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OPINION: Buhari off to UK that hosts Kanu, but bans Twitter that broadcasts him
By Farooq A. Kperogi The Buhari regime’s official narrative for banning Twitter in Nigeria is…
OPINION: Why Northerners have ceased to love
By Ikechukwu Amaechi One of the most remarkable happenings in the Muhammadu Buhari Presidency is…
OPINION: Insecurity: Where the South East leaders got it wrong
By Emeka Alex Duru We shall commence by aligning with some resolutions of present…
OPINION – Ease of doing business: As Governor Yahaya blazes the trail in governance
By Ismaila Uba Misilli After two years in the saddle, Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has…
OPINION: Ngige’s sermon on the Mount
By Femi Adesina Did you watch the interview granted about 10 days ago by Labour…
Sanwo-Olu: Celebrating a kind-hearted achiever at 56
By Gboyega Akosile It is common in our clime for praise singers and vuvuzela blowers…
OPINION – Soludo’s emergence: A breath of fresh air
By Handel Okoli The All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, has set the pace…
OPINION – Anambra 2021: Ensnarling Senator Andy Uba to victory
By Peter Obiechina On Monday, June 21 – barely 6 days to the Saturday, June…
OPINION: Funerals have taken a new dimension in the East
By Azuka Onwuka Judging by what the eyes see, it seems that after the construction…
Saint Cyprian Michael Iwene Tansi: 23 Years After
By Sylvester Asoya For giving West Africa its first Catholic Monk and Nigeria, her first…
OPINION – Willie Amadi: Another one gone…
By Steve Osuji When I read his announcement earlier today that he had decamped to…
OPINION: Nigeria’s search for the Philosopher Leader
By Abu Shekara Leadership is a task: the pursuit of ways and means of providing…
OPINION – School kidnappings: Implications on posterity
By Dakuku Peterside Last week’s abduction by bandits of students of Federal Government College, Birnin Yauri,…
Umahi’s six-vice-president solution
By Gimba Kakanda The national public hearings on the proposal to review the Nigerian Constitution…
Does God still rule in Nigeria’s affairs?
By Martins Oloja I was considering a suspension of this column at the weekend when…
Reincarnating Mugabe, the Black Hitler, in Lai Mohammed
Festus Adedayo Let them hate me, as long as they fear me – Caligula,…
T.B. Joshua: There was a man I knew, by Femi Fani-Kayode
T.B. JOSHUA: There was a man I knew By Femi Fani-Kayode There was a man I…
‘Zulu Sofola: A legacy of creativity and generosity
By Sylvester Asoya ‘Zulu Sofola was certainly ahead of her time. At the time she…
OPINION: Assessing Lawan’s unrivaled accomplishments in two years
By Ezrel TABIOWO Whilst going through the news feed of my social platforms on Friday…
OPINION: Abati, Arise TV’s PR Show, and Buhari’s dementia
By Farooq A. Kperogi That even the vaguest pretence to traditional watchdog journalism is in…
OPINION: Still on the restructuring debate
By Emeka Alex Duru “When we take over the government in 2023, we will start…
TRIBUTE: Kaunda, the man, the struggle
By Emeka Alex Duru Announcement of his passage would ordinarily be heralded by booms…
Opinion: Sam Wordsmith Omatseye
By Olukorede Yishau He has a middle name neither his educational nor birth certificates…
Opinion: Nigeria’s unity and all the ‘iberiberism’, by Femi Adesina
Which one is Iberiberism again o? What kind of English shall we not hear in…
Buhari’s recent good steps commendable – Reno Omokri
I commend General Muhammadu Buhari for visiting Maiduguri. This is a good move. It is a…
OPINION: I’m a proud dot in the middle
By Ikechukwu Amaechi I had no personal relationship with Abba Kyari, a lawyer trained at Cambridge…
Buhari fails whenever he has the chance to shine
By Azuka Onwuka Last week, the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), had his first…
OPINION: APGA primary election: All eyes on Obiano, party cabal
By Odogwu Emeka Odogwu Tomorrow 15th and next 16th June 2021 will determine the delegates…
OPINION: What you need to know about albinos like me
By Nneka Jen Olise Hello… My name is Nneka Jen Olise and I’m an…