Perspectives
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As it was in the beginning
By Dapo Thomas Let me just raise two issues on most of the stories being circulated in the social media against Tinubu. One, why do these stories always come up during election time? Some of these stories came up between 1999 and 2007 when the man was the governor of Lagos State. But nothing was established against him in both…
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Buhari in Portugal: A prophet has no honor only in his country
When Jesus was on earth, people from different walks of life embraced his message, got saved, healed, delivered from demon possession. But most of his fellow Jews took everything with a pinch of salt. They considered him one of themselves, and therefore said he lacked authority to preach to them. Jesus then said: “Only in his hometown, among his relatives,…
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Here I am, buy me! By Dare Babarinsa
During our one-year National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), between 1981 and ‘82 in Abeokuta, capital of Ogun State, our monthly stipend was N200: 00. Yes N200: 00, which today, cannot buy a standard loaf of bread. At that time, it was a princely sum as the national minimum wage was N100: 00. After collecting a one-month salary, I approached my…
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Bola Tinubu and 2023 presidential ambition, By Adémólá Òrúnbon
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been one of the prominent names since the soldiers returned to the barracks and handed over power to democratically elected leaders in 1999, he was first and foremost elected a senator to represent Lagos West in 1992 under the banner of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, was among the activists who campaigned for the return…
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Who am I voting for? By Babatunde Fashola
I welcome old and new participants to our 6th edition of the Gabfest. There are many other things you could be all doing instead of being here. So, I am grateful for your participation and I do not take it for granted. An unquantifiable amount of gratitude must go to all those who expend their valuable time and resources to…
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Building future generations: the three black professors making us proud, By Strive Masiyiwa
Today I wanted to say congratulations to three esteemed Black African intellectuals: my friend Prof Henry Louis “Skip” Gates, Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka, and Prof Kwame Anthony Appiah. Last week they each received honorary degrees from University of Cambridge in the UK (one of the highest that the University can bestow) for outstanding achievement in their fields. Both Professor Appiah…
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The cottage industry ‘bring Tinubu down’ is becoming comical, Wale Alonge
It is so comical to see how much energy and bandwidth are being dissipated on social media on the most trivial and most inconsequential issue that has zero impact on the crushing problems that confront common everyday Nigerian. Rather than focus on the existential structural problem of a center-heavy unitary system that is crushing our country’s future, and working out…
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Letter to Osun young minds, By Ismail Omipidan
It is 18 days to the Osun governorship election. Have you got your PVC? Well, I just got mine. Before I came to Osun in 2019, I had worked in Kaduna, Maiduguri, Abuja and Lagos in that order. My principal too had distinguished himself credibly well before emerging governor in 2018. Will it therefore be wise to try someone who…
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For Osundare, literary acolytes rise to meet the rocks, By Akeem Lasisi
The legendary rocks, waterfalls and other icons of Ekiti must be in an elated mood today as they receive friends, associates, students and mentees of their great son, Professor Niyi Osundare. It is at the 2022 edition of the Niyi Osundare Poetry Festival, holding at Fountain Hotel, Ado Ekiti. The legends – the likes of the Orole and Olosunta hills;…
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Opinion: Desperation to halt Tinubu’s march to Aso Villa, By Kola Amzat
Contained in the political hatchet-men ‘out of date’ Armory are sets of ‘old fashioned’ Arsenals which they unleash from time to time to gauge the mood of the nation and with the sole objective of undermining and railroading Bola Tinubu presidency project. They gullibly lay ambush to release a new weapon as soon as they realize that the one earlier…
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