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The Chief of Defence as chief of complaints, lamentations
As the military chief complained against government and other groups, he did not do soul-searching. When you have armed forces and security services imbued with impunity, which…
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Naira, going, going, gone…
There are many critical reform strategies that I believe will create stability for the economy, and rescue the naira. Some of them are; to increase foreign exchange availability by…
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Fixing the power sector
The Minister must sit down with stakeholders. When they call him, he should have enough presence of mind to return their calls. He is holding a public office, not a private office. He…
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His tears were personal, private, yet public
IT was just a day, if ever there was such a day, for people in the city. Something was strange about the young taxi driver. His troubles were ahead of him. One could feel them. The long…
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What is the value attached to life in today’s Nigeria?
In journalism parlance, we say facts are sacred and opinion, free; some prefer to say “opinion is cheap”. Writing the manifesto for the Guardian newspaper in 1921, its editor, CP Scott,…
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Kings of Lagos Nightlife
FEW YEARS ago, in our book ‘Fame: Untold Stories of its Fall and Rise’, we went “down memory lane” through the passages of Lagos nightlife, and the men that made the 90s a…
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Once upon Weah
The final tally this week was Joseph Boakai: 50.89 per cent and President Weah: 49.11 per cent. President Weah has lost the match in the Liberian elections to 78-year-old Joseph…
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The Southeast Creative Economy: The way forward
In the southeast, we enjoy particular advantages waiting to be exploited. We have a teeming population of young people, our rich culture, diverse experiences, beautiful landscapes for…
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Letter to rich Nigerians: Why the poor are mad
It’s not only the poor that are mad, if you get my drift. Even folks who once thought of themselves as middle class, that is, neither wealthy nor poor, are in maddening distress. They…
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Etekamba Umoren: Hardwork, humility and loyalty rewarded
The postulation by Robert Frost has played out well with Sir Etekamba Udo Umoren, Knight of John Westley when he said “If a man works faithfully eight hours a day, he may eventually get…
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