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Op-ed Editor September 7, 2016

Pius Adesanmi: Don’t villify Bayo Onanuga, educate him

Mr. Bayo Onanuga, Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria, made a Facebook update yesterday. Before I express any opinion on the said update, it is better to hear…

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Op-ed Editor September 7, 2016

Opinion: Decent living in Nigeria’s recessed economy

by Jide Ojo It is no longer news that Nigeria’s economy is in recession. Austerity measures are now trending at both personal and corporate levels. Growth is shrinking; inflation is…

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Op-ed Editor September 7, 2016

Pius Adesanmi: The soldier who would save Nigeria

"I am a serving Colonel in the Army. But as long as I live, I am determined to train my son to wait for his turn in this country. I…

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Op-ed Editor September 7, 2016

How policemen kidnap, sexually assault innocent young women

The story below is nothing short of infuriating. What should have been a birthday celebration, turned into a nightmare at the hands of men of the Lagos State Police Command.…

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Op-ed Editor September 7, 2016

When #StopRacismatPretoriaGirlsHigh fought racism over natural hair

Whilst Nigerians and Kenyans continued in their tug of war over Zukerberg, the weekend saw a lot more drama when somewhere in a South African secondary school, the students were grappling with…

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Op-ed Editor September 6, 2016

The Thread: A case of a dead frog and CWAY waters

More often than none, there has been a lot of complains as regards finding particles inside everyday drinking water- the sealed ones. This has naturally fallen on deaf ears and…

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Op-ed Editor September 6, 2016

Between BBOG group, police and new pro-Buhari group

Having stopped the first silent protest of September 2nd 2016, embarked by the Bring Back Our Girls Group, by the Nigerian Police has, the group rescheduled its cause to Tuesday,…

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Op-ed Editor September 6, 2016

Ayo Sogunro: On faith and the Nigerian experience

Chinua Achebe, in his classic analysis of Nigerian socio-politics, The Trouble With Nigeria, describes the Nigerians of the 1970s as having cargo cult mentality. This mentality, Achebe explains, is “a…

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Op-ed Editor September 6, 2016

Pius Adesanmi: Your online personality could be affecting your opportunities

I woke up this morning to a phone call from a very big shot in corporate Nigeria. They are hiring. The usual case of having only one or two advertised…

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Op-ed Editor September 5, 2016

Naira has fallen: The lambs remain silent

by Manasseh Egedegbe I was in the UK a few weeks ago. I bought bottled water from a store and I got a couple of coins as change. One of…

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Op-ed Editor September 5, 2016

Opinion: Blasphemy – Time to end this psychosis

by Adekoya Boladale Enacting a law on the premises of these two religions constitute a direct infringement on equity which the likes of Ogun, Sango, Obatala, Amadioha, Bori, Alledjenu, and…

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Op-ed Editor September 3, 2016

Twitter Wars: #KenyavsNigeria tug of war over Mark Zuckerberg continues

There's a war currently ongoing on twitter between netizens of Nigeria and Kenya. The cause of the war appears to be Mark Zuckerberg's visit to the two African nations. Over the…

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Op-ed Editor September 3, 2016

Mark Zuckerberg: Not every time grey tees and jeans, sometimes proper suit and tie

by Ezinne Ajoku Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook and the 6th richest man in the world , according to Forbes 2016 rankings, on his return to Nigeria to attend Aso Villa…

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Op-ed Editor September 2, 2016

Charles Odii: Who is going to save Nigeria’s small businesses?

by Charles Odii Small businesses in Nigeria need to realize that they must become their own saviors. Firstly, by paying their taxes as upstanding citizens and then by holding the…

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Op-ed Editor September 2, 2016

Cheta Nwanze: Destroying the North-east’s social fabric

by Cheta Nwanze During Nigeria’s civil war almost half a century ago, there was a food crisis in the battle area. Eventually, the war ended, but the social conditions did…

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Op-ed Editor September 2, 2016

5 things we learned from Funmi Iyanda’s drive to ‘destroy patriarchy’

by Ezinne Ajoku Funmi Iyanda is on a drive to dismantle patriarchy, stone by stone, brick by brick, armed with a sledgehammer. At the How to Fix Nigeria event which…

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