Perspectives
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Niger State at 50: Renewing hope for a stronger future – by Mohammed Idris
Fifty years is more than a milestone. It is a testament to resilience, shared sacrifice, and the enduring hope of a people committed to progress. As Niger State marks its golden jubilee, we celebrate not just the passage of time but the collective journey of our people, our achievements, our struggles, and the promise that lies ahead. Created in 1976…
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List of 117 publicly executed coup plotters since 1976 – by Richard Akinnola
A study of the number of those publicly executed for coups in Nigeria shows a preponderance of Middle-Belt and Southern soldiers. We have shed too much blood. Enough of coups and attempted coups. 1976 Dimka’s Coup Major-General I. D. Bisalla (Plateau) 2. Colonel Isa Bakar (Borno) Lt.-Col. Buka Dimka (Plateau) Lt.Col. A. R. Aliyu (Bendel) Capt. G. Parrwang (Plateau) Capt.…
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Time to celebrate Murtala, Abuja and G7 states at 50 — by Martins Oloja
It is indeed a time to celebrate with Abuja and a group of seven states Hurricane Murtala Muhammed who spent barely six months in office created 50 years ago. They all clock 50 years today Tuesday February 3, 2026. It is also a time to reflect on the consequences of that political choice of creating seven more states (Benue, Bauchi,…
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Who writes our dead? Why Nigeria needs a serious obituary culture — by Folorunso Adisa
Among the world’s great newspapers, The New York Times is widely regarded as the gold standard for obituary writing. Its death notices are not hurried announcements or ceremonial farewells. They are deeply researched, narrative-driven biographies. Miniature histories, written with patience, texture, and moral curiosity. In many cases, they function as a final journalistic summation: a full portrait of a life…
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The silence that speaks: Peter Obi and the IPOB question — by Kayode Adebiyi
There is a kind of silence that says more than a thousand speeches. And in Nigerian politics, few silences have raised as many questions as Peter Obi’s prolonged quiet on IPOB. Over the years, Obi has carefully built a reputation as the voice of conscience by manipulation. The man of restraint. The apostle of good governance. The politician who speaks…
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Edo airline and opposition’s ‘tuke-tuke” bus — by Kassim Afegbua
Okpebholo’s mastery of the Edo political temperature in gauging opposition’s mindset is a master stroke that often times keeps them in momentary gaze. Edo opposition politics and their famished members are becoming ridiculous actors of a bad drama script. Whenever they see a new project courtesy of Governor Okpebholo, they turn the other angle, pretending to be blind to the…
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Idolatry: The worship of a president — by Lasisi Olagunju
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu returned over the weekend, swagger intact, despite his tumble in Turkey. His face was calm; his steps steady. His left arm tucked into the left fold of his riga; his right palm expectantly popped into the waiting hands of top appointees lined up to receive him. Ministers and governors do this airport praise-and-worship ritual routinely. From…
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Knowing where to go during medical emergency — by Okolo Oteri
As a GENERAL RULE a PUBLIC TERTIARY HOSPITAL is your best bet. The Teaching Hospitals, the Federal Medical Centres.They are generally more equipped than a private facility and have 24/7 emergency/trauma services. They are MORE LIKELY to have ALL the resources for care in an EMERGENCY situation. The important factors to note are: They are more likely to have all…
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Ola Opesan: Unsung literary sensation- By Bayo Obajemu
Ola Opesan is a familiar name in education management and consulting, but not everyone knows he’s an accomplished novelist and script writer. Surfing through a book store early last month, I came across two of his titles: ‘Another Lonely Londoners’ and ‘Many Rivers to Cross’. I was struck by the title of one of the novels; ‘ Another Lonely Londoners…
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The theatre of power at the airport — by Kayode Adebiyi
One thing I have never been able to make sense of, even as a young boy growing up under military rule, is the ritual of ministers and senior government officials rushing to the airport whenever the President is travelling or returning from a trip. You see them line up in a single file at the foot of the aircraft. Handshakes,…
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