By Reuben Abati “I hear say our Sai Baba don return from Turkey” “Did you hope that he would stay there permanently? He went for…
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Psychological effect of paying pension to Biafran police
Ebuka Nwankwo By accepting an Igbo running mate and granting pardon to Dim Chukwuemeka Ojukwu in 1981, former President Shehu Shagari showed commitment to…
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This article, written by Dele Giwa — one of finest journalists that Nigeria has produced — was first published in the Newswatch edition of January 27,…
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Let it be on record that the Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode, deserves kudos for the concerted efforts at changing the environment and landscape…
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By Magnus onyibe Few Africans have talked about pan Africanism and made it happen. And one of such people is Tony Elumelu, the self…
View More Africapitalism and amazing Tony ElumeluGarland for a xenophobe
By Wale Fatade You never know the next foolish thing from any of our governors in Nigeria. You think you’ve seen the worst…
View More Garland for a xenophobeTeach me to fish, please
By Simon Kolawale Two weeks ago, or a little more than that, I was at the midweek service in my church when the testimony…
View More Teach me to fish, pleaseOkonjo-Iweala, Adeosun, Ezekwesili, Ahmad… the list is endless
I love Serah Makka-Ugbabe. She’s the woman who heads ONE Campaign in Nigeria as the country director. She has extended role for Africa. The first…
View More Okonjo-Iweala, Adeosun, Ezekwesili, Ahmad… the list is endlessCatholic Church loses its public influence: Bishop Kukah
Bishop of Sokoto, Mathew Hassan Kukah said the Catholic Church in Nigeria is beginning to lose its public influence partly because of the decline of…
View More Catholic Church loses its public influence: Bishop KukahCorruption and Aisha Buhari’s testimony
By Paul Onomuakpokpo It is increasingly becoming obvious that the President Muhammadu Buhari government is chafing under the affliction of a one-week-one-scandal syndrome. Unless…
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