Opinion
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NYSC: Any relevance in today’s Nigeria? By Bolanle Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 I heard this joke on social media: A man was asked to define the difference between…
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2023: The familiar as Unknown (2) By Dakuku Peterside
Last week we started a series about possible scenarios in our match to the decisive year 2023. The year 2023…
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The lingua franca of selective injustice By Martins Onyeike
Many of those misbehaving today are too young to be aware of the destruction and loss of lives that occurred…
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Buhari cracks stubborn projects. And it’s just the beginning By FEMI ADESINA
How did you feel watching Works and Housing Minister, Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN, inspecting the just completed multi-million dollars bridge…
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Why Festus Keyamo scored an own goal By Dr Daniel Bwala Barrister Lincolns Inn (NP)
By now it is no news that the Supreme Court in Jegede v Akeredolu while dismissing Jegede’s suite expressed concern…
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Prince Muis Adediran Shodipe-Dosunmu: A painful passage By Uthman Ademilade Shodipe-Dosunmu
Life is unfair. The heavens are not fathomable. We are all captives of the cruel whims of fate. My younger…
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The chicanery called local government elections By Bola Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 This is not about the PDP or APC or any political party – better still, political…
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Eyimofe (This is My Desire): A must-watch, brutally frank, call to action Nigerian film
The film, Eyimofe (This is My Desire), has enjoyed rave reviews from leading media organizations in the world, including the…
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2023: The Familiar as Unknown (Part 1) By Dakuku Peterside
You could call it premonitions, dreams, forecasts, or revelations. I have a clear guesstimate of possible scenarios that will shape…
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May God bless our troops By FEMI ADESINA
President Joe Biden has a favorite sign-off at the end of every major speech: “May God bless America and may…
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Jacob Zuma’s conviction: Victory for Rule of Law By NZE NWABUEZE AKABOGU
The recent conviction of the former South African President Jacob Zuma by a South African court was indeed a clear…
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Why leadership matters, by Kehinde David Folarin
In the light of the tremendous stress laid upon the leadership role in both secular and religious worlds, it is…
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Abia State’s Paris Club Refunds: Who are you to ask me questions? By Alex Otti
Email: alex.otti@thisdaylive.com “The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without…
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Obi at 60 – A Retrospect By Valentine Obienyem
We can hardly forget those that play critical roles in our lives. As a young Seminarian in 1988, Rev.…
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Nigerian Universities: Beyond quantity By Dakuku Peterside
The hallmark of productivity is improvement in quantity and quality. If one of these standards is sacrificed for the other,…
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South-West governors and constitutional amendment… By Bolanle Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 According to reports I read on Cable News, an online publication superintended by seasoned journalist and…
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Some prophets see nothing By FEMI ADESINA
There he goes again. Troublemaker. He wants to abuse our prophets, the vessels of God Almighty. Not so. Let me…
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The rejection of electronic transmission of election results by Nigeria’s Senate By Sonny Iroche
The voting pattern in the Senate on the use of electronic transmission of election results, which is sine qua non…
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Lauretta Onochie As Metaphor by Azu Ishiekwene
The refusal of the Senate to confirm Lauretta Onochie, President Muhammadu Buhari’s nominee as national commissioner of the Independent National…
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When Obasanjo and Uba brothers dealt with Anambra State By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
In the halcyon days of his regime, President Olusegun Obasanjo touted Christianity and Pharisaical prayers. He had a sedulous apostle…
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Loopholes in the proposed Electoral Act By Dakuku Peterside
Traditional wrestling in the southern part of Nigeria is intriguing and exciting. To the uninitiated, it would appear there are…
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The tide will turn By Bolanle Bolawole
turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 Unexpected “General Winter” defeated the invincible army of Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte; opening a second war front…
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Sexual affinity in friendship, marriage: The contradictions By Michael West
July 9, 2021 In recent times, some of the issues I attended to are inimically cancerous to good relationships and…
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Speaking to PDP in the language it understands By FEMI ADESINA
There’s this recent cartoon in Daily Trust Newspaper that sends me holding my sides in laughter each time I see…
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From Wild, Wild West to National Inferno By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
A seemingly innocuous spark in an otherwise isolated part of a nation can change the course of history. Nigerian history…
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