Perspectives
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Ife macabre show – the way we are, By Wale Fatade
I still can’t wrap my head round the fact that some of us are surprised and shocked at the macabre show put up at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. The university that mere mentioning its name evoke fierce emotions in its products, including my father and friends. Perhaps those surprised must have remembered those days when a Kenneth Dike, an…
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Ekpere vs Edu : Why APC National Woman Leader position should go to Ikom, by Ubiang David
Ahead of the March 26th, 2022, National Convention of the running All Progressives Congress, APC, the party zoned the following positions to the South-South geopolitical zone. These are, National Vice-Chairman (South-South), National Publicity Secretary, National Women Leader, Deputy National Treasurer, Deputy National Welfare Secretary, Zonal Secretary, Zonal Youth Leader, Zonal Organizing Secretary, Zonal Special Leader and Zonal Women Leader. The…
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Politicians, ASUU and Dangerous Universities, By Chidi Amuta
Between the federal government and the organized trade union of Nigerian university teachers, ASUU, a familiar dance is about to resume. Few adult Nigerians can remember any length of time in the recent past when ASUU was not on strike. The last stretch coincided with the Covid-19 lockdown, making it harder to know what exactly kept the students marooned at…
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Politics, parties and development, By Segun Ayobolu
Fresh from his recent ultimately successful sojourn through the valley of the shadow of political survival, albeit through the skin of his teeth, the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee and Yobe State governor, Mallam Mai Mala Buni, has wisely chosen the path of reconciliation, compromise and peace in his battle of wits with his…
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A voice against women abusing women, By Chris Anyanwu
We have heard what happened at Prof Soludo’s inauguration ceremony Thursday. We cannot remain silent and pretend it is okay to engage in a behaviour that is unspeakable and intolerable in any civilized society and most of all, something that is complete anathema to Igbo culture. I do not know the background to that deplorable incident that nearly marred Soludo’s…
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Buhari, Osinbajo and the bigotry question
By Femi Adesina Have you ever met a religious bigot before? Pray that you don’t. It’s not an interesting experience, irrespective of the faith the bigot professes. A bigot is obstinately or unreasonably attached to a belief, opinion, and is prejudiced against or antagonistic towards a person or people who don’t share what he believes. I ask again: have you…
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I will work hard for Anambra, By Charles Chukwuma Soludo
Umunne m Ndi Anambra, I applied for this job; my party, (the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA) shortlisted me, and you—umunne m Ndi Anambra— interviewed and employed me as your chief servant, with Dr. Onyekachukwu Gilbert Ibezim as my deputy. God ordained this moment and we are grateful to Him and to you all for the privilege to serve you.…
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Putin’s tribal war, By Dare Babarinsa
The Ukrainian conflict may prove to be the most consequential war of the 21st Century. It may also signal the end of the Vladimir Putin era in Russian politics and the reduction of the once mighty Russia into a glorified Third World country armed with nuclear weapons. That may be the ultimate oxymoron, but it is not far-fetched. On Monday,…
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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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