Opinion
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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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The Smart Alec called Achraf Hakimi By Festus Adedayo
April 16, 2023 The divorce epidemic in the world and its attendant crises in divorce property sharing assumed a different…
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The final gallop home By FEMI ADESINA
There’s a saying in Yoruba language that the horse does not spurn the final gallop home. True. Home is that…
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Why Trump’s trial doesn’t make America special By Azu Ishiekwene
Donald Trump consolidated his record in demagoguery when he became the first former US president ever to be criminally indicted…
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Overlap of Ramadan, Passover, and Holy Week: Lessons for Generations By Ebuka Ukoh
Christians, Jews, and Muslims worldwide just celebrated an unusually holy week. Major holidays for the faithful fell on the same…
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The terrorists are back By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 10 April, 2023 My mystery Hausa friend has been busy with me lately. He has been firing a series…
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Security vote and transition stories By Dakuku Peterside
In 2021, State governors and local government chairmen in the 36 states of the Federation collected over N375 billion from…
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Otti reaffirms commitment to make Abia prosperous
By Leonard Okachie Umuahia, April 9, 2023 Abia Governor-elect, Dr Alex Otti, has reaffirmed his commitment to reposition Abia on…
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Is Soyinka, the god, unraveling? By Festus Adedayo
April 9, 2023 Kongi, Nigeria’s Nobel Laureate, a deity before whom many Nigerians tether goats, sprinkle oil, pour libations and…
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Astonishing times of “Mr. Radio,” Ben Egbuna By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
A Destiny Fulfilled by Ben Egbuna; Diamond Publications Ltd, Lagos; 2021; 387pp It reads stranger than fiction that Ben Egbuna…
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Prof Nnenna Oti: How Buhari loves them By FEMI ADESINA
There’s a striking similitude between what happened in the gubernatorial election in Ekiti State in 2009, and Abia State in…
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Vote my tribe or I kill you By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Democracy has been turned into coup at the polls – and the result is announced in the darkest wee hours…
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The fiction of an interim government By Festus Adedayo
April 2, 2023 Some huge, evil men surround a big, black pot. It is apparent that a food is being…
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Encounter with a prophet By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 3 April, 2023 Like Nigeria’s multiple-award winning poet, Professor Niyi Osundare, I am also “farmer-born, peasant-bred.” Like him, I…
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The fiction of an interim government By Festus Adedayo
April 2, 2023 Some huge, evil men surround a big, black pot. It is apparent that a food is being…
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Oil in Nasarawa: Buhari does it again By Femi Adesina
First it was at Kolmani, in Bauchi/Gombe States, and now President Muhammadu Buhari has struck again. In a region some…
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Africa: Why does Burna Boy rock more than Nigeria’s elections? Azu Ishiekwene
From Accra to Cape Town images of Nollywood, Nigeria’s popular movie footprint, are a common staple in homes across the…
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Policing the Police for the People By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Nigerian policemen and women can be more dangerous than armed robbers and bandits any day of the week for sure.…
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