Opinion
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Now that Abuja is under siege By Dakuku Peterside
Once upon a time, Abuja, Nigeria’s federal capital, was a serene and sprawling city that accommodated persons of all faiths,…
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Crying with Tobi Amusan. Nigeria shall win las las By FEMI ADESINA
The week began on a dolorous note. Gloomy, sepulchral. Early Sunday morning, a ghoulish video began to make the rounds,…
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Asking for trouble By Azu Ishiekwene
After BBC Africa service promoted a story on Friday of an interview with the bandit warlords of Zamfara State, a…
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Barrister Inibehe Effiong’s imprisonment in Uyo: Matters arising By Monday. O. Ubani
I have been careful not to jump into this matter of imprisonment of Mr. Inibehe to avoid being accused…
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Road to anarchy: ASUU, Labour and solidarity protest By Dakuku Peterside
Barring any last-minute change of mind, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) will, this week, embark on a nationwide protest in solidarity…
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Is Akeredolu turning a new leaf? By Bolanle Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 In the wake of the terrorists attack on Owo, Ondo state on June 5, 2022, I…
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Osun: Buhari does it again By FEMI ADESINA
Let me start with some clarifications. I’m from Osun State, and my homestead is Ipetumodu, in Ife North Local Government…
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Two short takes on President Muhammadu Buhari By Bolanle Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 Erstwhile Afghan president, Ashraf Ghani, fled the capital, Kabul, on 15th August, 2021. Sri Lankan president,…
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Nigerians’ anger and the coming darkness By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 18 July, 2022 “Who jails society when it does horror to people?” Fela Anikulapo Kuti asked that question the…
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Osun and 2023 elections: Hope rising By Dakuku Peterside
As we await the festival of elections in 2023, a few polls this year are increasingly signposting the nature and…
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Akeredolu: Crocodile tears, scaremongering or crying wolf? By Bolanle Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 Penultimate Friday, Gov. Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu was quoted as raising the alarm that terrorists were trooping…
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Tinubu, Shettima and the Christian vote By Azu Ishiekwene
If the presidential flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu thought a placeholder would be…
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Buhari: Something to remember me By Femi Adesina
Some people would wail about anything and everything in the country, particularly if it comes from President Muhammadu Buhari. Early…
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Tinubu’s Muslim-Muslim ticket, dead on arrival By Babachir Lawal
I thought I will be able to avoid commenting on the disastrous error by my very good friend, Sen Bola…
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Tinubu’s audacious Muslim-Muslim ticket – 1 By Bola Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 Audacity is a word made popular in our own time by the erstwhile United States of…
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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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