Opinion
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A Toast to Odia Ofeimun at 73 By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
There is no better way of introducing Odia Ofeimun than pointedly stressing that “Odia Ofeimun is Odia Ofeimun!” Enough said.…
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2023 election postscript By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 20 March, 2023) Under the cover of darkness, a dish was placed on a highway in Lagos at the…
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A New Nigeria is still POSSIBLE By Dr Eddie IROH
JUST a fortnight ago I wrote my first ever article on Nigeria for a journal. I quoted the late British…
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MC Oluomo, APC and Igbo in Lagos By Felix Oboagwina
April last year, I wrote an article, titled, “Didn’t Tinubu Just Goof On MC Oluomo?” The piece did a post-mortem…
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The ‘good disappointment’ we want By FEMI ADESINA
It’s the figure of speech called oxymoron in literature, isn’t it? When you talk of a ‘good disappointment.’ When apparently…
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INEC server and other election day stories By Azu Ishiekwene
For the third time since 1999, I voted at a general election on February 25 and did so without much…
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I refuse to give up on INEC By Femi Adesina
Please permit me to start with response to a twist and contortion done by the lying online medium called Sahara…
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Osinbajo: A Leader for All Seasons By Azu Ishiekwene
Trying to fit him into a mold can be sometimes problematic. I have always thought of him as a teacher…
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Peter Obi: A new Nigeria is truly possible By Ike Chioke
When the storm of this general election is over, we shall be left with a few lessons. One is, never…
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IWD: Nigerian Women deserve bouquets and more By Ebuka Ukoh
The March 8 celebration of women is an occasion to give flowers to Nigerian women who contribute to our world…
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Judicial intervention as extension of 2023 elections By Dakuku Peterside
The last presidential and National Assembly election was as crucial to our democracy as it was controversial. A lot was riding on…
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Are Nigerians really brainwashed? By Professor Echefuna’ R. G. ONYEBEADI
The post under reference captioned: “NIGERIANS, WHO HAVE BRAINWASHED US”, reproduced below for ease of reference, looks good on the…
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Lessons and scandals of this election By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 27 February, 2023 Who registered the kids we saw in the election queues in Kano on Saturday? I watched…
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The birth of a new Nigeria? By Dr Eddie IROH.
In about 73 hours’ time Nigeria and the rest of the world would have the answer to this question. But…
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2023 polls and Nigeria’s Third Force By Ebuka Ukoh
Nigeria gained political independence 62 years ago, and this came after nationalist agitations that had swept through the country. Africa…
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The roadside economist and the economics of forgetfulness
Nigeria is a land of forgetfulness. We live in the bubble of the present. Everything about us is in the…
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I saw the old NNPC die By Femi Adesina
I was witness to history on Friday last week. I’d been invited to attend what was called NNPC Cutover Ceremony…
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Don’t be fooled: Tinubu is APC and APC is Tinubu By ANTHONY ECHI
Dear Nigerians, this election is not about Tinubu or Atiku or Obi. It is not about a Yoruba, Fulani or…
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Tinubu’s life By NOSA IGIEBOR
He has been celebrated for years by his army of acolytes as the grandmaster of political strategies. His reputation was…
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The North, this week By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 20 February, 2023 (I am calm. I am calm. It is the calm before something awful – Sylvia Plath,…
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Just before the elections By Dakuku Peterside
It is now a cliché that this election is a make-or-mar election for Nigeria. It is our way of saying…
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By this time next week… By Bolanle Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 The philosophers have hitherto only interpreted the world in various ways. The point, however, is to…
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With Peter Obi, a Better Day is Possible for Nigeria. By Chido Nwangwu
Ahead of the February 25, 2023 critical presidential election and subsequent elections in March 2023, Nigeria’s President and Commander-in-Chief, Muhammadu…
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Inside the Council of State meeting, *Obasanjo’s commendation for PMB, and what Emefiele truly said By Femi Adesina
It is most likely the last Council of State meeting to be chaired by Muhammadu Buhari as President, and it…
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On Buhari and his successor By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 13 February, 2023 Ancient Oyo people found it very convenient to follow the Alaafin to Koso (where kings are…
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