193 “Countries have no permanent friends or enemies but permanent interests” – Lord Palmerston,…
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When your health is compromised, every little thing becomes harder By Fr. Peter Iwuala
Self-care is an essential component of health and well-being, involving mental, emotional, and physical activities. It encompasses preventive measures, self-assessment,…
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Death of a Queen By Lasisi Olagunju
“There is a kind of price for life,” says Charles A. Curran, and that price, he says, “moves in the…
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Sick nation debate: APC vs ADC By Lasisi Olagunju
MODERATOR: We take this space for ‘The Sick Nation Debate’, a town hall exchange between two political tendencies recommending themselves…
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Two years on, still massaging insecurity By Alabi Williams
Jun 17, 2025 That story of a retired Army Major, Joe Ajayi, found dead after he was kidnapped from his…
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Lessons of Mokwa’s disaster By Dakuku Peterside
When the clouds gathered above Mokwa at the start of the 2025 rainy season, no one reached for a weather…
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June 12 wounds and Nigeria’s search for closure By Festus Adedayo
Antjie Krog is a South African writer, academic and broadcaster. As a radio journalist with the South African Broadcasting Corporation,…
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June 12: How well has our ‘democracy’ fared? By Bolanle BOLAWOLE
turnpot@gmail.ccom 0705 263 1058 ‘Those of us at The PUNCH newspapers were completely blotted out; yet, we stood and fought…
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Namimg and renaming: What is in a name? By Obike Ukoh
Naming and renaming public institutions and events are global trends. Most of the time, the naming follow due process, and…
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Neutrality or advocacy: The impossible choice for Nigerian journalists in a failing state By Dr. Akin Olaniyan
“Comment is free, but facts are sacred. “Propaganda,” so called, by this means is hateful” – CP Scott In trivialising…
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Ninety garlands for Sam Amuka at 90 By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
The iconic publisher of Vanguard newspapers, Sam Amuka-Pemu, is 90! He remains as ever a self-effacing Nigerian patriot of uncommon…
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