Opinion
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Ekweremadu and the price of parts By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 8 May, 2023 The one who hasn’t been hit by war calls himself a man (Eni ìjà ò bá…
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Tinubu, judicial corruption and Madman of Gadarene Festus Adedayo
April 7, 2023 In Port-Harcourt, Rivers State last week as guest of Governor Nyesom Wike, President-elect, Bola Tinubu, promised to…
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The fowl of Mecca and Nigeria’s Census palaver By Azu Ishiekwene
We have a measurement problem eloquently illustrated in a Yoruba tale about a Mecca has-been. The fellow in this tale…
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And they claim Buhari didn’t do anything By Femi Adesina
On Sunday April 30, the Media Office of the President released a 91-page document on the achievements of President Muhammadu…
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A toast to womanhood By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
I am an expert at ignorance. I do not know why just one day should be set aside as the…
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Prof. Iyahen: One tree that made the forest By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
God Has Done Me Well: Sunday Osarumwense Iyahen (A Renowned Mathematics Professor and Senator) Published by West Africa Resources Management…
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Mike Adenuga and the Ijebu spirit By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 1 May, 2023 It was almost a missed call; or, more appropriately, an ignored call because the telephone number…
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Time for reset By Dakuku Peterside
Nigeria’s nascent democratic journey has lasted for 24 uninterrupted years, the first time in its history. Previous democratic interregnums did…
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Nigeria’s Sudan question By Festus Adedayo
April 30, 2023 Africa is on its familiar route again. She has become the proverbial serial widow whose mourning and…
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‘Oh!’ By Mazi Oluchi Ibe
‘Oh!’ That’s what my father would say when caught ‘red handed,’ and I wondered why the ‘oh!’ I cannot now…
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To Oby Ezekwesili at 60 By Olusegun Obasanjo
Obiageli Ezekwesili is like a daughter to me. Even when she was a minister, I treated her the same way…
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Imagine if there was no Mike Adenuga By FEMI ADESINA
He is there, quiet, unobtrusive, self-effacing. But he’s also there like a bull. Powerful, forceful, effective, high-octane. Sometimes you see…
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Exploits of Nigeria’s Para-Powerlifting Federation President, Ezenwanne
By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu The President of the Nigeria Para-Powerlifting Federation, Ichie Chiemeka Charles Ezenwanne is an all-conquering enigma. He has…
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The wreck in Adamawa By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 24 April, 2023 There are books and films on the life and times of Efunsetan Aniwura, the second Iyalode…
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How democracy crumbles: The Nigerian case By Dakuku Peterside.
Democracy, by its design, nature, and practice, is not a light toggle switch that is turned on and off. It…
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Mike Adenuga at 70 Festus Adedayo
April 23, 2023 My first encounter with Dr. Mike Adenuga, the Chairman of Globacom, was in WhAwujale: The Autobiography of…
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High-Octane Inaugural Lecture of Prof Ernest Igwe at UNIZIK
By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu It was an Inaugural Lecture with a difference. The 80th Inaugural Lecture of Nnamdi Azikiwe University,…
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Binani, Buhari: Hurt, guilt and forgiveness Festus Adedayo
April 23, 2023 President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday, asked Nigerians who he might have hurt in his near-eight-year misrule, to…
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My ancestors and forebears in the media office By FEMI ADESINA
All things are now ready. Last week, I wrote about the cleaning and clearing of my office in State House,…
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Hadiza and the toes of the Nigerian big man By Azu Ishiekwene
Hadiza Bala Usman’s new book, “Stepping on Toes,” is a cautionary tale for anyone hoping to work in public service in Nigeria,…
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Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja is for all Nigerians! By Professor Echefuna’ R. G. ONYEBEADI.
Any chiefdom anywhere in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, is an aberration which ought not to be allowed. This…
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Police, EFCC and a citizen’s dilemma, By Gbade Ogunwale
I filed a petition with the Federal Capital Territory Police Command seeking redress for an injustice I suffered. The…
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Land-grabbing democracy By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 17 April, 2023 Land grabbers would seize your land at gunpoint and ask you to go to court. What…
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Why the National Assembly race matters By Dakuku Peterside
Nigerians have divided opinions about the efficacy of democracy in driving its development. There are constant threats to our democracy…
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Tinubu’s ‘Isi Nkita’ and Oti’s ‘Isi Odum’ outfits By Okey Ikechukwu
Remember President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to Imo State last year? Now, be careful! Don’t entertain, or try to entertain, any…
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