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Opinion: FFK- Haunted by a Nupe ancestry- fighting a foggy Yoruba identity complex
by Dr. N. Tony Nwaezeigwe Not even the ancestral owners of Lagos State of whom Abdulateef Kayode is not part of, can willingly cast aspersion on their Igbo guests, for…
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Opinion: Have we got a secessionist as president?
by Shuaib Yaqub Nigerians have always heard the president rhetorics like “Nigeria remains indivisible nation”, “Nigeria will not divide” etc, but the president’s actions and inactions run contrary to…
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Opinion: Of Ese Walter, Pastor Fatoyinbo and the rest of us
by Adekoya Naomi The fact that he was playing mind games with her, and telling her not to expose him was the breaking point for me as a reader. If…
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A rejoinder to Femi Aribisala’s piece, ‘Femi Fani-Kayode: A bigoted, anti-Igbo tribalist’
by Akin Ajose-Adeogun Because the political career of the late Chief R.A. Fani-Kayode had its glorious moments as well as its low points, like that of many men, any…
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Tunde Fagbenle: APC manifesto – The hangman’s noose
by Tunde Fagbenle But going through what has been published of the APC manifesto one gets the idea of some people merely putting together a long list of the myriad…
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Tonnie Iredia: 2015 – Who says Nigeria cannot break?
by Tonnie Iredia Although President Jonathan has said several times that it is premature and distractive to get involved in electioneering until next year, the nation is already broken into…
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Simon Kolawole: The Republic of Southern Nigeria
by Simon Kolawole I hereby predict that the proposed “Republic of Southern Nigeria” would be a political disaster. It is wishful thinking to suggest that the Igbo and Yoruba will…
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Femi Aribisala: The word of Paul is not the word of God
by Femi Aribisala Paul is the only writer in the bible who says his word is the word of God. He says to the Thessalonians: “When you received the word…
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Orji Uzor Kalu: No education, no future for Nigeria
by Orji Uzor Kalu A trip round the schools across the country shows massive decay and dilapidation. You can hardly find any of the schools in quality condition. What greets…
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Opinion: Oyo politics – Posers for Gov. Ajimobi, Ladoja and Lanlehin
by Adeola Adelabu I hope Governor Ajimobi takes the positives out of the criticism and govern Oyo state better. As for his second term ambition, only God and the people…
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Opinion: Ese Walter – Viper or victim?
by Mercy Emmanuel No! There is a psychological power that engulfs one when someone in authority asks them to do something outside their will. This has nothing to do with…
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Opinion: Insecurity in Nigeria – A hungry man can fight the king
by Garba Shehu States that have fed their destitute and poor for a month have no moral right to suddenly withdraw this arrangement simply because the Holy month of Ramadan…
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Adeseye Ogunlewe: My experience of the Igbos in Lagos
by Adeseye Ogunlewe Instead of deporting the Igbos, whose contributions to the development of Lagos state are immensurable, you must keep on praising and encouraging them to keep on developing…
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Demola Rewaju: ‘Church wedding’ and the mockery of it
by Demola Rewaju The major problem is a religious one – people don’t take marital vows as seriously as they should because they don’t take God seriously. If one would…
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Myne Whitman: Unrepentant sinners and chauvinist men of God
by Myne Whitman This was really the story of a young, vulnerable woman, manipulated by an older man in authority and with power over her. When someone told me about…
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Azubuike Ishiekwene: Tukur and the making of PDP’s funeral
by Azubuike Ishiekwene The PDP may continue to deceive itself, but it’s unlikely that a confidence vote on Tukur will cure the party of its current poisoning. It’s a congenital…
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Demola Rewaju: Yes your beat is important, but lyrics make the music
by Demola Rewaju For some of us, lyrics make up the song. Yes the beat is important and the voice matters but it was the lyrics that kept us listening…
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Opinion: Niger-Delta Power Holding Company Ltd and dud cheques
by Kenneth Uwadi I have scanned and attached the cheque issued to me. I hereby call on the various government agencies to investigate the compensation for damaged crops and trees…
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Chuka Odom: Truth, bigots and purveyors of ignorance
by Chuka Odom The Third Mainland Bridge and virtually all major roads in and out of Lagos were all constructed and some are still being constructed by the federal government…
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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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Opinion: Lagos deportation – Let my people go
by Eric Okeke Let Aspamda, Alaba, Idumota, Importers, Motor Spare Parts dealers, and other Ndigbo market clusters in the north migrate home. Don’t wait to be ‘relocated.’ If we go,…
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Femi Fani-Kayode: The national question
by Femi Fani-Kayode They say our territory is ‘’no-man’s land’’ yet they will never offer us theirs in return or even allow us to build there. Who is the fool…
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Opinion: The commercialization of blood donations – An inquiry
by Okwuanya Pius-Vincent The million dollar question then is, why would you give away for free what you will spend money to buy when you need it and if a…
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Opinion: Pension – Waiting for the dead man’s shoes
by Josef Omorotionwan All these sordid affairs have perhaps been consigned to history. But the rightful owners of the money are suffering and dying on the pension queue. But why…
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Kayode Komolafe: The political issues and non-issues
by Kayode Komolafe There are enough issues to occupy the attention of any party or politician interested in discussing them with the aim of finding solutions to problems confronting the…
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Opinion: Is Femi Fani-Kayode the new Yoruba spokesman?
by Oguwike Nwachuku No, never will Fani-Kayode qualify to speak for the Yoruba, no matter how hard he tries. For one thing, well-educated, well-trained, and well-mannered Yoruba people known to…
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Opinion: Leadership crisis – Obasanjo had his chance but failed to take it
by Dan Onwukwe The question Obasanjo tried to answer, though in a provocative way, is: why is Nigeria’s present generation of politicians, including himself, not measuring up on the scale…
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Opinion: The dilemma of FG’s emergency rule in the north
by Amanze Obi Three months down the line, I am of the considered opinion that the emergency rule which government embarked upon may turn out to be the ultimate dilemma…
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Opinion: The truth about the Igbos and the ranting of hypocrites
by Ayo Bankole Akintujoye Can the south west singularly maintain the diverse market opportunity Lagos provides to potential and forever courting investors? Could the south west have fed Lagos with…
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Olusegun Adeniyi: Yoruba, Igbo and the media warriors
by Olusegun Adeniyi I am an admirer of Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola but I believe that his approach to dealing with vulnerable people in Lagos State is wrong-headed; and as…
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