Perspectives
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The good in goodbye
A popular saying tells us that ‘there’s no good in goodbye.’ Really? I’ve been turning it round in my head, and I think there may actually be some good in goodbye. In fact, a lot of good. Let’s go. I recently wrote about my ancestors and forebears in the presidential media office, those who have served since the 1970s. They…
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ECONOMIST ARTICLE: Henry Kissinger explains how to avoid world war three
America and China must learn to live together. They have less than ten years In Beijing they have concluded that America will do anything to keep China down. In Washington they are adamant that China is scheming to supplant the United States as the world’s leading power. For a sobering analysis of this growing antagonism—and a plan to prevent it…
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Africa’s creative economy and reputational rebound: A metanarrative of AfricaNXT, By Omoniyi Ibietan
Hours ago, I made a presentation focused on the above topic at the ongoing annual conference of the African Public Relations Association (APRA), as a participating member at the 34th edition of the annual conference of the 47-year-old body of PR practitioners in Africa and their global allies. The paper was authored by me and Ngozi Odita, Executive Director/Founder, Social…
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TW@51: Lagos education and the Tokunbo Wahab effect, By Babajide Fadoju
Good leaders are hard to come by, and only leaders who know what it takes to make the good leadership mark apply the Jesus strategy – the rule of discipleship – in the art of governance, casting the net of purposeful leadership across borders to welcome likeminds on board in their administrations. Such is the nature of Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu,…
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Hubris unleashed, By Wale Bakare
I first ‘met’ Satguru Maharaji sometime in 1986 or so. No, I didn’t bump into him on the street or at a party but in the manner some Nigerian broadcast presenters about to interview a guest lead with the asinine intro: “can we meet you?” He had just come into the country from some sojourn abroad. I don’t remember which…
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The Saint Obi I knew and what his friends, colleagues owe him, By Azuh Arinze
We learn everyday. And the latest lesson I just learnt is never to allow any issue—whether minor or major, but especially when not life-threatening—to linger unnecessarily between you and your close friends. If star actor, Saint Obi and I had quickly resolved that minor issue, of course, concerning his family, I would have known that he had taken ill. Sadly,…
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No need losing sleep over US visa ban, By Femi Fani-Kayode
Those that have imposed a visa ban on some “selected Nigerians” for allegedly “undermining democracy” and “rigging elections” are perfectly within their rights to do so because it is their country and they can do as they please. We should lose no sleep over that because the Nigerian people, a great and sovereign people who belong to a great and…
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Seun Kuti and impunity of stardom, By Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa
I watched with shock, disbelief, bewilderment, amazement and chagrin, a viral video where Afrobeat rising star, who should otherwise be the product of a rich heritage of revolutionary struggles, patriotism and selflessness, descended on a cultured policeman, assaulting him, provoking him and in that process also humiliating him and the agency that he represents. The barbarism of Seun Kuti’s unprovoked…
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Saint Obi, his death and troubled marriage, By Zik Zulu Okafor
His social life was blunted. Perhaps by his reticent disposition. His persona, two dimensional. To a distant public, he was upscale and cool . His manly bearing spoke loud. His onscreen image ironically amplified some idiosyncrasies ; heroics, romantic adventures and traits that did not gel with the mortal privacy that eerily define his quiet and lonely life. Saint Obi,…
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From Protectionism to consumerism, By Oyedeji Kayode
Protectionism is a good government policy to shield local production from rigorous foreign competition. It is intended to protect jobs, create opportunities. It also done to protect sensible State interests. Protectionism also, always entails incentives that must ultimately be transferred to consumers. However, Protectionism only delivers when a country has comparative advantage or ability to rapidly develop comparative advantage as…
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