Perspectives
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The immediate challenge in Ukraine: Maximum pressure combined with structured negotiation, By Tony Blair
Putin has badly miscalculated. The parallel from Russian history he should have drawn is Russian defence of their homeland from the invasions first of Napoleon and then Hitler. The Ukrainians are now fighting for their homeland with a bravery, determination and skill which has rightly fired the imagination of a large part of the world. The West, after a hesitant…
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Balogun: The Olubadan that I knew, By Tunji Olaopa
Ibadan is a space of deep cultural manifestations and multiple histories. It is a place of wars and trades, as well as political intrigues and socioeconomic development. There are so many tales one can tell about Ibadan, from the famous Ibadan warriors and war heritage to its being site of many Africa’s first: first TV station, home to Nigeria’s first…
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Genius of BAT vs intellect of PYO, By Kunle Awosiyan
The political genius in Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu manifested in 2003 before the general election when he warned his counterparts AD governors of the Southwest to be wary of PDP and OBJ. That political Tsunami swept away the AD governors of the Southwest except Lagos Tinubu. To keep himself firm, he did not only throw the obsolete formula of the…
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Tinubu: The spirit behind Nigeria’s progressive politics, By Bukar Abba Ibrahim
Since I came to the Senate in 2007, I had continuously agitated for the unity of the progressives. A lot of progressive individuals and progressive parties and movements were also agitating for unity. We all knew that for us to defeat the PDP, we had to merge and battle the colossus. The real merger story started with Bola Ahmed Tinubu,…
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ECHOES FROM THE PAST: Politics and Religion, By Obafemi Awolowo
As a politician, the object of my daily vocational pursuit is politics. But the forum on which I speak this afternoon is that of an Institution of Higher Learning, sponsored by one of the famous Christian organisations in the world. I thought, therefore, that it might be appropriate, from the points of view of myself and yourselves, for me to…
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Nigeria must not waste time on NLNG Train 8 and 9, By Babs Omotowa
The sanctioning of Russia’s 9% global gas supply and 7% global crude oil supply has pushed gas prices to unprecedented levels of $40/MMBtu in Europe, and crude oil prices to over $100/barrel. Russia is the largest gas exporter of 23bcf/day, and 2nd largest crude oil exporter with 5mb/d, only behind Saudi’s 6.6mb/d. Although sanction is not always adhered to, as…
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On planning for a new world order, By Prof Bolaji Akinyemi
Under normal circumstances, this topic would be out of order as no one knows who the Presidential candidates will be, not to talk of who the next President will be. To that extent putting forward a manifesto of global proportion may be perceived as putting the cart before the horse. Circumstances in the world today are not usual. Covid…
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2023: On the consultation trail with Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, By Tunde Rahman
What a fitting and appropriate way for Asíwájú Bola Ahmed Tinubu to end the South-west leg of his consultations and engagements with traditional rulers and political stakeholders across the country on his 2023 presidential aspiration. After going round the South-west geopolitical zone meeting and interfacing with prominent royal fathers from Ogun State to Oyo, Osun, Ekiti and Ondo State, the…
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Soyinka’s chronicles and the epidemic of ritual killings, By Segun Ayobolu
Fawning, mediocre, comical, utterly unserious, and chronically thieving politicians. Boring, uncreative, cynical bureaucrats and scandalously sycophantic political aides in hypocrisy-draped corridors of power. Unscrupulous, notoriously unethical newspaper publishers and media barons who are also ruthless masters of the art of blackmail. The ubiquitous religious entrepreneurs, fraudulent merchants of miracles, and pretentious, supposedly prescient prophetic futurologists. All of these and more…
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The story that didn’t hug the headlines
A story broke last week that you would think would be everywhere, topic of discussion on both traditional and new media. But not a murmur, nor a whisper. In fact, mum was the word in many quarters. What was the story? The Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), an international and independent, not-for-profit think-tank, released what it calls Global Terrorism…
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