Change begins with me campaign

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Op-ed Editor October 22, 2016

Opinion: Will change begin with Buhari’s cabinet?

by Anthony Ademiluyi President Muhammadu Buhari rode on the crest of an anti-corruption crusader to cause the greatest electoral upset in Nigeria’s history last year. The mind boggling corruption allegations…

Azeez October 4, 2016

‘Change Begins With Me’ was a ‘stolen’ initiative, Afe Babalola writes Buhari

A senior advocate of Nigeria, Afe Babalola has written a letter to President Muhammadu Nuhari, stating that the 'Change Begins With Me' campaign was not conceived by Minister of Information…

Op-ed Editor October 3, 2016

Farooq Kperogi: “Budget Padding,” “Racist” Economist, “Tenants of Democracy”: English on the Move

One of the sources of Nigerian English that I have identified in several of my writings is linguistic improvisation. Linguistic improvisation occurs when speakers of a language invent new words,…

Op-ed Editor October 2, 2016

Opinion: Change begins, but who goes first?

by Johnson Abbaly “If you want to go quickly go alone, if you want to go far, go together” - African Proverb The folktale is told of the King who…

Op-ed Editor September 30, 2016

Peregrino Brimah: On selling assets – The vultures are anxious to feast on Nigeria’s carcass

Vultures are birds of doom. They barely wait for you to be dead before they start ripping you apart. With their long necks and scrawny attires, they wish death on you…

Op-ed Editor September 30, 2016

Peregrino Brimah: Nigeria’s ‘new sheriff’ is partial

This year, out of some 120 trucks of desperately needed food grains that were sent to the Boko Haram-ravaged northeast of Nigeria, a staggering 70 disappeared into thin air. This reported crime…

Op-ed Editor September 26, 2016

Farooq Kperogi: Transformation of ‘change’ from God term to Devil term

Scholars of language and rhetoric have for long identified certain words and expressions that instinctively evoke warm fuzzy feelings in people, that effortlessly sway opinions, and that galvanize people into…

Op-ed Editor September 20, 2016

Ikeogu Oke: Buhari is not the plagiarist

The truth, however, is that contemporary Nigeria, with its many problems and the need to inspire the citizenry to overcome them, can yield great presidential speeches with no bearing…

Op-ed Editor September 19, 2016

Cheta Nwanze: Change begins with me

I was once told a story… A man, at the end of his life, called his children together to tell them about his legacy. When he was young he began,…

Op-ed Editor September 19, 2016

Pius Adesanmi: Sanction, don’t shuffle them

1) President Buhari has promised to sanction folks who plagiarized President Obama in his "change begins with me" speech. That is a welcome development and I commend him for swiftly…

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