Perspectives
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2023 Polls: Tinubu defying all odds, By Kola Amzat
Since the turn of 4th Republic in 1999, no presidential candidate has been so harassed, attacked and subjected to all forms of character assassination by members of opposition parties as Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the APC presidential candidate for 2023 general elections. But, it seems the Iconic politician and former Lagos state governor has sufficiently imbibed in absolute terms, the…
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‘The Letterman’: History, stories and journalism, By Dapo Olorunyomi
I welcome and speak in profound gratitude to all friends of our author, Musikilu Mojeed, co-founder and editor-in-chief of Premium Times, who have given up on other pressing and competing priorities to join us today at the launch of this seminal work of political and cultural history. Thank you. It is also appropriate to express the gratitude of all friends…
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Tinubu, leadership and corporate planning, By Kunle Awosiyan
After his brilliant performance at Chatham House on Monday, the only thing his opponents could pick was his delegation of powers to his subordinates to answer some questions. I never expected Asiwaju Bola Tinubu to be commended by his opponents. In fact I will be disturbed if they begin to praise him now. May they boo him to victory in…
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South Africa’s Ramaphosa hits back as party backs him over ‘Farmgate’ scandal
South Africa’s ruling party said it would tell its lawmakers to reject a report that President Cyril Ramaphosa may have committed misconduct over a stash of cash in his farm, giving him a lifeline as he faced the biggest scandal of his career. Almost simultaneously, Ramaphosa asked the country’s top court to throw out the independent panel’s findings over the…
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Can we make the police our friends? By Bamidele Johnson
Power distribution companies’ officials and greedy landlords are unlikely to rank high on the table of Nigerians deserving of public sympathy. But they can thank their stars that the animus towards them is nowhere near- in intensity and consistency-of what goes in the direction of the police establishment and its personnel. When the police post photographs or videos of policemen…
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Mind, mindset and state of mind, By Babatunde Raji Fashola
When Bishop Mathew Hassan Kukah called to ask me if I would be disposed to give this year’s convocation lecture, I enthusiastically agreed. The reason is not far-fetched. A convocation ceremony in a university is a milestone of success. A success that reckons the end of a very important task and the beginning of yet another. As you all very…
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Ibadan and a significant, historic assemblage of techies, By Omoniyi Ibietan
By 1960, the city of Ibadan had grown from a collection of settlements to become Nigeria’s most multicultural city but not before it became a garrison, being originally birthed by dissident soldiers escaping a rampaging 19th Century Yoruba Wars and determined to build a fort that is impregnable. Like New York, it would become a dwelling place for notable culture…
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Musikilu Mojeed: bearing witness to history, By Kayode Fayemi
At the time I gave my word to be present at the public presentation of The Letterman on December 1st, 2022 – exactly two months ago, little did I know that my new responsibilities as Head of the Forum of Governors in Africa will take me all the way to Sao Paolo, Brazil to the Brazil – Africa Forum on…
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Wike’s dirty politics in Rivers State, By Yemi Adebowale
It is preposterous that a ruling party in a state would drag the governorship candidates of almost all opposition parties to court, to question how they emerged, and a court of law would allow the nonsense to stand. That is the dangerous political trend ongoing in Rivers State, courtesy of garrulous Governor Nyesom Wike-led Peoples Democratic Party. This governor has…
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Governors and national development, By Segun Ayobolu
Living up to his blossoming reputation as a gadfly who is devastatingly unsparing of those he perceives as adversaries and opponents, the governor of Rivers State, Mr. Nyesom Wike, recently released a veritable bombshell when he disclosed that the spate of commissioning of high profile infrastructural projects he has undertaken in his state was facilitated by his state’s share of…
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