Perspectives
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Wike’s absolute box office, By Bamidele Johnson
Whichever way his spunky and protracted challenge of the Atiku-Ayu complex ends, Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers State, would have tattooed himself on our consciousness. In these socially and economically depressing times, his media appearances every two market days are joy to the world; a prodigious social media content factory, at least in the meantime. It is, of course, silly…
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The crucial imperative of a Tinubu presidency, By ‘Tope Fasua
Things are getting clearer now. The man whom many had disparaged, who has attracted so much hate from some quarters for no reason, of whom so many bad things have been said – totally unjustified – is becoming the clear choice for 2023. I signed on much earlier because I would rather someone who has laboured hard and planned over decades,…
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Dele Momodu’s tragi-comedy on APC manifesto, By Ayodele Olasoji-Peters
As Director of Strategic Communication of the PPD’s Presidential Campaign Council, Mr. Dele Momodu understandably needs to justify his appointment as well as position himself for a position in a PDP government at the centre in the extremely unlikely event that the party is able to triumph at the polls next year. Of course, Dele Momodu’s shoddy, shallow and intellectually…
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Apostle Suleman: The apple of God’s eyes, By Bamidele Johnson
You just knew Apostle Johnson Suleman was going to come bigging up his God credentials once assassins’ bullets, mercifully, did not find accommodation in his prominent bald pate or eye socket. He would not be Suleman if he did not. His escape had nothing to do with the bullet-proof vehicle he and his family were travelling in. It had all…
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Artful dodgers, By Odi Ikpeazu
“The public should try to make itself artistic.”Oscar Wilde The musical situation in Nigeria is quite a curious one. First of all, it is probably safe to say that that the majority of the public does not see much correlation between the state of the arts and that of the nation. This is very worrying but since most people do…
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Who poisoned the communion? By Sam Omatseye
Some say they can’t vote for him because he is ill. But it’s because he makes them ill at ease. They tremble at the compass of his mind and the stature of his legacy. With affectionate defiance on Saturday night, he asked the Kano business community, “Do I look like someone who is sick to you?” He then pointed his…
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The Arewa Joint Committee initiative, By Dan Agbese
Some northern political and social pressure groups, namely, Arewa Consultative Forum, Arewa House, Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation, Northern Elders Forum, Arewa Research and Development Project and Jamiyyar Matan Arewa, recently formed Arewa Joint Committee as an umbrella body to jointly pursue political and other interests in the context of saving northern Nigeria. To give effect to this, the joint…
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Atiku’s strategy, By Segun Ayobolu
(Does the ‘average northerner’ need a kind of President different from that of the Igbo, Yoruba, Ijaw or from any part of Southern Nigeria? That was the fallacy that presidential flag bearer of the PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, tried to sell when ata forum of the Arewa Joint Committee in Kaduna, last weekend, he brazenly implored his audience to vote…
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The Zamfara State killing field, By Yemi Adebowale
When Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) last July for the All Progressives Congress (APC), he declared that the issue of insecurity in his state would be effectively tackled with his membership of the party running the show at the federal level. While announcing his defection, Matawalle expressed confidence that Zamfara State would experience…
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Tinubu’s Action Plan envisions a better economy powered by youths, farmers, and workers, By Kehinde Bamigbetan
Today, the race to Aso Rock gains new momentum as the All Progressives Congress launches a manifesto that seeks to rejig the economy by unleashing the energy of the youths, the farmers, and the workers. The 80-page document titled ” Hope Renewed” consolidates the achievements of Muhammadu Buhari’s administration in agriculture, infrastructure and security and plans new ways of running…
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