Perspectives
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Why I declared women’s rights as human rights at 1995 Beijing Conference, by Hillary Clinton
When the UN Fourth World Conference on Women met in Beijing in 1995, I wanted to go. If my husband hadn’t been president, I would have wanted to go as myself—a lawyer, an advocate. But I knew that if I went as the first lady of the United States it would carry a message that would resound around the world:…
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The giant strides of Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu as DG NOA – By Emma Ibediro
As a young man growing up, it was always a delight to listen to the jingles of Professor Jerry Gana “if you are a President, President well, if you are Senator, Senator well, if you are a Carpenter, carpenter well” etc. It was a clarion call for commitment to nation building. It was from the Federal Ministry of Information. We…
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Spitting on Dele Giwa’s grave, throwing Gani under the bus: Yakubu Mohammed’s “revelations”, by Richard Akinnola
Today, Friday, September 5 is the 16th anniversary of the death of Chief Gani Fawehinmi. There is no better way to honour Gani on the anniversary of his passing than to rebut the lies peddled against him by Mr Yakubu Mohammed, a director of Newswatch.First thing that struck me was the question – What would Gani have done in the…
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Bimbo Esho, the creative genius and Ariya Eko, by Henry Akubuiro
Urbane, chic and visionary, Bimbo Esho is the managing director of Evergreen Musical Company Limited. She also functions as an entrepreneur, cultural activist, and music promoter. Her Evergreen Musical Company is constructing the Evergreen Music Heritage Centre, which promises to be Africa’s greatest music museum, located in Anthony Village, Lagos. The ravishing beauty currently working on a new project, Ariya…
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From fragility to foundations: Inside PBAT’s political economy, by Tanimu Yakubu
In early 2024, Nigeria’s naira collapsed to ₦1,800 per dollar, rattling households and businesses alike. By August 2025, it had strengthened to ₦1,525. For President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, this was not just recovery but the opening proof of his broader political economy: building Nigeria on three foundations — credible currency, concrete infrastructure, and kilowatts of power. Currency reform was the…
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Remembering Gani Fawehinmi: My mentor, my hero, by Uba Sani
In the early hours of September 5, 2009, Nigeria and indeed the entire continent of Africa lost a titan, a man whose life was a testament to courage, unwavering principle, and indefatigable commitment to justice and democracy. Chief Abdulganiyu “Gani” Oyesola Fawehinmi, GCON, SAN, passed into the annals of history, leaving behind a legacy that continues to inspire generations. His…
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The ‘north’ and its false claims, by Kunle Oyatomi
Recent claims that the Bola Tinubu administration has been one-sided in the distribution of Federal Government projects, appointments and opportunities should be taken with a pinch of salt.It is an argument being pushed by detractors, who have sworn oaths to remain uniformed. For Daily Trust and those individuals, who have refused to educate themselves about the unprecedented distribution under this…
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Does Dele Momodu understand the meaning of friendship? By Reno Omokri
What does Egbon Dele Momodu mean when he says President Tinubu “cannot hold Nigeria by the jugular like he did in Lagos”? That is an ambiguous statement that is neither here nor there. Can he throw more light on what he is trying to communicate? As President of Nigeria, shouldn’t Asiwaju Tinubu be in full control of the country? Should…
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Nigeria and Brazil: A partnership of equals in a changing world, by Abdulkabir Adisa
When President Bola Ahmed Tinubu walked side by side with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in Brasília last week, it was more than the choreography of diplomacy. It was the meeting of two nations whose histories are intertwined and whose futures beckon toward shared prosperity. Nigeria and Brazil are not strangers. Both are continental giants, blessed with human capital,…
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Every El-Rufai accusation is a confession, by Farooq Kperogi
There is a popular American political proverb that goes: “Every accusation is a confession.” It describes the tendency for politicians to attribute to rivals the very traits, desires, guilty knowledge, or actions they themselves harbor or have committed. No one embodies this proverb more spectacularly than Malam Nasir El-Rufai. For example, in 2017, he admitted on national television that he…
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