Opinion
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Not trying harder in the face of seeming failure, is the worst failure By Fr. Peter Iwuala
Failure is the state of not meeting a desired objective and can result from internal or external factors. It is…
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Between Frank Kokori and Babagana Kingibe… By Bola Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 “The fact is, when men carry the same ideals in their heart, nothing can isolate…
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Is our Bata sounding “kokoka?” By Bolaji O. Akinyemi.
The philosophy of education in the South West was built strong. It was the hope, the only hope given to…
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Adesina and Nigeria’s fatal abduction By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 11 March, 2024 “What is the State?” Louis Blanc, politician and historian in 19th century France, asks himself. He…
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Food security: The Bago challenge By DAKUKU PETERSIDE
Against the run of play, Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago of Niger State ruffled feathers with his speech at the 2023…
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Tinubu, beware the gathering dark clouds (1) By Hassan Gimba
I do not want to believe that in a country of close to 250 million people, I am the only…
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Wayward Ways and Means, epidemic kidnapping By Festus Adedayo
March 10, 2024 We are about to witness a mud-fight between two gods of integrity. In a Nigeria where…
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Rumours of coup… By Bolanle BOLAWOLE
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 “And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled:…
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Lord, show us that forgiveness is the purest face of love. By Fr. Peter Iwuala
Forgiveness is a complex concept, and it can mean many things to many people. In general, however, it involves a…
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The Geometric Power breakthrough in Aba By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
The official commissioning of the Aba Integrated Power Project on February 26, 2024 is a watershed deserving of uncommon commendation.…
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Blame game is not policy game By Oseloka H. Obaze
A befuddling vagary of Nigerian politics is that some who seek political power on getting into office don’t seem to…
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Hunger has no political party By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Any man in power in Nigeria can boast of an intimidating number of sycophants, toadies and lickspittles roaming along the…
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Deep calleth out to the deep… By Bola Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 Last week, I asked the question which life we would love to live – biblical Abraham’s…
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I will cling to the old rugged cross, and exchange it someday for a crown By Fr. Peter Iwuala
The cross is the primary symbol of the Christian religion, urging Christians to renounce themselves and take up the cross…
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Uzodinma, Heartland’s last hope By Emeka Obasi
They were born as Spartans, stronger than Hercules. Before Imo, they belonged to the East Central State and were National…
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Kumuyi, Tortoise and looters of noodles By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 4 March, 2024 Wise old Tortoise sat his children down. “My dear ones, two things are essential for your…
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High cost of government, low outcome By Dakuku Peterside
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has taken both symbolic and structural actions to demonstrate his belief that the current high cost…
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Mr. President, salary hike won’t resolve the present hunger By Hassan Gimba
These days, the words dominating the air are “hunger” and “protest”. And that, we are told, is because of two…
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When pharmacies sell death for a penny By Festus Adedayo
March 3, 2024 Irish poet and one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature, William Butler Yeats, aptly put it…
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Reinventing, restructuring, renovating, panel-beating Nigeria or what? – 2 By Bolanle Bolawole (Prof. Banji Akintoye)
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 Last week, we ran the first part of Prof. Banji Akintoye’s treatise on Nigeria, its history,…
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Re: The dark side of the Aba Power Project (Right of Reply) By ANYIM PIUS ANYIM
I am delighted to join friends and well-wishers to congratulate Prof. Barth Nnaji for a successful commission of Geometrics Power…
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The earth shook By Dili Ezughah
When we told people that of the three major contestants for the presidential ticket in the 2023 elections, only…
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Will the humble pie heal ECOWAS? By Azu Ishiekwene
The resolutions following the Extraordinary Summit of the Heads of Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), at the…
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Olukoyede, give us money By Emeka Obasi
My eyes are on Olanipekun Olukoyede, Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). I am fed up with…
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Coups all over the continent By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Coups and earthquakes! Foreign journalists from America and Britain who covered Africa back in the day never tired on writing…
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