Perspectives
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Tinubu’s certificate: Setting the records straight, By Tunde Rahman
Former Vice President and roundly defeated presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, was a pitiful sight to behold on Thursday at the Shehu Yar ‘Adua Centre, Abuja as he sat like a wreck after addressing what he called a world press conference. He had gone on a wild goose chase to the United States in search of President Bola Tinubu’s certificate.The…
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The trip to America over Chicago, By Bolaji Adebiyi
Twice this writer interviewed Ephraim Akpata, the first chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, over the propriety of the electoral agency and security agencies screening candidates for an election. The old man, a retired justice of the Supreme Court, argued that such an act would amount not only to preselection but also place limitations on the choice of the…
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Tinubu and the inventions of propaganda, By Fredrick Nwabufo
Bias, desperation, delusion, and deception govern the outputting of the distortionist mob. Mob distortions are purposive fabrications. They are oddly designed inventions pulled from a smorgasbord of fake news, injurious falsehood, slander, and prejudice. They come in the cloak of truth and certainty. They come in the swaddle of history and records. But in actuality, they are just a carefully…
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The leadership question in Nigeria: Is Tinubu rewriting the national narrative? By Prof. Tunji Olaopa
When Chinua Achebe penned the prophetic political tract, The Trouble with Nigeria, in 1983, Nigeria’s second republic was brutally at an end when a coup cut short the civil rule that commenced in 1979. In that short book, Achebe laid his keen insight on what has ailed the nascent Nigerian state—just barely twenty-three years old: the problem of leadership. What…
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FULL TEXT: President Tinubu’s 63rd Independence anniversary speech to Nigerians
ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU, GCFR, PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA IN COMMEMORATION OF THE 63RD INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY OF NIGERIA ON SUNDAY, 1ST OCTOBER, 2023 Dear Compatriots, It is my unique honour to address you on this day, the 63rd anniversary of our nation’s independence, both as the President of our dear country and, simply,…
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78th UNGA: President Tinubu and his defining moment, By Tunde Rahman
The just-ended 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly was President Bola Tinubu’s first outing at that important gathering of global leaders and on that first appearance, he left behind a lasting impression. Addressing the gathering around 8pm local time in New York which was 1am in Nigeria, on Tuesday September 19, President Tinubu was in an excellent form.…
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Colour me blue: A birthday tribute to my principal, Oyetola, By Ismail Omipidan
When I first authored a piece with the above title about two or three years ago, little did I know that one day, my Principal will preside over a ministry that has something to do with Colour Blue. Colour Blue is a primary colour, which according to Wikipedia often symbolises “serenity, stability, inspiration, or wisdom.” Mr. Adegboyega Oyetola CON, the…
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Opinion: as Cardoso assumes office as new CBN’s helmsman, by Kola Amzat
After months of speculation that surrounded his nomination, his eventual nomination by the president, as well as screening and confirmation by the senate of Federal Republic of Nigeria, Michael Olayemi Cardoso, a very accomplished Nigerian banker, chartered stockbroker and public policy expert, has ascended Nigerian Apex Bank as the 11th governor in the history of the Bank. Cardozo, a Lagosian…
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Diri makes his case, By Bolaji Adebiyi
Douye Diri, governor of Bayelsa State, came into office practically against the run of play. He was already in court though, challenging the declaration of David Lyon, the All Progressives Congress candidate as the winner of the governorship election that was held off-season in November 2019. The Independent National Election Commission had awarded the price to Lyon, saying he amassed…
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Tribute to Dare Adeleke at 60, By Moji Danisa
In a world filled with remarkable individuals, there are certain people who etch indelible marks on the sands of time.It is not surprising that the drum beats of activities leading to this remarkably blessed day, September 28, started over a month ago in honour of the man who is a beacon of hope to his community, the people of Oyo…
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