Opinion
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Naira: Comedy inside a tragedy By Dakuku Peterside
On Sunday, August 15, 1971, the United States economy was literally facing a firing squad. The Dollar was in a…
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Miyetti’s threat: Time to act! By Bolanle BOLAWOLE
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 A new twist was introduced into the Ibadan explosion of 16 January, 2024 by the Yoruba…
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Lagos safer than Abuja By Emeka Obasi
Those who moved the Federal Capital out of Lagos were not sincere from the beginning as events are gradually unfolding.…
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Why Nigeria must channel petroleum subsidy savings towards driving green growth and sustainable development By Prof. Chukwumerije Okereke
In a daring move, Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR, declared the immediate abolition of fuel subsidies during his Inaugural…
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Urgent need for Presidential Advisory Councils By Sonny Iroche
February 02, 2024 Amidst the numerous security and economic challenges facing Nigeria, including terrorist attacks, kidnappings, and most recently, a…
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ECOWAS: Is this the beginning of the end? By Azu Ishiekwene
Mali and Burkina Faso obviously have a lot more in common than squaring off in a game of football like…
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The Beautiful Game is the only Nigerian vehicle By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
It’s only one vehicle bearing the legend “One Nigeria” that plies the badly maintained roads to the turf of this…
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Pursue truth, seek understanding as insecurity escalates By Alabi Williams
29 January 2024 Lt. General Lagbaja, COAS Last week, mayhem returned to same Plateau, leading to imposition of another 24-hour…
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Abuja and the two Nigerias By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 29 January, 2024 If we take the Central Bank of Nigeria to Sokoto, will that translate to wellness for…
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KARMA caning Cameroon By Emeka Obasi
Of the three times Cameroon defeated Nigeria to lift the African Nations Cup trophy, two will fail today’s VAR…
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Growing helplessness of Nigerians over insecurity By Dakuku Peterside
The impact of insecurity in Nigeria is significant, encompassing substantial losses in terms of lives, economic setbacks ,and the emergence…
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The North is angry! By Festus Adedayo
January 28, 2024 Northern Nigeria used to have a cult of power called the Kaduna Mafia. The Kaduna Mafia decided…
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Between Kalu and Kanu By Emeka Obasi
Everything must be done to move the South – East Geo Political Zone to the next level. This is an…
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Miyetti Allah vigilante mocks elite hypocrisy By Azu Ishiekwene
The report was treated like a footnote in the main press, but social media and online news platforms gave it…
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Why do kidnappers rage? By Bola BOLAWOLE
turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 Kidnappers are no longer on the prowl. They are now on a rampage. They have run…
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Enugu Centenary demolitions – Truth be told By Ogazi Igbonekwu Ogazimorah Esq.
The statement by Enugu Capital Territory Development Authority, ECTDA, claiming presence kidnappers, non-compliance with regularisation of dues, etc, as reasons…
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Shared prosperity doctrine and Nwadike’s flight to fantasy By Declan Emelumba
The Latin maxim, ‘Nemo dat quod non habet’, which means “you cannot give what you do not have” is used…
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Looted funds and Nigeria’s public accountability gaps By Dakuku Peterside
Nigeria lately has been lucky, though, for the wrong reasons. Money has metaphorically been falling from the sky when the…
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Ibadan blast, Makinde and federalism By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 22 January, 2024 Mr. Youssouf Sawane, a Malian money-maker, leads miners from Mali in Oyo State. He was asked…
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Long before Betta Edu was recruited By Alabi Williams
22 January 2024 | First national Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Bisi Akande, appears to have…
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Ambassador Eniola Ajayi: A quintessential Diplomat By Dotun Ogundare
It was a typical day on the weekend when scholars would usually visit one another. A friend brought out her…
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Ibadan blast, Abuja kidnaps and calamities By Festus Adedayo
January 21, 2024 Big calamities seldom knock before opening the door. Calamities’ sneaky essence is articulated in one song by…
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The explosion at Ibadan By Bolanle BOLAWOLE
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 Last Tuesday, an explosion rocked Old Bodija in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The panic and…
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Governor Uba Sani and paucity of funds: Right of Reply By Aminu Ali Dan Baki
A former Special Adviser to Nasir El-Rufai has proven to have more balls than Zayyad I. Muhammad, the purported author…
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Ivorian luck in Eagles gold By Emeka Obasi
Anytime the Super Eagles lifted the African Nations Cup trophy, they confronted Elephants, were unbeaten by the Ivorians and ended…
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