Opinion
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For Oga Biodun Oduwole at 70 By Lasisi Olagunju
14 August, 2023 Some 28 years, three months ago, I sauntered into Tribune House, Ibadan, in search of employment. There…
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With ECOWAS, not all dictators are equal By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 14 August, 2023 The Jerusalem Post is arguably Israel’s most-read English news website and best-selling English newspaper. Last Wednesday,…
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Seventy-six days of APC government: From darkness to gross darkness! By Balogun Akin Osuntokun
After over seventy-six days in office, what are Nigerians getting and how are they faring: unplanned and ill-thought removal of…
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Obi, Atiku, Tinubu: Judgment Day beckons By Festus Adedayo
August 13, 2023 The Nigerian Presidential Election Petition Court has reserved its judgment. Apprehension and expectation are playing hide and…
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France, your Queendom is falling! By Festus Adedayo
August 13, 2023 Zimbabwe-born medical doctor and activist, Arikana Chihombori-Quao’s viral video which hit airwaves last week evokes the music…
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Hunger is real and present By Dakuku Peterside
Hunger is widespread and chronic in Nigeria, and its prevalence is one phenomenon that statistics cannot fully capture; not even…
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Haiti in state of obscurity By Prof. Alphonse Prophete
“They are answers” Conventional wisdom tends to correspond to mobility where resources in a country are created in aid of…
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The day Zinox Chairman, Ekeh, stormed INEC with Bible By Kunle Obadasha (pen name)
As a retired National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), I have been wanting to tell this story…
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Tinubu’s list, Gbaja-nisation and Nigeria’s Politics By Azu Ishiekwene
If President Bola Ahmed Tinubu hit the ground running, it was because problems chased him into office. Yet, it wasn’t…
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Avoiding the Niger quagmire By Oseloka H. Obaze
Realpolitik and commonsense have long validated the nexus between domestic strength and foreign policy actions. Yet, presumable statesmen frequently fall…
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Niger’s war of blood and water By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 7 August, 2023 One of the bitter lessons Bola Tinubu may have learnt in his abortive war against Niger…
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The Governor of Enugu State By Chuks Iloegbunam
There is this social media skit on democracy that is forever entertaining. In it, a teacher tells his students that,…
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The good news of unaffordability! By Professor Echefuna’ R G ONYEBEADI
The proposed increase in the cost of beer looks like good news of sorts in the wonderful present state of…
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The Afonja in Niger Republic By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 31 July, 2023 Six contiguous states across Africa, from Guinea on the Atlantic Ocean to Sudan on the Red…
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The hell awaiting Davido and Asisat Oshoala By Festus Adedayo
July 30, 2023 When Pakistani medical student, Salman Ahmad, stood up to twiddle his guitar, to the delight of all,…
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The Niger coup, Emefiele and the president’s friend, Asari By Festus Adedayo
July 30, 2023 Africa slumped again last week into the hands of its traditional enemies. The continent has not been…
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A call for reinstatement of the old national anthem: Nigeria we hail thee By Sonny Iroche
July 30, 2023 The Nigerian National anthem, like any country’s anthem, for all intents and purposes is meant to hold…
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Does social media affect your voting? By Azu Ishiekwene
When I first voted in an election in Nigeria in 1983, the Internet was just newly born. It had not…
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Re – Making sense of Governor Adeleke’s governance model By Mallam Olawale Rasheed
In Africa, losing elections can cause depression and psychological disorders. Such sense of loss arising from rejection by the people…
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Where do we go from here? By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 24 July, 2023 Given today’s state of the nation, it is likely that both Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and Mr…
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Marriage by Facebook dissolves on Twitter By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
I am too ancient to understand the bytes and cookies of this new age of fast weddings and faster divorces.…
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Tinubu and burden of ministerial list By Azu Ishiekwene
You may have seen it. The list, of course. Those who think that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is not moving…
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Tinubu’s pig metaphor By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 17 July, 2023 Our president has charm. “Charm is seduction without sex,” says Robert Greene, author of ‘The Art…
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The yoke upon the Judiciary By Oseloka H. Obaze
Well before the 25 February date arrived, it was predicted that the 2023 general elections will be another milestone in…
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Something fishy in our waters By Dakuku Peterside
It is a scientific fact that water and oil do not mix, but in the complex and complicated world of…
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