Opinion
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Atiku versus Tinubu and Nigeria at 63 By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 2 October, 2023 Where witches contend and exchange punches, mere men do not stand by to watch. But part…
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Nigeria@63: Resolving diversity issues By Dakuku Peterside
The Economist Intelligence Unit 2009 ranked Nigeria in the world’s top five most diverse countries. It simultaneously ranked the country as the 45th of…
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The Mohbad in Nigeria at 63 By Festus Adedayo
October 1, 2023hhhhy;gt Humour and laughter often serve as a powerful tool in driving home words that may otherwise be…
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A school crime scene that won’t go away By Azu Ishiekwene
In the Bible, Keren-happuch was the youngest of the three beautiful daughters of Job, who against the norms of a…
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Nigeria is fiction By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Federal Republic of Fiction @ 63 The country’s Constitution has been transferred to a new shelf in the library: the…
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Shrinking democratic space, opportunities By Alabi Williams
A discourse was held in Uyo, the capital of Akwa Ibom State, last week, to enrich perspectives on the growing…
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Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University: Time for home-grown VC By Malachy Uzendu
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, formerly called Anambra State University, has come of age. Metamorphosing from a polytechnic in 1995, and…
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Strong abroad, weak at home? By Dakuku Peterside
President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima, in their first 100 days in office, hold the record of the…
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The North and Tinubu’s appointments By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 25 September, 2023 President Bola Tinubu gave our country’s Minister of Defence and Minister of State, Defence to the…
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Why Tinubu must sack his US lawyer By Festus Adedayo
September 24, 2023 When Chief Obafemi Awolowo died in 1987, amid a deluge of musical tributes in his honour, a…
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No more coups here By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Back in time Nigeria owned the world record in coup-plotting by the khaki boys of the military. Now coups happen…
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Slavery is not an option By Prof Pat Utomi
This is a freedom manifesto for the captured people of Nigeria offered in autobiographical form… I invoke the Spirit of…
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Begging for a seat at the table By Azu Ishiekwene
Following the G-20 summit held in India, I have been amused by the debate about whether or not Nigeria should…
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Drugs trafficking, cultism and Nigerian youths By Chidera Onyeukwu
Drug trafficking and cultism are two of the major challenges facing Nigeria’s youth today. Both problems are complex and have…
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Inside Buhari’s cattle farm By FEMI ADESINA
I spent three days in Daura, Katsina State, about a fortnight ago, visiting with our former President and my principal,…
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Promoting SMEs: Lessons of the Bangladeshi model for Nigeria By Sonny Iroche
September 18, 2023 Bangladesh has successfully implemented various mechanisms to promote and support Small, Micro and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), which…
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Taking Abians out of their comfort zones By Godwin Adindu
It is no longer news that there is a new Abia where, according to the bible, “old things are passed…
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Achebean Studies: A Tribute and A Syllabus By Toyin Falola
September 17, 2023 On September 29 and 30, 2023, some of the most prominent names in the field of African…
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‘Alaafin’s stool is not for sale’ By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 18 September, 2023 An oba is put on the throne to keep “the bush at bay.” Collectively and individually,…
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Obi’s supporters still irritate you? Oh, good! By Abimbola Adelakun
Two developments that happened last week seemed disparate but were interconnected. First, it was the Bola Tinubu administration’s 100th day…
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From the mouth of His Lordship By Azu Ishiekwene
It’s not often that you meet Supreme Court justices, serving or retired. I first met retired Justice Sunday Akinola Akintan…
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Lagos: That flexing of muscles over commissioner-nominees By Alabi Williams
That flexing of muscles in Lagos between Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Speaker Mudashiru Obasa, over the list of commissioner-nominees is…
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Omokri’s weak attempt at revisionism By Ejike Anyaduba
If there is anybody eager to rewrite history just to intone falsehood and malign a group of people, it is…
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Judges and the future of elections By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 11 September, 2023 Opeyemi Bamidele was the candidate of the Labour Party in the June 21, 2014 governorship election…
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Ekeoma: From sports to war By Emeka Obasi
Coal City brought out the best in Iyk Ekeoma as the second half of the 1960s approached. An All Rounder,…
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