Opinion
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Air Peace, capitalism and national interest By Dakuku Peterside
Nigerian corporate influence and that of the West continue to collide. The rationale is straightforward: whereas corporate activity in Europe…
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The Lagos Boy’s coastal highway By Festus Adedayo
April 14, 2024 Whether real or imagined, none of the metonyms for “Lagos boy” is complimentary. The “Lagos boy” moniker…
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TRIBUTE: I am unable to say goodbye to Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu By Chekwas Okorie
It was about 41 years ago that I met Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, a brilliant, self-effacing, and consummate academic, when he…
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Njirika: Astute peacemaker as community leader By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
During the recent inspection of the ongoing construction of the 132KV Umuchu Substation by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN)…
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Balancing work and personal life By Fr. Peter Iwuala
A problem that many of us have in achieving a good balance between work and personal life is primarily the…
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Faye and France: The tyre meets the road By Azu Ishiekwene
The words of President Bassirou Diomaye Faye were honey to taste. Following the bitter ending of the 12-year rule of…
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Gov. Alia/Sen. Akume: Ensuring that Tor Tiv (V’s) mediation succeeds By Simon Imobo-Tswam
I speak in the generic sense as a “stakeholder.” (Let no one mourn or rejoice). And I come in peace,…
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The rise and fall of Philip Shaibu By Bola BOLAWOLE
turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 Edo State deputy governor, Comrade Philip Shaibu, has kicked the canvass. He was impeached by the…
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Flying gods, lying prophets and power bandits By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 8 April, 2024 In May, 1891, James Richard Jewett of Brown University, Providence, United States, presented a paper on…
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Okuama Killings: A Governor’s Sympathy Cry By Felix Ofou
“It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure…
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Electricity tariffs: The limits of shock By Dakuku Peterside
In Nigeria, many policies that are supposed to catalyse economic growth end up making things worse and complicate matters for…
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El-Rufai and the short trek to posterity, by Hassan Gimba
The chickens, the saying goes, always come home to roost. But some people would prefer to be Shakespearean by quoting…
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In Nigeria, is electricity no longer for the poor? By Bolanle BOLAWOLE
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 Decades back, in those giddy days of military rule, David Mark, one of the top military…
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Jonathan and Sam: Two books, one message By Azu Ishiekwene
Before The Human Flow was published, Jonathan, one of Europe’s most accomplished foreign affairs columnists and journalists, had talked with excitement about…
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Embracing the present moment By Fr. Peter Iwuala
This moment is all you have. While you may dwell on the past or fret about the future, the truth…
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Azuh Arinze’s Story of Many Colours
By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu One does not need to write too many words to signify the essence of the gem…
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Nigeria: Between religion economy and knowledge economy By Bola BOLAWOLE
turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 There was this post on social media which makes a distinction between religion economy and knowledge…
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Seven lessons of Okuama calamity By Michael Owhoko, Ph.D.
Has Nigeria learnt any lessons from the Okuama massacre? Will the incident repeat itself or offer profound lessons against future…
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Oba Adetona clocks 64 years on the throne By Chief (Dr.) Fassy Adetokunboh Yusuf
THE world’s longest reigning paramount monarch, Oba (Dr.) Sikiru Kayode Adetona is 64 years on the throne. A patriot and nationalist of the…
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FG’s N90 billion Hajj politics By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 01 April, 2024 From Lagos, one Ayinde Salihu wrote to the Sardauna of Sokoto and Premier of the Northern…
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GMOs, biosafety and human rights By Nnimmo Bassey
Nigeria, like many other African nations, stands at a crossroads to her food future. The stark choice is between adopting…
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Why should Nigeria not breakup? By Hassan Gimba
Two weeks ago, in my article entitled “Tinubu, beware the gathering dark clouds (2)”, I touched on our unity and…
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Rejoice in the Resurrection By Fr. Peter Iwuala
Christ is risen! Indeed, He is risen. The events of Easter are the very essence of our faith, and we…
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The parliamentary system debate By Dakuku Peterside
The debate over which system of government is most appropriate for a multi-ethnic and geographically diverse Nigeria has suddenly resurfaced.…
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NDLEA: Scammers on the prowl By Bolanle BOLAWOLE
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 There is hardly a week that I will not encounter scammers on a couple of occasions,…
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