Opinion
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592Black Panther, black women, and the politics of black hair
Black Panther is not only a good movie but a celebration of black women, and black hair. Bold (and bald) women, royal...
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420Further notes on people’s manifesto in Nigeria
In a previous article on this subject (February 21), I proposed that a Nigerian people’s manifesto at this particular critical time in...
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362When Obasanjo and Jonathan farted in Otuoke church
Written in 1953, “The things men do” is the title of one of the 90 thrillers by English novelist, James Hadley Chase....
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322Re: Dear Senator Tinubu, Buhari has thrashed us all
Ordinarily, Abimbola Adelakun is one of the engaging, perceptive and incisive columnists of The PUNCH newspaper. It would, however, appear that her...
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351Attitudes that cheapen you (II)
Ungratefulness… Some people actually feel it’s ‘belittling’ to acknowledge another’s contribution/input to their life’s journey. Some even go as far as making...
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Drafting a people’s manifesto
It is now appropriate, indeed imperative, for the Nigerian Left to present its own manifesto to the country. This should be in...
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849President Buhari, Magu and Lessons from Addis Ababa
The 30th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union just ended in the ancient...
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1.3KI prefer a sex doll, please
Back at Chelsea FC, eccentric football coach and loudmouth, Jose Mourhino, was a reputable advocate of “Park the bus” football philosophy. But...
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952Before 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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1.1KBIAFRA: 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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8342018 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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1.1KMarrying 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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299Ode 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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480Obasanjo 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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461Pastoralist/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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324How 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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516When 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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449Femi 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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546Jan 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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451Should 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...
