Opinion
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Rufai’s AFCON semifinals luck By Emeka Obasi
It was uncanny, yes, Peter Rufai never lost a semifinals game all three times he featured in the African Nations…
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From the North, ‘a storm is coming’ By Lasisi Olagunju
Decades ago, my late mother pointed at a house to me: “Someone in that house once snatched someone’s wife. In…
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What can Nigeria learn from China’s electricity revolution? By Dakuku Peterside
The moment of revelation came unexpectedly on a high-speed train leaving Beijing, where a screen showed that 36% of the…
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ADC: Death, Onikoyi and a hunter’s pouch By Festus Adedayo
“Death does not kill alone/Nor does he fight singly/He goes to war with plenty of warriors…/He sends Disease first/He sends…
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The lying, obstinate, unrepentant General: 50+ years after By Anthony Akubue
I read an article by Chuks Iloegbunam with enthusiasm, admiration, appreciation, and resounding agreement. As is characteristic of all his…
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Detachment from attachments By Fr. Peter Iwuala
Detachment from earthly things is necessary for full commitment to our mission (Luke 10: 1-12, 17-20). Detachment from earthly things…
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Ganduje: Why are they resigning? By Bola BOLAWOLE
turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 Three highbrow resignations of recent are those of the presidential spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale; the NNPC Limited…
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A Father’s Day I will never forget By Anthony Akubue
What an awesome and exhilarating Father’s Day and Holy Trinity Sunday it was for me on June 15, 2025, at…
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Four years of PIA implementation: How far, so far! By Akpandem James
On August 16, 2021, the then President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, signed the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) into law. He…
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Becoming GOCOP: The story, by Ken Ugbechie
The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), the holy grail of online publishing in Nigeria, has told its own story.…
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A flashback to my open letter of 31/01/2024 to Mr. President, Alhaji Senator Chief Ahmed Bola Tinubu GCFR By Professor Echefuna’ R G ONYEBEADI.
My open letter of 31/01/2024 to President Ahmed Bola Tinubu, which is reproduced below for ease of reference refers. Since…
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Now that tractors from Belarus are here By Alabi Williams
June 30, 2025 President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commissioned 2,000 agricultural tractors to kick-start the administration’s Renewed Hope Agricultural Mechanisation…
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Fear and fragility: How safe are Nigerians? By Dakuku Peterside
When dawn cracks open the Nigerian sky these days, the first breath many people take is heavy with questions that…
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Revisiting Akeredolu’s cenotaph of controversy By Bolanle BOLAWOLE
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058. I was not surprised when I learnt of the pulling down of the Memorial Park or…
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Senator Umeh, the lying general and a fallen house By Chuks Iloegbunam
June 28, 2025 Chief Victor Umeh, the Senator representing Anambra Central at the National Assembly, has instituted a lodestar that…
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The Lord will lead you out from your impossible predicament By Fr. Peter Iwuala
The theme “The Lord will lead you out from your impossible predicament” resonates deeply when we reflect on the story…
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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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