Opinion
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Nigeria: A presidential election to thrash calamity By Chuks Iloegbunam
Bola Ahmed Tinubu is – of the 18 candidates in the February 25, 2023, presidential election – the least deserving…
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PMB: Reflections on Africa Award for Strengthening Peace By Femi Adesina
A prophet has no honor, except in his own country, says the Good Book. This was on display once again…
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Why We Love Expensive Rituals By Azu Ishiekwene
In over two decades since Nigeria’s return to constitutional democracy, this is the longest politicians have had to campaign before…
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2023 elections: To be or not to be? By Bola Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 Finally, the magical year 2023 is here with us! This is the year many believe will…
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Obi and the Road to Chatham House By Valentine Obienyem
Chatham House in Central London is a place where the best rub minds in a rarefied atmosphere. It has continued…
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Yoruba elders and Ulli Beier’s dog By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 16 January, 2023 Ibadan of 1914 witnessed the founding of a club with a very unique name: Egbé Àgbà…
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For the Nigerian Youth, 2023 is a defining moment. By Dakuku Peterside .
Will 2023 be a defining moment for the Nigerian youth and the future of Nigeria? Obviously a slippery question that…
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The god of Nyesom Wike By Festus Adedayo
Sunday, January 15, 2023 Last week, Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike and his entourage were in Ahoada area of the…
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From the N’East with good tidings By Femi Adesina
Who feels it knows it all. Perhaps the region most affected by the insurgency that almost strangulated the country since…
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The Collapse of the Nigerian Tripod By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Nigeria today stands on wobbly legs, and what needs to be done to make the country to stand steady and…
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A professor’s analysis of the growing ‘japa’ syndrome By Bolanle Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 Professor Babafemi Badejo is not a stranger to this column. Today he takes a look at…
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For judges and teachers By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 9 January, 2023 Six weeks after the civil war ended in 1970, Chief Obafemi Awolowo as Vice Chairman of…
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‘Curious travail of INEC Chairman, CBN Governor’ By MARTINS OLOJA
As in ‘Alice in Wonderland’, it is getting ‘curiouser and curiouser’ that a few weeks to a critical general election,…
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NDDC: Fractured but unbroken By Dakuku Peterside
The inauguration of the Management Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) last week, the second under President Buhari,…
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Murder so cruel By Festus Adedayo
January 8, 2023 The murders of Kehinde and Bukola Fatinoye, a few hours after the new year, have made me…
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Onanuga, Alake and Obaigbena at Thessalonica By Festus Adedayo
To many, the recent virulent attacks and counter attacks by top Nigerian journalists, served a la carte to the world,…
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Buba Marwa shows we can do it By FEMI ADESINA
It was raging debate at a time in the country, when the land was beleaguered and almost totally asphyxiated by…
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The trouble with Obasanjo’s wish By Azu Ishiekwene
I’m sure he expected the firestorm. As is his custom, he primed and released it to explode at his own…
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My life or his publicity? When Zulum made a call By Isa Gusau
Our boss, Governor Babagana Umara Zulum, my family and closest friends wouldn’t like what I am about to publicly reveal.…
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How peace can return to the South East By Evangelist Elliot Ugochukwu-Uko
On first January 2023, I was forced to break my self-imposed silence over the impasse in the land, after reading…
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Factoring Nostradamus into our 2023 plans By Bolanle Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 This is the period of the year when people make their New Year’s resolution, which is…
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Surviving 2023 By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 02 January, 2023 “How can they change to a currency that is not in circulation?” my friend asked me.…
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2023: The paradox of choice By Dakuku Peterside
2023 for Nigerians is about choice and with choice comes consequences. We face critical decisions on many issues that will…
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A matter of justice: Why voting Peter Obi makes Biblical sense By Isuwa Atsen, PhD
In this short essay, I attempt an exercise in Christian political theology in the context of Nigeria’s 2023 Presidential Election.…
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