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Opinion: German elections and lessons for Nigeria

by Babangida Jibril Comparing my experience with the Nigerian elections, I will say the differences are clear, and maybe we Nigerians don’t want to practice what we learnt from others.…

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It begins: Dangote refinery to employ 8,000 engineers, create jobs for 85,000 Nigerians

by Oge Okonkwo The President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, stated that about 8,000 engineers would be needed for an effective start of the nine- billion- dollar Dangote Refinery/Fertiliser…

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Opinion: An open letter to my pastor, Biodun Fatoyinbo of COZA

by Akan Imoh I'm not in support of Pastors living reckless lives, but before we crucify Pastor Biodun, I want us to know that no one, and I repeat, no…

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Elnathan John: Holy war and the return of Danbaba Suntai

by Elnathan John Listening to Suntai, I totally agree that he is fit for work and that his capacity to resume duties as Governor is not in doubt. The law…

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Opinion: Nigerian Police – A force to reckon with

by Simon Christian Chukwu \ The unfortunate disparity in the take-home pay of the organs of government isn’t just peculiar to the traffic warders’ department, it spans throughout the Nigerian…

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Opinion: Femi Fani Kayode – A lost cause

by Airhunmwunde Matthew He is still souring and submerged in the mystery of his inability to vent what the moment requires. His slanderous attack on today’s men is distinct from…

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WATCH: Nigerians must go to hellfire for saying we’ve never had a true leader – OBJ

by Oge Okonkwo In the video below, former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, dared Nigerians who say that the country has never had a true leader in the last 50…

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Opinion: Is the Nigerian economy deadlocked?

by Salim Salihu Muhammed No doubt, Nigeria is making progress in industrial growth, the absence of infrastructure to complement the concerted efforts of attracted investments is slowing down employment opportunities…

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Opinion: Memo to APC’s Bisi Akande – Your rhetoric isn’t helping your party

by Ekerete Udoh Mr. Chairman, I am afraid if you don’t begin to weave a beautiful narrative on a different governance model and reduce your personal attacks on the president,…

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Opinion: Deportations, ethnic jingoism and political opportunism

by Is'haq Modibbo Kalu So almost on cue, the most chauvinistic vermin crawled out of the darkest crevice of ethnic jingoism. The action of the Lagos administration became elasticized into…

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40 million Nigerians are jobless – Christopher Kolade

Dr Christopher Kolade About 40 million Nigerians translating to 23.9 per cent are unemployed, Chairman, Subsidy Reinvestment Programme (SURE-P) Dr. Christopher Kolade has said. He spoke yesterday in Ilorin, the Kwara…

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Opinion: The ‘sins’ of the Nigerian elite

by John Amoda He said the inequalities in Nigeria are such that “the wealthy live like prisoners—the rest of the society resents them. And that brings me to the topic…

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Henry Okelue: 8 things to ponder as 2015 draws near

by Henry Okelue Fellow Nigerians... You are innately smart. Let politicians tell us how they will improve our lives when we vote them in, not how Okoro is a threat…

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Elnathan John: New parties and free elections in 2015

by Elnathan John It is also encouraging seeing the names showing up on the APC train: IBB, Ahmed ‘13’ Yerima, Tom Ikimi, Femi Fani-Kayode. I like how APC is like…

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Opinion: Saving the Catholic Church from Nigerians

by Erwin Ofili We must all act now to prevent the same disease that has afflicted the Nigerian government from infecting the Church. We must save Nigeria and the Church…

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Opinion: Nigerian politicians and the trust factor

by Adefenwa Adeshina The youths need people we can trust not those screaming for change when all they really want is a chance to loot their share of the national…

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Opinion: A brief legal perusal of the child marriage campaign

by Oluwatosin Falaiye I believe a large part of the raging debate lies is who exactly the law would construe to be a woman as stipulated in Section 29 (4)…

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Opinion: 2015 – A battle between Nigerians and the PDP

by Abubakar Usman Sadly, folks from the northern part of the country have not been any different in such uncouth remarks. Northern groups and individuals have also joined their counterparts in…

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Boko Haram crisis: 6,000 flee to Niger, Nigerians living under trees – UNHCR report

by Rachel Ogbu Nigerians gathered to register as refugees in Bosso, Niger (photo: Punch) About 6,000 people including the elderly, women and children have been reported displaced following the military…

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Nigerians are not amused – and more, in today’s news roundup with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze I think that the time has long since passed for you [Bash Ali] to accept your age and go and play with your grandchildren. Depending on whom…

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Be careful: Bottled water may be unsafe, after all

Tap water is a rarity in Nigeria, forget whatever promises the Minister for Water Resources may have made about making potable water available by whichever magic year. Again, simply look…

11 years

Opinion: Letter from Zimbabwe – Nigerians, what you have is religious junk

by Conrad Mbewe ....by “Nigerian religious junk” I mean the phenomenon of churches that are personal-to-holder. “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous…

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Sylva Nze Ifedigbo: Dear citizens of the world’s argument capital…

by Sylva Nze Ifedigbo While the news stand remains the choice destination for most of these argument champions, a new arena has emerged which threatens to take the shine off…

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Tolu Ogunlesi: You see, Nigerians are like that (YNaija Frontpage)

You see, Nigerians are rude, obnoxious, often cruel people; they behave ‘politely’ only when there’s something to be gained from the other party... You want to study Nigerians, or understand…

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Opinion: Governance and Nigerians’ quest for Ghanaian degrees

by Ayo Olukotun For those who may be too young to know, ‘happy survival’ was the predominant form of cordiality and felicitous exchange among the Igbo and other inhabitants of…

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200,000 Nigerians die of food poisioning yearly – Don

by Isi Esene There are startling statistics coming from Professor Alfred Ihenkuronye, a food science expert, on the number of people who die from food poisoning in the country. He…

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Opinion: Nigerians abroad must get it right

by Itunu Ajayi IT is no longer news that Nigerians in the Diaspora are being humiliated in their host countries. From South Africa to Australia to China and now Ghana,…

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Opinion: Subsidy scandal: Farouk Lawan’s supporters are unpatriotic

by Tunde Temionu The January 1, 2012 oil subsidy removal threw the ordinary man into trepidation. Despite public opinion against the removal, the Presidency was hellbent on carrying it out.…

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