Blood and Horror on the Railway, By Olusegun Adeniyi

The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have issued statements mourning the death of their members. But it may take a while for Nigerians to get the complete picture of Monday’s horrific attack on the Abuja-Kaduna train. My heart goes out to families of the victims who will find it difficult coming to terms with their loss, especially given the tragic circumstance. This attack […]

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Kaduna attack: Trains are not the progress Nigeria needed, By Abimbola Adelakun

On Monday night, terrorists attacked a Kaduna-bound passenger train that left from Abuja. They ambushed the train by detonating some explosives laid on the railway tracks. The violent implosion that followed not only stopped the train in its tracks but also imploded the myth of the progress Nigeria has made under the present regime. So […]

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Leadership Recruitment, By Attahiru Jega

The issue of leadership recruitment at all levels of governance in our country, is central to our current national predicament; and getting it right is key to the resolution of our poor governance and development processes. We evidently have been recruiting and appointing or  electing inappropriate leaders, quite often, round pegs in square holes, and […]

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Did you know that ‘couple’ refers to unmarried lovers too?, By Akeem Lasisi

Study the following statements: The couple is here. The couple are here. The two couples are here. I hope you know the implication of the grammatical status of each of the clauses. We will get back to them. The word, couple, refers to a husband and wife. For instance, popular singer, Tuface Idibia and Annie […]

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My Ideal Nigerian President in 2023, By Farooq A. Kperogi

Many readers of this column—and of my social media interventions—have asked me to endorse a candidate for the 2023 presidential election. Although I have my mental archetype of the kind of person that should be president, I won’t endorse a candidate for at least three reasons. One, I am not important or influential enough for […]

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Inside The Whoredom And Harlotry Preceding 2023, By Festus Adedayo

In Russia’s 1998 St. Petersburg local assembly elections, incumbent Oleg Sergeyev had been a thorn in the flesh of totalitarian governor, Vladimir Yakovlev. Upon Sergeyev’s launch of his bid to replace him, Yakovlev waited till election date to sting him with his amusingly ingenuous strategy. On voting day, voters, majority of whom were illiterate, were […]

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President Buhari should not hand over the Nigerian oil sector to his successor in its present condition, By Femi Orebe

“The Nigerian lack of values is sinking the nation’s only bread basket: oil. The oil majors are leaving because we no longer run businesses in the sector but installing rackets like a gangster paradise. Even those responsible for bad fuel and long queues at fuel stations are walking the high places of power like lords. […]

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Nigeria and the Spirit of ‘Asise’, By Simon Kolawole

Translated in its simplest form, “aṣiṣe” (ashee-shay) in Yoruba means blunder, mistake or error. But the English language perennially fails to capture the nuances of certain Yoruba words. Aṣiṣe is deeper than a mere, everyday mistake. There is an element of unusualness to it, a bit of stupidity or an insinuation of operating under a […]

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Peter Obi joins 2023 presidential race, addresses royal fathers

Former governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, has declared his intention to contest the 2023 presidential election. Mr. Obi made the declaration in Awka while addressing the royal fathers and Presidents General of the 181 communities in the state at Government House, Awka. “I have come to inform you of my intention to contest […]

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Nigeria and the Billion Dollar Dirty Slaps, By Olusegun Adeniyi

My sister, Dr Oby Ezekwesili could not have been more apt when she said Nigerians like to major in minors. Ever since the inauguration of Prof Chukwuma Soludo as the Governor of Anambra State ended on a slapping note, there has been no bigger storyline in Nigeria than the humiliation of an errant (now former) […]

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What Buhari must learn from Bianca Ojukwu, By Sonala Olumhense

The moment I saw a woman sashaying across the stage during the inauguration of Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State, I knew something was out of place. I did not know it was outgoing first lady Ebele Obiano, let alone that she was about to set for herself a new standard in public humiliation.  In moments, […]

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