Opinion
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Aliko Dangote’s noble quest for Africa’s self-sufficiency and prosperity By Abiodun Alade
Africa is a resource-rich continent but relatively poor in terms of manufacturing goods. According to the 2023 African Trade Report…
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South Africa: Economics above politics By Dakuku Peterside
South Africans voted in national and local elections on May 29, exactly one year after Nigeria inaugurated its current president.…
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Aso Rock inside Kudeti River By Festus Adedayo
Sunday, June 2, 2024 The poor governance of the last one year is apparently getting at President Bola Tinubu. He…
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Nigeria: Federalism, unitarism, hybrid or what? By Bolanle BOLAWOLE
0705 263 1058 turnpot@gmail.com It is a puzzle that the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration has dragged the 36 state…
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Tinubu’s bragging right and his 200 needles By Festus Adedayo
Sunday, June 2, 2024 In Africa, when a man loses his virility, he is subject of scorn, ridicule and disdain.…
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Blood, History, Economics – And Stevie Wonder By Paul Nwabuikwu
Last week, global music icon Stevie Wonder became a Ghanaian citizen. The multi-Grammy-winning singer, born Steveland Morris, celebrated this milestone…
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2027 not for North By Emeka Obasi
The Fourth Republic will go down in History as Nigeria’s darkest part where many criminals walked into power effortlessly, bringing…
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The choice between the devil and the deep blue sea By Professor Echefuna’ R G ONYEBEADI
We needed to graduate first from the colonial bachelor’s school before proceeding to the masters programme. But, while we were…
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The pathologies of a throne By Azu Ishiekwene
For the deposed Kano Emir, Aminu Bayero, it was not a matter of if but when. The moment the Supreme…
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Still on tell Tinubu: Ondo State is angry! By Bola BOLAWOLE
turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 Last week here in this column, we warned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to beware because Ondo State…
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Financial, administrative autonomy for local governments will be a game changer By Dr Ade Dosunmu
The proposal by the Federal Government to grant full Autonomy to the local governments in Nigeria is a welcome development…
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Tinubu’s Presidency: Where is Senator Shettima? By Yushau A. Shuaib
Senator Kashim Shettima, a charismatic and eloquent politician, demonstrated exceptional leadership by proactively spearheading the Bola Tinubu presidential campaign, even…
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Kano’s game of thrones and our national anthem By Hassan Gimba
What is happening in Kano should be of concern to not only the Kanawa or Northerners but to all Nigerians. Kano, as…
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One year on: Words above action By Dakuku Peterside
Amidst the initial fanfare, good feelings, and high expectations, a new era began on May 29, 2023, as a new…
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Elite brigandage and Tinubu’s class suicide By Hassan Gimba
Let us face it and tell ourselves the truth, bitter as it is: all patriotic Nigerians conversant with happenings among…
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Corruption: Is the death sentence the solution? By Bolanle BOLAWOLE
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 There is no denying the fact that corruption has become endemic in our country Nigeria and…
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Emir Sanusi and the Battle of Kwatarkwashi By Festus Adedayo
May 26, 2024 The duo of Abba Yusuf, governor of Kano State, and the Nigerian presidency stand the risk of…
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One year of Tinubu By Azu Ishiekwene
It wasn’t five months after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu took office when folks started asking, how far? In middle class…
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Tell Tinubu, Ondo State is angry! By Bola BOLAWOLE
turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 What is politics? According to Professor Harold Lasswell, politics is “who gets what, when, how”. In…
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Fubara’s matured jungle and Edan that cannot die By Festus Adedayo
May 19, 2024 Have you noticed that in the last two weeks, Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State seems to…
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Kneeling for Imams of northern Nigeria By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 20 May, 2024 A minister suffered severe abuse and reprimand from the elites of the North last week because…
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The scourge of rising inflation By Dakuku Peterside
An increasing number of Nigerians are being driven into poverty, not by choice, but by the current political and economic…
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What are the people saying? By Bolanle BOLAWOLE
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 Once in a while I visit the newsstand to feel the pulse of the people. The People’s…
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Who does America listen to? By Azu Ishiekwene
I was chatting with a friend last week, who, mid-speech, redirected our conversation to the situation in the Middle East.…
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