Opinion
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Abakaliki residents lament potable water scarcity as taps dry up again; Want Gov. Nwifuru to act fast By Obike Ukoh
Ebonyi State Governor, Ogbonnaya Nwifuru, listed supply of potable water as key component of his People’s Charter of Needs. The…
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Nigeria: Reflection on power, poverty, and the possibility of renewal By Monsignor (Dr.) Anselm Nwaorgu
There is no gainsaying that Nigeria, as a nation, is on crossroads that is bearing toward a failed nation. The…
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Ramadan, Lent and a trickster state By Lasisi Olagunju
Ours is a country where piety and perfidy share a table — where, as William Shakespeare wrote in Hamlet, “One…
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‘Andrew’s arrest and other Epstein casualties: Lessons for Nigeria’ By MARTINS OLOJA
Until the last syllable of our recorded time, we, as commentators in the media will continue to set agenda, identify…
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Aiyedatiwa’s years of the locusts By Festus Adedayo
Until last week’s bloody clash, governance in the Sunshine State of Ondo was the proverbial upholstery (timutimu) which shielded a…
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Board of Peace, bleeding Republic By Dakuku Peterside
Nigeria is bleeding in places the nation rarely names until the funerals force a headline. In just the past two…
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Nigerians on the killing fields of a foreign war: A scandal of silence By Uche J. Udenka
There is something profoundly disturbing about the idea that young Nigerians — already battered by unemployment, insecurity, and hopelessness —…
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Peter Obi must not fail to learn from Prof Moghalu’s experiences in ADC By Emeka Asinugo
Nigerian politics is often described as a theatre of hope and heartbreak. More often, it is the narrative of lofty…
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Eze-elect Vitalis Chikere and Sports Development in Imo State
By Ifeanyi Mbakogu At a time when the place of traditional rulers in national development has come under increased scrutiny,…
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Resurrection of coups in Nigeria By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Many Nigerians believed most earnestly that military coups have been buried for good in Nigeria – until the news of…
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Sanwo-Olu, Makoko and the test of leadership By Gboyega Akosile
Leadership is not tested in moments of applause. It is tested in moments of discomfort, when decisions are unpopular, emotions…
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Isaac Adaka Boro: The Unfinished Project – Review of Mondy Gold’s book on a fighter for freedom & justice By Braeyi Ekiye
Isaac Adaka Boro is indisputably a militant foundational hero in the struggle for the political and economic freedom of the…
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Who owns Abacha’s loot? Nigeria and the fight for the people’s money By Eze Anaba
Besides wars, disease, and violent militant groups, few forces have undermined law-based states in recent times as profoundly as corruption.…
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Adieu, Comrade BJ! By Bolanle BOLAWOLE/Sola ADEYEMI
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 Unlike Comrade Dipo Fashina (aka Jingo) and Comrade Segun Osoba, Comrade (Professor) Biodun Jeyifo (BJ) never…
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Nigeria’s secular mask is slipping: Between a republic and a religious state. By Uche J. Udenka
The republic is being quietly redesigned. Nigeria’s crisis is often described as a failure of governance or a collapse…
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D’Rovans and the vanity of life By Festus Adedayo
At the height of its glory, D’Rovans Hotel in Ibadan, Oyo State, stood like the Chappal Waddi. Standing 2419 meters…
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El-Rufai: Tinubu’s angry kingmaker By Lasisi Olagunju
Alhaji Shehu Shagari first met General Murtala Mohammed in August 1974. Newly appointed Federal Commissioner for Communications, Murtala, wrote a…
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Fraudulent elections: In whose interest? By Bola BOLAWOLE
turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533, 0803 251 0193. “Men at some times are masters of their fates: The fault, dear Brutus,…
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To the Ones I Love: Valentine 2026 By Emeka Asinugo
To the ones I love, this Valentine dawn I lift a song before this day’s morning sun A hymn of…
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Love in a hard country: What Valentine’s Day means in Nigeria By Ebuka Ukoh
Valentine’s Day arrives each year, wrapped in red. Roses. Chocolates. Candlelit dinners. Carefully curated photos. Public displays of affection. The…
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The limitations of Artificial Intelligence By Emeka Asinugo
Thinking about this, I am completely convinced that unless artificial intelligence can command itself, it is difficult to see how…
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Birthing the next new world order By Uchenna Nwankwo
Talking about this puzzling collapsing world order, some people have genuinely tried to explain it. The causation of the upheaval,…
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Tinubu should apologise for ignoring Abuja @ 50 By MARTINS OLOJA
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and FCT Minister Nyesom Wike are facing criticism for their curious failure in celebrating Abuja’s 50th…
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2027 and fear of free, fair and credible election By UGO ONUOHA
One, two, three…, 17, 18, 19…, 28, 29, 30. Counting may no longer be of any use. The figure changes…
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Oshiomhole in massage Hall of Fame By Lasisi Olagunju
I wanted to find out who the greatest massager in history was, but the Internet told me history keeps no…
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