Opinion
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Airfare: Flying beyond reach By Dakuku Peterside
A military officer who served as Nigeria’s Aviation Minister between 1985 and 1993 during the Babangida years once remarked that…
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FEC vs. NEC: What does Zaccheus Adedeji of FIRS want? By Yushau A. Shuaib
The recent submission of four executive bills to the National Assembly by President Bola Tinubu has sparked intense debate. President…
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Ayinde Barrister, North and Tinubu’s VAT Bill By Festus Adedayo
November 3, 2024 In a gripping but evergreen musical rendition of a Yoruba folklore, late Fuji music lord, Ayinde Barrister,…
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Professor Godini Gabriel Darah’s crab mentality By Bolanle BOLAWOLE
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 Professor Godini Gabriel Darah (GG Darah or simply “Comrade”, as we fondly called him) was one…
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#Livestock-Watch: Tinubu, Ganduje and power of intellectuals in governance (1) By MARTINS OLOJA
I have been in the concourse of this unlocked potential called ‘Livestock Development’ for some time and it has been…
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The effects of evangelical false hope on people By Fr. Peter Iwuala
The concept of “evangelical false hope” refers to the idea that some religious or evangelical teachings may lead individuals to…
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Development Commissions and funding burden By Alabi Williams
Now that more regional development commissions have been created by the Federal Government, pray there would be expedited development activities…
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Is Tinubu T-Pain or not? By Bola BOLAWOLE
turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 Those who created the T-Pain label for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu must be grinning from ear-to-ear for…
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This fiction called Nigeria By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
There is a new hard-hitting book on my desk entitled This Fiction Called Nigeria: The Struggle for Democracy by Adewale…
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Choose your habits carefully; they determine your future By Fr. Peter Iwuala
Habits are automatic responses to stimuli, initiated through repeated actions. Habits can be either positive or negative, learned or reflexive.…
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Tribute to Dr. E.C Iwuanyanwu By Chief Goddy Uwazurike (Ide)
The man, Chief Dr Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, Ahaejiagamba Ndigbo, was and still is the most enigmatic man I have ever known!…
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Dupe Baruwa-Dada: I lost a sister By Festus Adedayo
October 27, 2024 In 2011, less than six months into the birth of a new government in Oyo State, a…
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Tunji Alausa and Nigeria’s grand education strategy By Dakuku Peterside
The challenges in Nigeria’s educational sector are complex and pressing, encompassing poor quality, inadequate funding, limited access, and an outdated…
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The shuffle in Abuja By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 28 October, 2024 Patient walks unaided into the doctor’s consulting room. Patient soon suffers mismanagement. She goes pale and…
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The Guardian’s dog and rape of Lady Justice By Festus Adedayo
October 27, 2024 As I was concluding this piece, my eyes caught a presidential sledgehammer which landed on the head…
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Tinubu’s cabinet reshuffle: The good, the bad, the ugly… By Bolanle BOLAWOLE
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 The much-awaited cabinet reshuffle by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu came last Wednesday but I will be surprised…
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One’s level of maturity is exposed by change By Fr. Peter Iwuala
Effective living involves managing the expected and unexpected and maintaining personal balance in times of turmoil. Emotional development, physical appearance,…
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Nigeria: Three stories, one message By Azu Ishiekwene
Three – maybe three and a half – stories go to the heart of why Nigeria appears stuck in a…
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R U M B L I N G S . . .Of That Night At The Toll Gate Plaza (Poem)
The beats went on for days unending The pizzas, the dancing and the megaphones The passion was thick as steaming…
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Nigeria and her ravaging hunger By Ejike Anyaduba
Nigeria relishes the moniker – the giant of Africa – which she blazons like an armorial bearing. With enormous resources…
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Forest Rangers: Makinde leads the way… By Bola BOLAWOLE
turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 A few days ago I read former President Olusegun Obasanjo saying that the insecurity situation of the…
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President Tinubu, Nigerians Deserve Transparency on Subsidy Savings By Bukar Mohammed
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, there is an urgency that can not be overstated— the need to show Nigerians tangible results…
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The President is a sick man By Festus Adedayo
October 20, 2024 On April 4, 2021, I wrote a piece with the title The President is a sick man:…
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No, living is already too hard By Alabi Williams
October 21, 2024 Manufacturers last week, lamented that they cannot survive the extortionate electricity cost charged by private owners in…
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Nigeria and the 2024 Nobel Prize By Dakuku Peterside
Each year, the Nobel Prize emerges as a global celebration of human achievement, recognising exceptional contributions to progress across various…
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