Perspectives
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Imota Rice Mill, an agricultural game changer, By Remi Adelowo
It is reputed to be the biggest rice mill in Sub-Saharan Africa. Sited in Imota, a rural community in the Ikorodu Division of Lagos State, the huge project on a land space of 22 hectares is also the third largest mill in the world. With a capacity to produce 2.8 million bags of 50kg bags of rice yearly, while generating…
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Maintaining Nigeria’s momentum in the fight against maritime criminality, By Musa Ilallah
2023 kicked off on a significant note for the Nigerian Navy, with the hosting by Nigeria of Exercise Obangame Express 2023, the largest multinational maritime exercise in Western and Central Africa, in collaboration with U.S. Africa Command and U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa. This year’s edition featured 32 countries from the Gulf of Guinea and beyond, coming together to…
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The Spirit of Danfo – a review, By Felix Akpan
Ugoji Egbujo is one of the leading social media satirists and influencers in Nigeria who uses his gift to interrogate the political space and provoke lively debate amongst his followers. He is also a columnist for the Vanguard Newspaper, one of the country’s leading tabloids. His style and opinion on topical national issues are usually controversial but widely acknowledged. His…
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The battle for Lagos, By Bolaji Adebiyi
The battle for the soul of Lagos sounds like the title of a Nollywood movie. But it’s a summation of the struggle for the political control of Lagos State. It’s not a fresh fight though, it occurs every four years. However, this latest one is more intense because of the rude disruption that occurred two weeks ago. Bola Tinubu, hitherto…
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The ‘good disappointment’ we want
It’s the figure of speech called oxymoron in literature, isn’t it? When you talk of a ‘good disappointment.’ When apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction, it is called an oxymoron. When you have antithetical words with opposing meanings coming together. Examples: ‘A gentleman of the road.’ ‘A honest thief.’ ‘Why, then, O brawling love” (Shakespeare, in Romeo and Juliet). ‘Organized…
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Nigeria: At the cusp of renewed hope, By Bola Tinubu
A fair, credible election has been held and has been won. The honor of that victory and the steep responsibility it entails has fallen on me. I say this not to gloat or boast because there is no room for such behavior. I merely state the facts as they are. I realize many good and well-meaning Nigerians voted for other…
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Osinbajo, Tinubu, Bode George and the old game, By Dare Babarinsa
Professor Yemi Osinbajo, the Vice-President of the Republic, marked his 66th birthday on March 8. It is his last birthday in office, as his term expires on May 29, when the President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, would be sworn-in as the 16th ruler of independent Nigeria. Many Nigerians, especially those of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), thought Osinbajo should be…
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Who will console a bitter and confused Bisi Olawunmi? By Ayodele Ola Daniels
Although he signs off his recent garbled piece titled ‘Igbos and The Battle for Lagos’ as a Mass Communications scholar and public affairs analyst, Dr Bisi Olawunmi’s offering in that article exhibits neither the nuanced sobriety and wise caution of the seasoned scholar nor the rigour and meticulousness of the dispassionate analyst. It is even more tragic that a university…
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Olawunmi’s misreading of February 25 outcome in Lagos, By Segun Sanusi
At its dawn more than half a century ago, one of the early promises of the Information Age was greater enlightenment fostered by the overabundance of information, at the click of button. This was of course signposted by the arrival of super computers in the 60s and the rise of internet (of things) in the 80s. But the supreme irony…
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For the soul of Ogun State, By Funso Olukoga
I recently found myself in an unusual retort while watching former Governor Ibikunle Amosun on television presenting Mr. Biyi Otegbeye at an ADC’s camapaign rally saying this is “my own anointed candidate. This is the candidate that all of our people in Ogun State” should vote for. My retort was that of a true son of Ogun East : “Loun…
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