Perspectives
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I dedicate myself to national purpose and destiny, By Asiwaju Bola Tinubu
Thank You, Mr. President, for bestowing the nation’s highest honors on my Vice President elect Shettima and me. Our deep thanks also for the transition documents and the committed work performed by the transition council headed by the SGF. The documents summarize the immense work of your administration. They constitute an impressive and noteworthy scorecard. You have made history and…
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Minister of State office is constitutional aberration, By Festus Keyamo
1. Mr. President, you first appointed me as Minister of State in the Ministry Niger Delta Affairs in August, 2019 and you later redeployed me as Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Employment. 2. Today, I cannot find the words to express the depth of my gratitude to you for finding me worthy, out of over two…
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Muhammadu Buhari: The last of Nigerian Praetorian Guards, By Okoi Obono-Obla
President Muhammadu Buhari will officially hand over the reins of political governance and authority of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to President-Elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on 29 May 2023.President Buhari has given us notice of his retirement from public life after his handing over to Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. His military career started in 1961. But ended in 1985 after…
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Aliko Dangote, the ‘Foolish Man’ and his mega refinery complex, By Bayo Onanuga
Some years ago, Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man invited media leaders to a luncheon at then Protea Hotel in Ikeja to mark his 55th birthday. Some of his guests sat around him at the centre table. They chatted freely. Discussions about our country, the state of the economy soon veered into discussing the absurdity of our country, being a major…
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PREVIEW: Propaganda ebbs, facts flow as presidential election petition tribunal opens, By Gani Kayode Balogun
Today marks the beginning of of the legal brickbrats arising out of the 2023 elections. The Tribunal opens its doors to hear and decide on “facts” as presented by lawyers on opposing sides as well as the umpire, INEC. Since the conclusion of the elections and declaration of a winner, we’ve been fed a daily dose of innuendo, fabricated legal…
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The needless war at NDDC, By Yemi Adebowale
The mission of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) is to offer a lasting solution to the socio-economic difficulties of the region and facilitate its rapid/sustainable development into a region that is economically prosperous, socially stable, ecologically regenerative and politically peaceful. Unfortunately, both the Board and the Management of this intervention agency (since creation in 2000) have been struggling to…
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So sad, no justice yet for Deborah, By Yemi Adebowale
The murder of Deborah Yakubu, who was a student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, by some fanatical Muslim school mates for alleged blasphemy, was a year old on May 12. It’s so sad that one year after her brutal killing, not even one of the bastards that murdered her has been arrested. The police and other security agencies…
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The demonisation of baba Lamidi Apapa, By Simbo Olorunfemi
It was, every inch, a poor show on Arise TV this week, as the Presenters on the Morning Show aggressively interrogated Mr Lamidi Apapa in the name of what was presented as an interview, but ended up as a rather cruel grilling on live TV. One would not blame anyone who came to the conclusion that the objective ab initio…
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The good in goodbye
A popular saying tells us that ‘there’s no good in goodbye.’ Really? I’ve been turning it round in my head, and I think there may actually be some good in goodbye. In fact, a lot of good. Let’s go. I recently wrote about my ancestors and forebears in the presidential media office, those who have served since the 1970s. They…
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ECONOMIST ARTICLE: Henry Kissinger explains how to avoid world war three
America and China must learn to live together. They have less than ten years In Beijing they have concluded that America will do anything to keep China down. In Washington they are adamant that China is scheming to supplant the United States as the world’s leading power. For a sobering analysis of this growing antagonism—and a plan to prevent it…
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