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Teachers’ Day: Nigerian Teachers Deserve Better

October 5 is set aside to celebrate teachers across the world. World Teachers’ Day is iconic. It cuts national and regional boundaries. Unfortunately, for...

Do not pity President Tinubu

“We have corruption, insecurity, and many problems confronting us … but don’t pity me. I asked for the job. I campaigned for it. No...

How long can Nigeria go under Tinubu?

I have always been fascinated by a phrase in the marital vows of Christians during wedding rituals: “till death do us part”! My candid...

Dele Giwa’s Assassination: 35 Years After

“Death is…the absence of presence…the endless time of never coming back…a gap you can’t see, and when the wind blows through it, it makes...

The Conjoined Nigerian Twins Called Democracy and Military Rule

The grotesque Nigerian twins called democracy and military rule are crucially joined at the stomach. The military politicos and the civilian politicians eat into the...

How Weak Edo Response to FOI Requests Undermine Open Governance

One of the states in Nigeria with a strong record of as a champion of transparency and accountability in the conduct of governance was...

2023 Presidency: Who is Afraid of Ndigbo?

In a statement issued last week Monday, Media Mogul, Raymond Dokpesi, of DAAR Communications, opined that the agitation for Biafra by Nnamdi Kanu, leader...

There is no ‘Insecurity’ in Nigeria

Nigeria has recently been voted as one of the safest countries in the world to live in. It has a zero-crime rate and you’re...

Repetition of Theatre of the Absurd in Anambra Elections

Let’s play politics, because as they say, all politics is local. The absurd theatre of trying mightily to turn Anambra State into a private fiefdom...

Pathway to Becoming the Most Desirable Country to Live in on Earth

“It takes a village to raise a child”, is perhaps one of the most prominent African proverbs that has been globally accepted as valid...

Secessionist Agitations: Releasing Kanu and Igboho is Not the Panacea

The growing calls for the release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of Biafra Zionist group, the indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), and Mr. Sunday...

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