Perspectives
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Opinion: Federal Cabinet Nigerians Desire, By Kola Amzat
Storms in diverse forms that have gathered against Asiwaju Bola Tinubu presidency over the years seem over. Indeed, they’ve gone into oblivion. The vociferous voices of those clamoring for interim government are already drowned. The enemies of democratic order who were dangling carrots at military top brass to halt the consolidation of nation’s democratic governance through their frantic efforts at…
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It’s official, I’m now a pensioner, By Is’haq Modibbo Kawu
At the end of the process, it actually resembled an anti-climax. I arrived in Ilorin on Wednesday, May 3rd, 2023, for a couple of reasons. The first was the funeral ceremony of a very dear and elderly cousin. The second was to finally conclude the processes that would make me begin to draw my monthly pension. I had been mulling…
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PDP and LP must stop the blackmail against the judiciary, By Bayo Onanuga
I have witnessed many elections since 1979 and I can say without any equivocation that the 2023 election was the best, the most free and fair, the most transparent. Those who are pillorying the election and INEC, the electoral umpire are simply saying so because the outcome of the election, especially the presidential election did not match their expectation. May…
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U-17 African Cup of Nations: Review of Nigeria vs South Africa match, By Ifeoluwa Leo-Olagbaye
Whoever spoke to the boys after that first half deserves all the accolades. They came out blazing, like the same team we supported at the WAFU ZONE B tournament. They were calm and it reflected in both their style of play and goals scored. The second half clearly was an improvement on the first one. Here are the six takeaways…
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Senator Remi Tinubu and the colour of things to come, By Olabode Opeseitan
In Sen Oluremi Tinubu, Nigerian masses may find their best friend ever She is a real toughie. She is the wife of the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. She is Nigeria’s First Lady-in-waiting. She has also sharpened her own political teeth as First Lady at Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos, and as a three-term Senator of the Federal Republic. She has leveraged…
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Opinion: Seyi Makinde and the Yoruba Nation, by Kola Amzat
Since the creation of Oyo State in 1976, the federating unit has never lacked result-oriented, purposeful, resourceful leaders with discerning minds at the helm of her affairs. The Military Administrators who super-intended on the affairs of the state between 1976 and 1979 before democratic governance berthed, individually distinguished themselves in the office. Particularly, reference is hereby made of the regime…
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And they claim Buhari didn’t do anything
On Sunday April 30, the Media Office of the President released a 91-page document on the achievements of President Muhammadu Buhari over the past eight years. It was a job painstakingly done for many weeks by the Presidential Communications Team. I must confess that I was awed by things recorded in that one-stop shop of presidential accomplishments. Successes, achievements, landmark…
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Tinubu: The sun around whom everything and everyone revolves, By Femi Fani-Kayode
Isn’t it amazing that the light of our President-elect is shining all over the planet today and his glory resonates throughout the world? By the power of God and against all odds he did the impossible by taking on, not just a very taxing, aggressive, strong and effective opposition, but also the Nigerian Deep State and emerged unscathed and victorious.…
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Big Sam is no big-timer, By Bamidele Johnson
Of utmost comedy value. That is my assessment of Sam Allardyce’s claim that he is a top-tier manager after he was announced as Javi Garcia’s replacement as Leeds manager. Safe to say he believes his own hype, having once claimed that he would win the La Liga or Serie A yearly if he managed Real Madrid or Inter Milan. Also,…
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Ortom’s x-rated pension bill, By Bamidele Johnson
The Nigerian politician can be accused of many things, but selflessness is not one of them. Neither is self-awareness, sympathy or empathy, marked by Olympic-standard lack of any of those things. The glaring lack of these attributes by those who occupy executive positions is responsible for the widespread belief that however squalid the performance in office is, munificent rewards must…
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