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Category: Opinions/Columnists
OPINION – Ken Nnamani: The man who sold his conscience
By Chidi Odinkalu Kenechukwu (Ken) Nnamani, trustee of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), and…
#Reflection: “Don’t look for a leader; you lead!” [My grandmother]
By Strive Masiyiwa __”I must do something” solves more problems than “Something must be done”……
OPINION: Lai Mohammed, a liar and a thief?
By Farooq Kperogi Lai Mohammed’s notoriety as a compulsive and inveterate liar is already secure and…
OPINION: Peter Obi and the arrows of 2023
By Justus Nwakanma There is a salient rule in archery, in warfare or combat: Always…
Chiwetalu Agu, Izombe mayhem and militarisation of the South East
By Emeka Alex Duru It took the profuse pleadings and admonitions from my younger brother,…
Saro-Wiwa would have been 80 on Sunday
By Olukorede Yishau If he was not executed alongside 8 of his Ogoni kinsmen by…
Omosefe-Ajayi’s footprints of public service
By Charles Okogene Many in Nigeria mismanage opportunities to write their names in gold in…
The Essential Buhari: VP Osinbajo got it!
By Femi Adesina Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is an honest man. Whatever he tells you,…
Buhari’s ‘nine priority areas’
By Ikechukwu Amaechi President Muhammadu Buhari has less than two years in office. Indeed, he has…
OPINION: On direct and indirect primaries
By Babafemi Ojudu We were at the FEC Retreat yesterday when the news came in that…
OPINION: Game over in Anambra, and the winner is …
By C Don Adinuba The forthcoming gubernatorial poll in Anambra State is four weeks away, but…
OPINION – Babandede: Re-imagining and remaking Immigration
By Dakuku Peterside The public sector in Nigeria is not a hopeless case, as we are…
Malami’s State of Emergency and Chiwetalu Agu’s arrest
By Festus Adedayo Either out of acute ignorance of the law, diffidence towards it,…
The Nobel prize for public opinion
By Gimba Kakanda The reason literature has always taken the front page every October, when…
Anambra’s continued educational excellence
By C.Don Adinuba As part of the World Teachers Day celebrated in Nigeria every October…
OPINION – On Emergency Rule: Attorney Malami is such an ambulance chaser
By Nnamdi Elekwachi Attorney General, Abubakar Malami, reminds me daily of his predecessor, Michael Kaase…
OPINION: Pandora Papers, Peter Obi and matters arising
By Emeka Alex Duru The frenzy in the land since a report by an online medium,…
OPINION – Pandora Papers: Let Peter Obi be
By Ikechukwu Amaechi For some Nigerian politicians, the recently leaked Pandora Papers which chronicled offshore services…
OPINION: Despite insecurity in Anambra, Obiano fails to attend S/E security meeting in Enugu
Despite mounting insecurity in Anambra State, Governor Willie Obiano again failed to attend the South…
Peter Obi, Premium Times, witch-hunting and journalism
By Fred Chukwuelobe The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) last Sunday released the “Pandora…
OPINION: Inside Nigeria’s huge heist, the COVID-19 IGR
By Festus Adedayo With the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic came a widespread global misinformation…
TRIBUTE: Prof. Humphrey Nwosu, the Option A4 genius, turns 80
By Ikechukwu Amaechi Prof. Humphrey Nwosu’s life is intertwined with Nigeria’s history in many ways. The…
OPINION: Nigeria @ 61: Realities, aspirations and way forward
By Dakuku Peterside Sixty-one years ago,there were celebrations across the length and breadth of Nigeria. In…
The university named Facebook
By Azuka Onwuka Facebook has been teaching me so many things that I could not…
Partnerships drive growth and profitability!
By Strive Masiyiwa When most #Startups think #Partnership, they think in terms of #Investment, but…
OPINION: Dear young Nigerians, you can’t ‘japa’ without a passport
By Olukorede Yishau On Tuesday, I came across a trending hashtag #GoodbyeNigeria while scouring the internet.…