Opinion
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Nigerian Tribune: Salute to the elephant at 74 By Festus Adedayo
November 12, 2023 When a child pours libation and gives iba (respect) to the shade of the farm, our elders…
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Small chance for INEC to save itself in a big way By Azu Ishiekwene
Elections in Nigeria this year might be nearly over but the war by other means could well receive fresh fire…
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Prayer does not cancel ignorance but knowledge, understanding and wisdom do
While knowledge, understanding, and wisdom are qualities linked to both intellectual and human development, prayer is a spiritual practice or…
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2023 Kogi guber election: Letter to Senator Natasha By Ismail Omipidan
I have never met Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan before. But I have followed her political engagements over the years. She comes…
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The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in curbing inefficiency and corruption in key sectors By Sonny Iroche
November 07, 2023 Corruption has long been a pervasive issue in Nigeria, particularly within some government Ministries, Departments and Agencies…
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Peter Obi: My position on Supreme Court’s verdict on Presidential election petition appeal
From Courtrooms to National Conscience: Our Democracy is the Victim Remarks at a Press Conference by Mr. Peter Gregory Obi,…
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Politics of Statistics in Nigeria By Dakuku Peterside
Statistics should help settle arguments, in theory. We assume they provide stable reference points that everyone – no matter what…
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Amaechi’s glib talk and threat to democracy in Rivers By Alabi Williams
06 November 2023 Rotimi Amaechi, former minister and governor of Rivers State, at a public lecture on Thursday, October 26,…
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Abobaku, japa and Tinubu ‘haters’ By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 6 November, 2023 “We sit here stranded, though we’re all doin’ our best to deny it.” I do not…
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Why was Wike admiring Adedibu’s bust? By Festus Adedayo
November 5, 2023 Apologia: Though the most trending issue at present is the yacht yaks, my offering today will not…
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Atiku, Obi and the Road to Kilimanjaro By Azu Ishiekwene
Former vice president and presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, said on Monday that Nigeria was…
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Justice is what the people say By Abraham Ogbodo
I have known Dr. Reuben Abati almost from the cradle. We were not only in the same university but the…
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Between Wike and Gumi, who really owns Abuja? By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 30 October, 2023 Before Abuja, there was Lagos as our Federal Capital. And this is where I would want…
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Budget of booby traps By Dakuku Peterside
There is a deafening silence in the land over the state of the economy. No right-thinking person can take this…
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Justice Dantijjo, public opinion and the rumble in Supreme Court’s jungle By Festus Adedayo
October 29, 2023 Is there any connect between law and public opinion or judgments and public opinion? Before Justice Musa…
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Expect the best, but prepare for the worst By Rev. Fr. Peter Iwuala
Life will inevitably involve failure, but it can also provide invaluable life lessons. Resilience and success both depend on having…
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Gumi’s extremism shames decency By Azu Ishiekwene
Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, 60, is a medical doctor and retired army captain. But he has not had a job after…
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Tribalism is the emperor of all isms By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Tribalism is the ism topping all isms! All the talk of Socialism, Communism, Humanism and so on must now be…
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Mohbad: When the highly-connected can kill and go By Felix Oboagwina
Two highly-connected characters have their hands soiled in circumstances climaxing in the tragic death of 27-year-old Afrobeat Rapper and Musician,…
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Epidemic of illicit arms By Dakuku Peterside
From the small handguns of the 15th century to the sophisticated machine guns and other small and light weapons of…
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A Yoruba king’s Sodom and Gomorrah By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 23 October, 2023 Susanne Wenger was famous as Adunni Oloriṣa. The BBC in 2008 described her as “white priestess…
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Freudian fraud, Akpabio and EFCC chair By Festus Adedayo
October 22, 2023) Father of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud, must have had the conversation last week between Senate President, Godswill Akpabio…
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Tribute to Prof. Joe Irukwu: Pioneer, doyen of Nigerian Insurance Industry By Sonny Iroche
We gather to pay our respects and bid farewell to a remarkable individual, Professor Joe Ogbonnaya Irukwu, our own very…
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Making of A Better Society By Azu Ishiekwene
I grew up thinking that a judicious mix of crime, sex and money might not only help a publisher turn…
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