Perspectives
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Abiodun and Adedayo: When emotion takes the place of logical thinking, By Lekan Adeniran
“If thinking and reason crack under pressure of emotional convulsions or when commissioned facts are resulting from fibs and fake constructions, truth may be in great Peril,” says Erik Pevernagie The above quotation applies to a certain Balogun Ibrahim. Ibrahim, in a poorly penned opinion piece full of grammatical blunders tagged; “Emperor Dapo Abiodun and Wale Adedayo” stamped on truth…
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Portable and the 2023 NBA unbarred concert – A sheer display of immaturity, By Mutalubi Adebayo, SAN
I was at the Unbarred concert of the NBA and I left the venue at 01:45am not because of the Musician known and called Portable, but because I was very tired and I also had a meeting to attend at 10am later that morning. I therefore, needed to have some rest, more so that reality is now dawned on me…
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Viewers caught in BBNaija’s moral maze: is entertainment worth the ethical cost? By Ojo Akinsola
In a world inundated with entertainment options, where our choices often reflect the values we hold dear, the spectacle known as “Big Brother Naija” (BBNaija) has emerged as a cultural juggernaut, attracting a massive following. While I have never been a participant in this reality show’s viewership, my occasional encounters with clips on the internet have left me both bewildered…
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Kashim Shettima, books and an enlightened leadership, By Tunji Olaopa
At first glance, interrogating the reading list of leaders, or asking about the books leaders read, seems like one of those hair-splitting pastimes of scholars and intellectuals. In other words, what has the reading habit of leaders got to do with more fundamental and critical issues of governance and development and the social contact leaders ought to strive to respect…
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Ministers: Now the ball in your court, By Tunde Rahman
TWICE in one week, firstly while inaugurating the new ministers on August 21 and later speaking during the maiden Federal Executive Council meeting on August 28, President Bola Tinubu issued stern directives to the new ministers to immediately begin work and perform creditably in order to restore people’s faith in government. “Nigeria expect you to hit the ground running just…
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The big man’s daughter, By Bolaji Adebiyi
It was sometime towards the end of November 2007. Dimeji Bankole, at less than 40, had just become the speaker of the House of Representatives. He came into office against the background of a major upheaval in the federal legislature, where the former speaker, Olubunmi Ette, had been removed for an alleged corrupt practice. Events, years later, showed that Ette,…
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Gabon: Yet another sad day for democracy in Africa, By Habib Aruna
Even as the crisis in neighbouring Niger Republic remains intractable, with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), still hovering between the use of diplomacy and military to settle the crisis, another major crisis reared its head in Central Africa, with the announcement early this morning by the military that they have taken over the reign of government to…
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Nigeria, Bloomberg and the hitman! By Temitope Ajayi
Williams Clowes, the Bloomberg hitman on Nigeria, feels that his only journalistic obligation is to dredge up negative stories about Nigeria and Africa. In his latest drivel on Nigeria, he described Abuja Metro, the light rail line from Idu Train Station to the city centre that connects Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, as a ‘public transit project to nowhere’ just because…
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When does a kiss become a sacrifice beyond the elbow? By Gbenga Omotoso
When does a kiss – a simple show of affection and admiration – become a sacrifice taken beyond the alter? Ask Luis Rubiales, the Spanish FA boss, who has been accused of kissing women’s team Captain Jennifer (just like our own Jennifer) Hermoso after winning the World Cup. That ordinary show of excitement is now a major boardroom and media…
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Prof. Afolabi Olabimtan: 20 years after, By Dapo Oke
Indeed, 27th of August, 2003 was like every other day in the ancient city of Ilaro, in the Yewa South Local government area of Ogun State. People went about their daily cores, but for Professor Afolabi Olabimtan, there was a need to attend an important meeting in Imeko, which turned out to be his last major activity and appearance on…
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