Opinion
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We can’t feed the nation on propaganda By Alabi Williams
JULY 15, 2024 In this second year of President Tinubu’s government, mouthwatering policies are being thrown in to arrest decline…
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Towards genuine LG autonomy By Dakuku Peterside
Last week, Nigeria’s Supreme Court took a fundamental step towards dismantling the grip of state governors on the local government(LG)…
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Makinde: The primacy of infrastructural development By Bolanle BOLAWOLE
turnpot@gmail.com 0702 563 1058 If you were to choose between three infrastructure, which is also often referred to as social…
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Ogunsola: Celebrating the man who wanted my head By Festus Adedayo
Sunday, July 14, 2024 In the year 2000, whilst I was Features Editor of the Nigerian Tribune and a budding…
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Ministering to Maalu with 774 heads By Festus Adedayo
July 14, 2024 The Iloko, offspring of Arelu (Iloko Omo Arelu), are held in awe in Yorubaland. For a people…
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What Soyinka means to me: The icon for whom apologies are unnecessary; A tribute by Laolu Akande
Among those who insist that truth-telling is an indispensable form of nation building, Prof. Wole Soyinka is the greatest. And…
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Bart Nnaji at 68: The value of boundless optimism By C. Don Adinuba
As Bart Nnaji, founder and chairman of the Geometric Power group, Nigeria’s only integrated electricity organization, turns 68 today (Saturday,…
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Ajibola Ogunshola: Triumph of the non-newspaperman By Azu Ishiekwene
I’ve written this before. Ten years ago, but this man’s story is new every time. To me. And to many…
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Promoting social justice and rule of law as panacea for economic growth By Ken Ahia (SAN)
BEING EXCERPTS OF A KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY MR. KEN AHIA SAN, FBR AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE 2024 LAW…
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Olatunji Dare: To repay is to owe more By Azu Ishiekwene
Ten years ago, this article appeared under a different title, “The Debt I Owe.” Professor Olatunji Dare was 70 at…
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Between NNPC, IOC and Dangote: Who is fooling Nigerians? By Bola BOLAWOLE
turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 The richest man in Africa, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, stirred the hornet’s nest recently when he accused…
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British general election and Labour Party’s historic victory By Nwabueze Umeji-Akabogu
The historic victory of the British Labour Party led by Sir Keir Starmer in the just concluded general election did…
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Nuggets of wisdom By Kennedy Anyiam-Osigwe
A great brand is not just an ordinary badge; it is a precious badge, cautiously built over time. It is…
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Britain is Nigeria’s ‘bad’ teacher By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 8 July, 2024 Number 10, Downing Street has been home to Britain’s prime ministers since 1735 AD. Why would…
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The geo-politics of Nigeria’s insecurity By Dakuku Peterside
In the past ten years, the South-East and North-East geopolitical zones, more than other geopolitical zones, have been sites of…
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J. F. Odunjo and the hunger this time By Festus Adedayo
July 7, 2024 One phenomenon that cannot be denied in Nigeria today is hunger. Nigerian people are hungry. Very unusually,…
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Should Abiola have died incarcerated? By Bolanle BOLAWOLE
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 What you are about to read was written by me and was published in The PUNCH…
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Who is afraid of Dangote’s Refinery? By MARTINS OLOJA
Aliko Dangote doesn’t need any introduction to Nigerians and indeed Africans. He is generally believed to be the richest man…
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Rishi Sunak’s next life By Azu Ishiekwene
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak came to the job as an afterthought, yet his days in Number 10 were numbered…
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Ayogu strived and strived By Dili Ezughah
Two questions one must do well to always ask oneself are: when this is over, what do I live with?,…
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The unsettling Enugu Court judgment By Patricia C. Edeh
The legal community in Enugu State was on Friday, June 28, 2024, jolted by the seven-year jail sentence imposed on…
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Nigeria’s unknown, unsung, and unlionized heroes By Bola BOLAWOLE
turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 While marking his second June 12 or Democracy Day last June 12, 2024, President Bola Ahmed…
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Unusual pattern of cash dispensation by Nigerian Banks: A call for accountability By Sonny Iroche
July 02, 2024 The Nigerian banking sector is facing a crisis of trust and transparency due to an unusual pattern…
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Two strange fires and matters arising By Bolanle BOLAWOLE
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 Two strange fires struck in two far-flung areas of Lagos last week; one at the headquarters…
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Let Kenyans enjoy their Kenya By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 1 July, 2024 Hugh Gaitskell became Britain’s Minister of Fuel and Power on October 7, 1947. Soon after taking…
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