Opinion
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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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Which life: Abraham’s or Lazarus’s? By Bola BOLAWOLE
turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 I wish to know today which type of life my readers will prefer to live: Abraham’s…
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The political economy of cement By Dakuku Peterside
Cement and concrete are synonymous with strength ;the strength of the economy and infrastructural development. Cement is specifically an indicator…
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Time to question Buhari By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 26 February, 2024 Preparatory to his exit from power last year, President Muhammadu Buhari warned all of us to…
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The Akpabio-provoked N30b Intifada By Festus Adedayo
February 25, 2024 So at plenary in the senate last week, Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, rushed naked out of the…
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Reinventing, restructuring, renovating, panel-beating Nigeria or what? 1 By Bolanle BOLAWOLE (Prof. Banji Akintoye)
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 Politics apart, the aggregate of opinion is that Nigeria is in a very bad shape; opinion…
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Herbert Wigwe: Did his Pastor mourn long enough? By FOLA OJO
I never met Herbert Wigwe, the late CEO of Access Bank. His name was not heard until now. As a…
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Eagles: 2024 just like 1984 By Emeka Obasi
In the grand finale of the 1984 African Nations Cup, Nigeria scored first in the first half and ended up…
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APC digging its own grave in Edo By Azu Ishiekwene
Nigeria’s politicians have perfected the art of burying themselves with one foot sticking out. And it appears that the All…
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A response to the North’s attack on Tinubu By Bola BOLAWOLE
turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 In fact, what you are about to read is a two-pronged response to a two-pronged attack…
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Missing gaps in renewed hope agenda By Alabi Williams
19 February, 2024 Cries of hunger and despondency in the land have left the realm of speculation. The confusion and…
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Bukar Abba Ibrahim: The man who touched my life (2) By Hassan Gimba
Adamu Maina Waziri is one politician most people misunderstand. He is one man who does not suffer fools and, unlike…
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Our president’s love affair with the IMF By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 19 February, 2024 A colleague yesterday shared a 1992 campaign video of Chief M.K.O. Abiola promising to demystify governance…
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Herbert Wigwe: The things yet unsaid By Dakuku Peterside
Clean-shaven, suave, upwardly mobile, and incurably optimistic, Herbert Onyewumbu Wigwe (HOW) was one of the most recognisable figures in the banking space…
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Bukar Abba Ibrahim: The man who touched my life (1), by Hassan Gimba
“He had a good heart, see where he died.” “To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die.” –…
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Hunger: Northern Nigeria takes its mother to the sky By Festus Adedayo
February 18, 2024 Late Afrobeat superstar, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, in his early musical ensemble days as Africa ‘70, recalibrated a folklore…
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Alex Otti @59: Portrait of the face of new Abia By Kazie Uko
Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex C. Otti, OFR, turns 59 Sunday, February 18, 2024. This might come to many as…
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Now that Tinubu is talking… By Bolanle BOLAWOLE
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 The people are stirring and the leaders are panicky! As hunger keeps the people awake, the…
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