Opinion
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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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Tinubu: After the reggae, play the blues By Dr Lolu Ojo
June 13, 2025 The song was very popular at the time it was released. It brought a lot of excitement…
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Democracy Day 2025: Hungry Nigerians want action, not grammar
By Nsikakabasi Akpan Thursday June 12, 2025, Nigeria marked another Democracy Day. The President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, delivered a special…
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For the Records: ‘Let us rededicate ourselves to the ideals of June 12’ – President Tinubu
ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU, GCFR AT THE JOINT SESSION OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY IN COMMEMORATION OF DEMOCRACY DAY,…
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Full blown war in Nigeria⁉️ By Professor Echefuna’ R G ONYEBEADI
No! NO!! NOOO!… Who says Nigeria is at war⁉️ Where⁉️ Nigeria is not in any war at all, not to…
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New Jersey’s upcoming turnpike expansion as an environmental trap
By Isiah Christie In the light of New Jersey Democratic representative Mikie Sherrill winning the nomination of her party for…
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Homecoming fiesta for Things Fall Apart By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
The book is a standout phenomenon as one of the most influential novels in world literature. Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart ranks…
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Defections: Ini Ememobong’s shining example By Bola BOLAWOLE
turnpot@gmail.com 0803 251 0193, 0807 552 5533 Recently I watched an interview that former President Olusegun Obasanjo granted on the…
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Book Review: Testament to late Methodist Patriarch Idowu’s legacy By Rt. Rev. Dr. Samuel Ransford Nortey
BOOK REVIEW TITLE: TIGER BY THE TAIL, BULL BY THE HORNS: PATRIARCH PROF. EMMANUEL BOLAJI IDOWU: HIS THEOLOGY, THEORY AND…
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‘To succeed as an entrepreneur in Nigeria, you’ll need the combined strengths of Tinubu, Obi and Atiku’ – Leo Stan Ekeh By Chimezie Orisakwe
The path of entrepreneurship, particularly within the dynamic and often unpredictable terrain of Nigeria, is not for the faint-hearted. It…
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