Perspectives
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Emergency rule imminent in Rivers state, by Kola Amzat
Every horrendous development necessary to prompt an emergency rule declaration in Rivers state have occurred. But, it’s curious why the President, Commander- in-Chief of the Armed Forces hasn’t wielded the big hammer. May be, the president is being circumspect, watchful or perhaps waiting for appropriate time to strike! May be; may be not! Time would tell! But, generality of…
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Government as a catalyst for development, by Kayode Fayemi
Text of an Address Delivered to the South West Assembly of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at Eko Hotel, Lagos on Saturday, October 5th, 2024 Your Excellencies, Esteemed Leaders and Members of our great Party! Let me start by thanking the South West Coordinator of our Party, His Excellency Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and the party executives in the South West…
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Life of a journalist after retirement, by Eric Teniola
I share some similarities with the Comrade Jola Ogunlusi. Before 1996, we were both from the old Ondo state. I am from Idanre in Idanre local government of Ondo state, while he is from Esun Ekiti in Ikole local government Area of Ekiti state. Longevity runs in his family. His father died at the age of 131 while his grandmother…
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Why Nigeria deserves UN Security Council permanent seat, by Tunde Rahman
Nigeria has significantly contributed troops and police officers to the United Nations peacekeeping operations worldwide since 1960. That year, the Nigeria Police deployed the first-ever contingent of individual police officers to the UN Mission in the Congo. Assistant Commissioner of Police Louis Edet led the team at the time. In these operations, Nigeria resolutely committed herself to the onerous task…
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Ascending Odu’a Company beckoning South-west Development Commission, by Tunde Akanni PhD
From the presidency in Abuja came the news of the appointment of a nine-person board for the newly enacted Northwest Development Commission Saturday September 28, 2024. Same day, friends and associates of the immediate past Chair and Group Managing Director, GMD, of Odu’a Investment Company, Dr Segun Aina and Mr. Adewale Raji respectively, spared the entire evening to honour the…
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Between Tinubu and Marie Antoinette, by Kunle Oyatomi
In Revolutionary France of the 18th Century, Queen Marie Antoinette angered the hungry citizens when she was reported to have asked them to go for cake instead of bread. She made the suggestion in the face of a severe scarcity of loaves nationwide. It was a callous and insensitive statement, knowing full well that if the common man couldn’t access…
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FG, Tinubu and Daily Trust’s faux pas on Samoa Agreement, by Abdulaziz Abdulaziz
On Wednesday, October 2, the Daily Trust newspaper came out with the long overdue public apology to the Federal Government over its erroneous reporting of July 4, 2024, on the Samoa Agreement. It was a needful closure to a touchy controversy. It is a commendable gesture on part of the Media Trust management. It is not everyone that has the…
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Femi Falana, NNPC Refineries and Saipem, by Simbo Olorunfemi
Mr Femi Falana was on TV last night, follow-up to the letters he had, a few weeks back, written to companies he said had been awarded contracts for the rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt, Kaduna and Warri Refineries. His letter to Saipem reads in part: “I am Femi Falana, a Nigerian lawyer and the Chair of the Alliance on Surviving…
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The Samoa Dispute: A commendable resolution, by Bolaji Adebiyi
Daily Trust’s unreserved apology for its inaccurate report is commendable, writes Bolaji Adebiyi Eze Anaba, president of the Nigerian Guild of Editors, was upbeat on Thursday when he mounted the rostrum at the Nigerian Army Resource Centre, Abuja, to deliver his goodwill message at the 1st News Agency of Nigeria Annual International Lecture. The theme was Insecurity in the Sahel…
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Attacks on government: urgent need to restore the goodwill, by Kola Amzat
Human memory is very short! Suddenly, Nigerians have forgotten huge contributions-financial and logistic, made by Tinubu towards the enthronement of democratic governance in the country. The former Lagos state governor was not only one of the major financiers of NADECO, he also accommodated many of the body’s top chieftains who fled abroad in a bid to escape the killer squad…
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