Perspectives
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I turned 62 last week…Never mind the slip, by Eugenia Abu
I have never been one to reduce my age or pretend to be someone I am not. My father, the late Mr. Alfred Amodu, would always say, “Stay true to yourself.” I have always believed that who I am is a sum total of my socialization, my family, the schools I attended, the books I read, my environment, my travels,…
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Yakubu Gowon as essence of the Nigeria project and spirit-By Prof. Tunji Olaopa
Between 1967 and 1970, Nigeria prosecuted a blood civil war, one of the bloodiest in the annals of modern history. And at the center of that terrible national tragedy is that man of destiny, General Yakubu Gowon, the head of the military administration—the second in the history of Nigeria’s chequered post-independence political history. After the deep euphoria of independence, the…
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Bala Mohammed’s one party state allegation: Crying wolf where there is none, by Kola Amzat
Suddenly, Governor of Bauchi state, Bala Mohammed has found his voice again after been in limbo for years. He has turned himself to megaphone of his party, PDP, recklessly firing from all cylinders. Nigerians vividly recall that he had a less salutary rein as FCT minister under ex-President Goodluck Jonathan regime, with his tenure recording plethora of abandoned projects,…
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The Commonwealth is more relevant today than it has been in decades, by Bola Tinubu
The Commonwealth is more relevant today than it has been in decades. If there wasn’t this global alliance of mostly English-speaking nations based on common law principles, there would be a need to create one Commonwealth leaders are meeting this week on the island of Samoa for our bi-annual summit. Intense discussion over free and fair trade, security, and climate…
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Ogun Dry Port Project and Dapo Abiodun’s continued quest for industrialisation-By Lekan Adeniran
The Gateway Inland Dry Port Container Terminal, whose groundbreaking ceremony was performed on 11 October, represents a significant stride in the quest by Governor Dapo Abiodun’s administration to industrialize Ogun State. This initiative aims to enhance the logistical capabilities of the state, providing a crucial link between the maritime industry and the hinterland. Since his assumption of office in 2019,…
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Animating the spirit of consumer protection and responsibility in Nigeria, by Tolu Ogunlesi
A look at recent actions from federal regulators in Nigeria suggests that the country is entering a promising new chapter in the area of consumer protection. In 2023, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) introduced its ‘Customer Protection Regulations’ – which sought to “consolidate existing regulatory instruments of the Commission on the protection of customers in the Nigerian electricity supply…
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Afe, Gowon and the man of the continuum, by Dare Babarinsa
On Friday October 18, Ado-Ekiti, under the leadership of our baba, His Majesty, Oba Rufus Adeyemo Adejuyigbe, Aladesanmi III, CON, rolled out the drums to celebrate the first Afe Babalola Day. This was to honour Aare Afe Babalola, the city’s famous son and the founder and chancellor of the Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Abuad. For many decades now, Babalola, 95…
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Political solution to end the reign of PDP in Osun state, by Kola Amzat
Even though there were periods when political mistakes and outright miscalculation dearly cost progressives victory in Osun state, it’s never in doubt that the state is predominantly that of progressives, even, for ages. Lending credence to this, Osun was carved out of the old Oyo state, a progressive enclave in all ramifications, in 1991, with Chief Bisi Akande elected to…
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Monday Lines: The waist beads of Olajumoke-By Lasisi Olagunju
(Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Monday, 21 October, 2024) “All music comes from Africa,” African pop singer, Angélique Kidjo, told an interviewer in 2023. Kidjo’s dad is Fon; her mum is Yoruba. Kidjo waxed lyrical. She said she came from a culture “where you spend 10 minutes saying good morning, how is your father? How is your grandmother?” In…
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NEWS ANALYSIS: General Gowon at 90, by Chris Adetayo
Yakubu “Jack” Gowon, arguably the most significant historical figure in the immediate post-colonial Nigeria, hit the 90 year mark on the 19th of October. A high watermark by any standard. I wasn’t around when he led the country. Except perhaps the last couple of years for which I was too young to know what was going on in the world.…
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