Opinion
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901Before the next round
I am inviting our country’s popular-democratic forces, especially the Nigerian Left, to join me in looking back once again. We have to...
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984BIAFRA: THE PYTHON DANCE III AND OUR SHORTSIGHTEDNESS TO IT’S IMPENDING DANGER
At the time when Benue State is burning, with the Fulani people killing Tiv indigenes in their own land, the Nigerian military...
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7162018 Guber: Osun’s destiny is at stake
“It is when good men refuse to take up political leadership that idiots find their way to power. Such good men shall...
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923Marrying irresponsible men shortens your life span
I pity women who marry irresponsible men. I pity women who date irresponsible men. I also pity ladies who know that their men...
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224Ode to ‘their distinguished honourables’
If honour must be given to whom it rightly belongs, all lawmakers in the 8th National Assembly and the leadership in both...
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371Obasanjo has come again o!
In the last few days, former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s long letter, advising President Muhammadu Buhari to forget a second tenure bid for...
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370Pastoralist/farmers crisis in Benue and the search for moderation
I spent the weekend in Benue State with a delegation of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), which had gone there on a...
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249How will a breakthrough come?
About five years ago, in late January and early February 2013, The Guardian carried my three – part column titled “Struggling for...
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439When today’s greed rapes our future with impunity
I have often pondered over how Nigerians keep trudging on with either smiles or in difference amidst the unending self-inflicted calamities that confront...
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378Femi Adesina: Why I stand with Buhari
These are very difficult times in our country. Sad, mournful and dolorous times, as the New Year opened with killings in Rivers,...
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454Jan 15: A long pause in the history of Nigeria
Maddie’s Thoughts ‘Today, we are no longer what we were; what is happening today is not in our character. The norms and...
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336Should Policemen guard politicians?
Fatima Shuaibu, 20, Care Giver, Tudun Nupawa, Kaduna Police should not be responsible for the safety of politicians. In other countries, special...
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349WINING BY LOSING
Whenever you win in the flesh, count your losses spiritually; name them one by one. There is a popular Christian film made...
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412Mr President, Man Shall Not Live By Power Alone
My dear President, please, permit me to wish you and your family a very happy new year. Let me also offer my...
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398This coated canvas of doom
We are barely into the first week of a New Year and the Nigerian narrative has taken yet another turn in our...
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391Why The Caged Bird Cried
“MY SON’S 17 YEARS OF PAIN AND MISERY” “Jebose my brother, My life, these days, is like a fish out of water....
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365Whose Christmas was that anyway?
Despite the very low-key celebration in many states of the federation, Aso Rock, the seat of power, brimmed with lush hysteria. On...
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412To whom does Buhari’s ‘human side’ matter?
For politicians, especially presidents, images matter a lot. Perception is reality. The eye can be tyrannical; it demands to be fed with...
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377Joan Oji: The real woman of steel
I’m almost certain that a puzzling questioning gaze would accompany the listing of Dame Joan Iheoma Oji among the privileged rank of movers...
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477I JUST GOT BACK – A ‘WOKE’ VIEW OF SEXUAL ASSAULT IN NIGERIA
There are a lot of things that I love about my country, Nigeria. I love the people, the food, the parties, the...
