Opinion
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Soyinka strikes 88 in fine fettle By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Today is the great man’s 88th birthday. Given all the battles he fought over the years, hardly any prophet could…
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Bart Nnaji at 66: History vindicates the just By C. Don Adinuba
As Bart Nnaji, globally acknowledged engineering professor and Minister of Science and Technology from August, 1993, to November, 1993, who…
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Why Senegal, Mauritania are front-runners to fill the natural gas supply gap created by Russia By NJ Ayuk
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, July 10, 2022 When German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrived in Senegal on May 22, he made clear…
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Kuje: Did we hand over Nigeria to terrorists in 2015? By Festus Adedayo
July 10, 2022 For those who watch the complicated Nigerian security mess from afar, the killing of Japanese ex-Prime Minister,…
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Kuje prison attack: Monkeys can do better By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 11 July, 2022 The July 5, 2022 attack on Kuje prison, Abuja was more than a story of shame.…
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Harvest of terror at the centre of power By Dakuku Peterside
That terrorists and bandits are getting bolder, more daring, and more sophisticated is not debatable. After a period of relative…
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On the Muslim-Muslim ticket By: Okechukwu Edward Okeke
It’s no longer a Muslim-Muslim ticket. What was expected since the conclusion of the APC presidential primary election has happened:…
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For Mike Awoyinfa, the ‘Iniquity Man’ at 70 By Femi Adesina
Hahahahahaaaaaaa. I burst into an uproarious laughter as I write the headline above. What a way to celebrate your boss,…
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The exit of Boris Johnson. By Dr Eddie IROH
The tenure of Boris Johnson as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom has come to an end. The ouster…
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Matawalle’s Guns By Azu Ishiekwene
Nigeria is awash with arms – guns, bullets, charms, drugs and local stuff. Not just Nigeria. The entire Sahelian and…
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Barkindo’s final words to me By FEMI ADESINA
Here today, gone tomorrow is a common saying. But with the then outgoing Secretary-General of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting…
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Dealing with the running mate matter By Professor Okechukwu Edward Okeke
Its potential as a threat to national unity became manifest in early 2000, when Senator Arthur Nzeribe moved a motion…
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Yoruba: From restructuring to àwa l’ókàn By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 4 July, 2022 A professor friend who works abroad is home-sick. He recently asked me: “I want to visit…
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Security and the 2023 campaigns By Dakuku Peterside.
Security, economy, and corruption were the most outstanding issues in the 2015 and 2019 elections. Of the triune matters, security…
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IFFs: From Gunboat Diplomacy to Negotiation Table By Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye
Interaction with the global community is the inevitable reality of modern nation states and indeed societies. It is not a…
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Buhari in Portugal: A prophet has no honor only in his country By FEMI ADESINA
When Jesus was on earth, people from different walks of life embraced his message, got saved, healed, delivered from demon…
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She can keep me, for one month By Azu Ishiekwene
Until she asked, I didn’t know it was a problem. Her problem, I mean. When people say whatever gets your…
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This country, Nigeria! By Bola Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 “He who must destroy others to succeed must know that destruction waits for him at the…
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Tinubu: Are you the expected messiah or… By Bolanle Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 “And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples,…
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Expensive diesel and the expansive economic crisis By Dakuku Peterside.
Diesel has become a local symbol of the global energy crisis and Nigeria’s expansive economic woes. The astronomical rise in…
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Nigeria’s naked Supreme Court By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 27 June, 2022 When politicians tell big lies and then dare exasperated wailing wailers to go to court, they…
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What do the Ogoni want? – Revisiting Ogoni demands By Fegalo Nsuke
The question of “what the Ogonis want” has been the subject of dialectical debates. I have severally been confronted with…
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Warning shots from Kigali By Femi Adesina
On the sidelines of the 26th edition of Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) holding in Kigali, Rwanda, President Muhammadu…
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Naked Supreme Court dance not a bad thing after all By Azu Ishiekwene
When I first read the news in People’s Gazette through a link forwarded to me by a friend, I prayed…
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2023: Between the rock and hard place By: Bola Bolawole
turnport@gmail.com 0807 553 5533 In December 2019, I attended a FICAN (Finance Correspondents Association of Nigeria) workshop sponsored by the…
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