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Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani: The power of a name
by Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani One of the most spectacular reinforcements of the idea that names have power has been Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan, who enjoyed a series of “lucky” outcomes that...
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Perry Brimah: Dear Dokubo and other tribalist, you are biting your fathers’...
by Peregrino Brimah The likes of Dokubo Asari, and others north, south, east and west, who argue to cheat Nigeria of its much needed race to recovery and development, by promoting...
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Opinion: Can Nigeria be negotiated out of its condition
by Adagbo Onoja But, as things are today both in Nigeria and globally, can Nigeria negotiate itself without imploding unintentionally? Should it? What manner of negotiation would that be? On the eve...
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Olusegun Adeniyi: Nigeria’s imperfect constitution and the National Conference
by Olusegun Adeniyi But to us in Nigeria, having failed to forge a nation out of our diversity, and with a penchant for mismanaging our scarce resources, our leaders have for almost two decades now...
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Opinion: With his incessant calls for war, Asari Dokubo should be arrested
by Ismael Taiwo If Asari can be a drummer of war, the president should remember that there are some people drawn from the West, East and North who can also call for violence as a result of...
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Opinion: The acceptance of Homosexuality in our culture is far from a reality
by Oke Epia A swift reaction came from Ambassador Samantha Power, the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations and a member of President Barack Obama’s Cabinet, who took to...
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Opinion: 5 reasons why APC does not need Atiku
by Pascal Chikero A woman who easily sleeps with any kind of man for money is nothing but a prostitute likewise a politician who has decamped from PDP to two other parties without considering party...
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Akin Osuntokun: For every Dangiwa Umar, there is Ango Abdullahi
by Akin Osuntokun Personally I cannot wait for the day when my sense of dignity will be enhanced by the knowledge that Nigerians no longer need to prostrate before the gods of the Niger Delta to get...
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Opinion: Dear House of Representative Committee on Finance the answer your 50...
by Omo Issachar Then, of course, there is the political dimension to the whole issue: why are these questions being asked at a time when members of the APC in the House are stalling the passage of the...
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Opinion: This is why Jonathan is the most criticized president
by Abba Mahmood Those criticising President Jonathan are not doing so because he is Ijaw or a southerner or a minority or all those primordial things. He is criticised because he has been the...
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Opinion: Why is Edwin Clark scared of Bola Tinubu?
by Idowu Ajanaku In questioning why Tinubu’s daughter has become the IyaOloja and his wife Oluremi is a Senator, Clark has forgotten the Kennedy and George Bush dynasties of the United States as well...
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Opinion: Katsina gave Namadi Sambo a low blow
by Garba Shehu Governor Shema revealed himself more fully when his supporters treated Vice President very rudely and contemptuously by interrupting his speech with shouts of “sai Shema”, “Nigeria sai...
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Tunde ‘Leye: The Nigerian political scene is like the English premiership league
Tunde ’Leye Unlike Monsieur Wenger who has stayed true to Arsenal in the years without a trophy however, the General has moved to whatever political contraption he feels can deliver him the...
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Opinion: Africa is a begging continent
by Olúfémi Táíwò Then, to my utter shock and chagrin, I found that since independence, Africa has, for the most part, been a continent of beggars led by mendicant rulers and intellectual enablers who...
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Opinion: Blocking the budget- The Nigerian opposition flexes its new found...
by Lagun Akinloye The National Assembly is well within its rights to subject the proposed budget to this level of scrutiny. The impasse is one of many tests the country will face in the run up to the...
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Dele Momodu: Searching for the Nigerian messiah
by Dele Momodu That road is paved and littered with thorns. There is nothing any one can do for his country that the likes of Chief Gani Fawehinmi (SAN), Mr Femi Falana (SAN) and others of their ilk...
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Opinion: 2014 Budget- The APC mob is out
by Abdullahi M. Seidu During the debate of the 2014 budget at the national assembly, the mob mentality of the APC lawmakers came to play. Instead of debating on substance, the APC lawmakers turned the...
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Gimba Kakanda: What do Nigerians really want in 2015?
by Gimba Kakanda If we want to practise democracy, we have to be democratic. How do we expect credible leaders when all we do is criticise without taking part? And because we see one another in the...
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Opinion: The National conference is a necessary distraction
by Tahir Talba Aside the clamor for more and more resources from the Niger delta, the creation of more states, the adoption of state police, what do we want to jawjaw about? Are those the real...
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Opinion: The autocracy of Nigerian party leaders
by Abdulazeez Amir Our current political system is neither democratic nor dictatorial. It is probably in-between or a marriage between the two. At the moment, it looks like our politicians are not...
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