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.@TundeLeye: Nigerian intellectuals need to buckle up and get to work (Y! FrontPage)

by Tunde Leye Many will complain about funding and lack of government backing. There is some truth in this. But I know of many professors who receive research grants and use it for personal purposes. I know of those who have government backing but see it as only a means of entering into government to... Read More

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Opinion: The real Oronto Douglas was a prophet of resistance

by Doifie Buokoribo Many comrades contributed to the making of the Oronto brand. I recall that Dr. Ike Okonta had suggested to him the idea of writing an autobiography. Ike actually drafted the outline for the work. Oronto started it but never finished. Reality is full of contradictions. By the time Oronto Douglas passed on... Read More

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Opinion: Xenophobia – Why I won’t blame South Africa

by Victoria Ibezim-Ohaeri I think this is unfounded. In the wake of the governorship election held in Nigeria in April 2015, a Lagos traditional ruler, Oba Akiolu, bellowed at the Igbos in Lagos to vote for his preferred candidate or else they would be cast into the Lagos lagoon. It was a hate speech that... Read More

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.@Wildeyeq: 5 ways to kill your brand easily (Y! Business)

by Edward Israel-Ayide This one you will agree with easily: TECHNO can copy all that SAMSUNG has done all it wants, but it will never be SAMSUNG. Android phones have become ubiquitous and cheaper, but there is still only a clear leader in that market- SAMSUNG. Why? Innovation. Lengthy articles have been written about how... Read More

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Opinion: Why Nuhu Ribadu should be the next EFCC Chairman

by Dan Agbese I am persuaded that given the president-elect’s well known tough stance against corruption, his best partner in this war would be Nuhu Ribadu. When the then President Obasanjo appointed Mr. Nuhu Ribadu as the pioneer chairman of EFCC in 2003, he was an unknown quantity. Some of us saw his appointment as... Read More

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Paul Utho: Navigating the way forward for the PDP

by Paul Utho The loss in the 2015 elections should be an eye opener and a wake-up call to the political class in Nigeria that power is transient and that the will of the people supersedes theirs. With the conclusion of the 2015 general elections, reality has no doubt, dawned on the People’s Democratic... Read More

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Dele Momodu: What Buhari must do to succeed

by Dele Momodu Just like I have advocated that there must be a small dose of old hands in President Buhari’s government, so also must President Buhari make provision for youth. President Buhari is in a prime position to know and appreciate what I am talking about because he was such a youth in the... Read More

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.@Wildeji: How to make dogs bite you (Y! Superblogger)

by Deji Asiru-Balogun I’m a pet psychologist, yes we know, but the truth should be said- there are bully dogs. They just take one look at you and decide that you are too proud, or that the jeans you are wearing would look better with rust colored holes in the calf region. Oga, na fight... Read More

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Opinion: University of Uyo Teaching Hospital – where patients go to die

by Inibehe Effiong To be attended to timeously, one must be ready to give kickbacks or be assisted by a known third party (personnel) at the hospital. I witnessed this the last time I went there. Since Monday the 20th of April, 2015 there has been no electricity supply at the University of Uyo Teaching... Read More

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April 24, 2015

Opinion: But why was Suleiman Abba fired?

by Emmanuel Ugwu He was an election time IGP. He was hired to twist the men and the services of the Nigerian Police into the scheme to concoct a victory for President Jonathan. What sin did Abba, the policeman, commit that is worse than the obliteration of a dozen plus three souls executed by his... Read More

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April 24, 2015

Demola Rewaju: Dear sister, these are 9 men you must never marry (Y! Superblogger)

by Demola Rewaju If he has hit you before, he may hit you again especially when you’re married and you have nowhere to go. If he regularly hits you then your wedding day and your funeral may be only few weeks apart. If you’re a woman attracted to such strong and violent men, get help. ... Read More

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April 24, 2015

Akin Osuntokun: The day of reckoning has arrived for Buruji Kashamu and other frenemies of Jonathan

by Akin Osuntokun At a slightly refined level, the one and only Allison-Maduekwe, who bestrode the petroleum resources like a colossus (to borrow the Nigerian parlance) conclusively proved herself a most devastating liability to Jonathan very much in the manner that the biblical femme fatale Delilah pulled down the mighty Samson. Perhaps nothing symbolises the... Read More

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April 23, 2015

.@Ekyshirley: My reality makes me an authority (Y! Superblogger)

by Eky Shirley Yes, everyday people. And no, I am not about to burst into the popular “Arrested Development” song of the same title. This is a rant of very many different subjects that affect us; make that me (since they are mostly my thoughts anyway). Let’s begin! Now over the last weekend, I had... Read More

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April 22, 2015

Opinion: Now that Buhari is born again, what should we expect from him?

by Prince Charles Dickson Buhari is going to be faced with giving or sharing the bounty on very mundane reasons. Ministers who failed as governors, legislators who contributed nothing and persons who lost elections and others whose father and mother was former this and former that. Scientists have finally found out what’s wrong with the... Read More

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April 22, 2015

Opinion: Shall we tell the President he may be complicit in a case of ‘stealing’?

by Soji Apampa Who will tell Mr. President that there is a need to fasten his seat belt as there is great turbulence ahead for him and key figures within his administration. Nigerians suspect that a colossal amount was spent during the just concluded general elections but figuring out even a ballpark figure would have... Read More

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Jude Egbas: 9 questions for the man who trekked from Lagos to Abuja for Buhari

by Jude Egbas How was he able to survive armed robbers, drunk drivers, witches and wizards, ritualists, carnivorous animals and muggers on the roads? Like everyone else, I have been enthralled by the story of Hasheem Suleiman–the 33-year-old gentleman who took a leave of absence from his construction job, slipped into sportswear and trainers and... Read More

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.@Survivor17: Xenophobia – This is what happens when a king ‘misyarns’ (Y! Superblogger)

by Buki Otuyemi Man to man is so unjust, children: Ya don’t know who to trust. Your worst enemy could be your best friend, And your best friend your worse enemy. – Bob Marley By now most people have heard of the ongoing madness in South Africa where xenophobia is the order of the day and... Read More

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Opinion: Nigeria’s problems cannot be solved by just voting Buhari

by Abiola Adebanjo The President-elect will need us very much in his quest to sanitise Nigeria if we truly desire a CHANGED Nigeria. We know some cannot wait to see him fail already, but we must do all we can to sustain this victory for the nation. The sheer promise of ‘change’ was enough for... Read More

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Pius Adesanmi: Why Jonathan cannot sue Punch Newspaper

by Pius Adesanmi President Jonathan and his team stole so much public funds for their campaign that no area of our national life enjoyed immunity from looting. In the history of warfare, the trouble with the defensive barrier known as “abatis” – used by everybody from the Romans to the Incas and the European World... Read More

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Opinion: 10 reasons why Diezani Alison-Madueke must go to prison

by Churchill Okonkwo Diezani MUST go to prison so that dirty deals in the oil sector exposed by the Ribadu Report in 2012 but quickly buried by the corrupt administration of Goodluck Jonathan can be resurrected and offenders severely punished. To say that corruption under Goodluck Jonathan exceeded epidemic level is an understatement. Under Jonathan’s... Read More

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