Opinion
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Anatomy of presidential engagement By Dakuku Peterside
In the sphere of presidential engagement and communication, Nigeria has had different shades of Presidents, from the docile and absent,…
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A honeymoon with Tinubu By Festus Adedayo
June 18, 2023 This season, President Bola Tinubu is harvesting big pods of cocoa from his plantation. His co-farmers are…
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Grappling with the Heart of the Nigerian Matter – Review of Austin Avuru’s “Politics, Economics & the Nigerian Petroleum Industry By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Politics, Economics & the Nigerian Petroleum Industry (3rd Edition) Essays by Austin Avuru; RADI8 Ltd, Lagos; 2022; 474pp Let’s start…
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Plugging gaps in the students’ loan scheme By Azu Ishiekwene
Within minutes of the release of the video of President Bola Tinubu signing the students’ loan bill into law,…
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Restoring the spirit of June 12 By Dakuku Peterside
Democracy is taken for granted as the best form of government. At least the West told us so. We have…
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The road Emefiele took By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 12 June, 2023 In the end, we realise that nothing really belongs to us; not power, not life. Power…
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Emefiele, El-Rufai, Aregbesola and their Bata drums Festus Adedayo
June 11, 2023 The Batá is a Yoruba drum that is in a class of its own. It used to…
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What does it mean to be a father today? By Azu Ishiekwene
I’m getting ahead of myself. Father’s Day is still next Sunday. But after the Executive Editor of LeVogue, LEADERSHIP’s Fashion and Lifestyle…
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Sub-nationals: The bumpy road ahead By Dakuku Peterside
Last week I listened to or read the speech of at least a dozen newly elected governors, and I must…
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Still in the forest of the heartless By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 5 June, 2023 It was quite nice seeing President Bola Tinubu as he waltzed into the chambers where he…
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Joe Biden’s fall and a shaking Nigeria By Festus Adedayo
America was a pitiable sight last Thursday. That great country was crouched on the bare floor. It fell like a…
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Tinubu biting the bullet from day one By Azu Ishiekwene
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is under fire for announcing that petrol subsidy is gone from day one. His inauguration address…
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Efficient passport administration: Major challenge facing new leadership of Nigeria Immigration Service By Dr. Charles Okafor
The perennial passport scarcity and inefficient administration of the processes are major challenges the Acting Comptroller General of Nigeria Immigration…
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There was a man called John Jerry Rawlings By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Nigeria is more divided than ever, and the politicians of Nigeria have gone completely mad. It is as though everybody…
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As Buhari conducts Tinubu round the Villa… Festus Adedayo
May 28, 2023 Forget their pretensions and volte-faces, when outgoing Nigerian public officials wake up tomorrow, May 29, they will…
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Tinubu, fix the North, embrace the East By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, May 29, 2023 There is a road in Canada that is officially known as ‘Road to Nowhere’. Road signs…
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The trials and tribulations of Prof. Obaro Ikime (the untold story by an eyewitness)
Professor Obaro Ikime, a celebrated historian, was born December 30, 1936 and passed on to glory on April 25,…
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PMB lands softly on a sofa floor By FEMI ADESINA
This has been a week of reflection, introspection, and rumination. It’s the last full week of a journey that started…
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Aregbesola, Immigration policy and implications on economy By Dr. Charles Okafor
A country’s immigration policy is part of a nation’s wholistic policy framework to enhance or endanger economic activities. To compliment…
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Aliko Dangote: A salute to perseverance By Amb Greg Ozuomba Mbadiwe (MFR)
Great friends Kindly permit me to use this platform to congratulate Alhaji Aliko Dangote on his Amazing epoch-making event of…
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Why this presidential transition matters By Dakuku Peterside .
Presidential transition periods are times of excitement, hope, apprehension, speculation, and drama. It is associated with chaos, complexity, and coordination…
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Buhari in eight years By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 22 May, 2023 Exactly one week from today, Muhammadu Buhari will stop being our president; his place another shall…
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Lamidi Apapa’s missing cap By Festus Adedayo
May 21, 2023 Turbulent anger of Obidients landed on Lamidi Apapa last week. By the time their anger petered out,…
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Just energy transition for Africa dependent on transformative national processes By Okereke, Treyer, et al.
We believe the current approach to framing, designing, and implementing energy transition plans and partnerships risks jeopardising long-term and sustainable…
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The good in goodbye By Femi Adesina
A popular saying tells us that ‘there’s no good in goodbye.’ Really? I’ve been turning it round in my head,…
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