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Category: Opinions/Columnists
The Crackdown on #EndSARS Activists
By Simon Kolawale Any hopes that we are going to quickly move on from the tragic…
Blood of our people should not be traded for power
By Femi Fani-Kayode You say that we should thank God that your father is gracious and…
EndSARS protests, human security and good governance in Nigeria
By Dr Obiora Okonkwo It is now roughly three weeks since Nigeria was rocked by one…
Kindness clothed in Agbero Costume
It was about raining, I had just finished buying and bagging my new stock. An itinerant…
OPINION: I remember Saro-Wiwa
By Olukorede Yishau Time has no wings yet it flies. It flies so high that we…
We have many fathers
By Femi Adesina Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, our own Hajia Amina Mohammed, led a…
OPINION: We are over parenting in Nigeria
By Osita Chidoka The future Inspector General of Police is an Assistant Superintendent of Police, fresh…
Governor Umahi’s Misadventure
My initial subject of discourse this week revolved around the recent happenings in Obigbo area of…
US election: Nigeria doesn’t like to learn good lessons
By Azuka Onwuka If Nigeria were a country desirous of progress, there are some obvious lessons…
OPINION: Hunger, anger on our streets
By Edward T. Dibiana As I sat in my car parked under a tree in front…
America steps back from the brink
By Habib Aruna “America must always come first. The people have spoken, and we respect the…
Full text of Gov Tambuwal’s lecture on Post Covid-19 delivered to African Bar Association
‘RESETTING AFRICA’S SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL AGENDA IN POST COVID-19 ERA; HOW LAWYERS CAN LEAD’. BY H.E…
Politics as a circus
Sylvester Asoya The Medieval and Renaissance periods gave the world interesting court jesters. These clowns, who…
I commend Russia for not congratulating Biden – Fani-Kayode
By Femi Fani-Kayode The Kremlin has said that Vladimer Putin will not congratulate Joe Biden until…
A new dawn in America
By Dakuku Peterside Joe Biden is officially the President-elect of the United States of America. Several…
OPINION: Work and worship practicalised in Sokoto
By Abu Shekara “Let us not forget our differences. Let us recognise our differences and respect…
OPINION: The imperative of local vigilance and protection
By Chido Nwakanma The fallouts of the END SARS protests and its disastrous aftermath will stay…
OPINION: Palliatives: How Governor Yahaya’s foresight and transparency insulated Gombe from wanton destruction, looting
By Ismaila Uba Misilli Tempers from youths flared across Nigeria recently like the slashing of a…
OPINION: God save America!
By Simon Kolawale My favourite comedians are Bovi and Okey Bakassi. Governor Benedict Ayade of Cross…
OPINION: US Presidential Poll: Bye-bye Donald Trump
By Tony Okoroji I did not think that a man with the obvious character flaws of…
From University to Hustling Diva
This T-shirt brings back memories. I was doing some cleaning and saw this rumpled Tee, squeezed…
Trump will remain American President – Fani-Kayode
By Femi Fani-kayode You can scream that Joe Biden has won as much as you like.…
OPINION: United Countries of America
By Olukorode Yishau You need to have been from one end of the United States of…
OPINION: We have different paths to tread in life
By Femi Adesina There’s a board in my office at State House, Abuja, which I recommend…
Nigeria: The audacity of new thinking
By James Eze I’ll begin this conversation by saying that I am human, Igbo and Nigerian.…
Trading Places
Although there is a motion picture which features the inimitable Hollywood star, Eddie Murphy, with the…
TRIBUTE: Ukiwe: The last original @ 80
By Steve Osuji He turned 80 years on 26 October, 2020 and as it is in…
Olukorede Yishau’s buffet of imagery, pain and laughter
By Edward T. Dibiana ‘Vaults of Secrets’ is a buffet of relatable stories, etched in…
Onyeka Onwenu: A daughter’s undying love
Sylvester Asoya Onyeka Onwenu is a good example of feminine strength. I was introduced to this…