Category: OPINION

By Ike Abonyi “Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used to protect the innocent”. – Jonathan Swift. Going by available empirical evidence, it may be safe to say that consecutive Northern political leaders have done a great disservice to the region as they have collectively and severally failed to protect the innocent and the downtrodden in their midst. The consequences of such neglect are the bandit’s activities now ravaging the region and making it impossible for the leaders to sleep with both eyes closed. The geopolitical…

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By Steve Osuji There was a very ribald joke in my newsroom days a couple of decades ago. It’s best rendered in Yoruba for full tonal and dramatic effects but let’s try deconstructing it in English. A landlord once went for an hair cut in Agosu the barber’s shop.  Agosu happened to be a long-time tenant of Baba Landlord. It was in those virginal days when the tool for cutting the hair was a pair of scissors. Having done Baba Landlord’s hair halfway, Agosu crossed the scissors right under his…

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By Paul Ejime It is not entirely surprising, yet the implications can be far-reaching. Beyond the potential for an unprecedented first female president in America, Uncle Sam’s Land of Liberty, facing the toughest threat yet to its superpower supremacy, could be in for an inflammable Donald Trump’s second term at the White House. Whichever way the pendulum swings, the November crucial presidential vote could further complicate the political uncertainties in a divided America and a World dogged by several avoidable wars that threaten human existence. Joseph Robinette Biden Jr, (Joe…

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Although the government says it has released 20 trucks of rice each to the 36 states of the country to help cushion the effects of the food crisis in the country, most Nigerians believe that fixing the root cause of the problem, which includes, insecurity, inflation, devaluation of the Naira, will be a better approach. By Anthony Isibor Earlier in the year, the National Bureau of Statistics predicted that Nigeria’s food inflation rate would hit a record high of 40.66 per cent in May 2024, surpassing the previous month’s 40.53…

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By Sebastine Ebhuomhan 1 Chronicles 29: 15. “For we are aliens and pilgrims before You, As were all our fathers; Our days on earth are as a shadow, And without hope.” (NKJV). Monday, 22nd July, 2024. Abuja. For about eight years in power, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has directly and indirectly killed and maimed Edo State citizens. During the time, he has not only been ungrateful to his helpers, he has also bullied, attacked and destroyed the sources of livelihood of others. But the governor’s criminal acts reached a new height…

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By Friday Olokor “A true hero is not inspired by their strength, but by their ability to inspire and lead others” – Mahatma Ghandi (1931). “A true hero isn’t measured by the size of his strength, but by the size of his heart” – Zeus. CONGRATULATIONS and Happy Birthday to you, My Brother and Chairman, Prince Nduka Obaigbena, a man that has put smiles on over 100,000 Nigerians. Directly or indirectly, Obaigbena has placed food on the tables of many homes, be it in the East, West, North or South.…

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By Bola BOLAWOLE The richest man in Africa, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, stirred the hornet’s nest recently when he accused the International Oil Companies (IOC) operating in Nigeria of sabotaging his efforts to put an end to the embarrassing, ridiculous and neck-breaking importation of refined fuel products by Nigeria. Although Dangote exonerated the NNPC from the alleged conspiracy, it should be obvious to the discerning that he might only be bending over backward to play politically correct. Dangote refinery has also elaborated Dangote’s allegations. NNPC and the IOcs have not responded…

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By Olu Jacobs There is a viral video of the Ghanaian President, Nana Akufo-Addo, arriving the Ouagadougou airport and being shunned by Burkinabe ministers who refused to shake his hand, as their leader, Ibrahim Traore, looked on smugly. The video supposedly illustrates the fact that all is not well with the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, since the Sahel coups and the series of sanctions slammed on the coupists – leading to the famous declaration by Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso in January that they would be leaving…

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By Lasisi Olagunju (PhD) The parliament is supreme in the United Kingdom; in Nigeria, the president is the supremo before whom nothing existed and after whom nothing will. The heroes of the past didn’t bargain for this when they were fighting for independence for Nigeria and for democracy. We lost it, and it is sad. How easy is it now for our leper to pick up his slipped needle? (The Yoruba say abéré bó l’ówó adétè, ó d’ète). The British gave us a system designed to make it easy for…

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By Fr. George Adimike As a young student, the fame of two middle-aged intellectual giants, Godfrey Igwebuike Onah and Josephat Obi Oguejiofor, reverberated. Professor Onah was renowned for his intellectual prowess as a Professor of Philosophical Anthropology, Deputy Vice Chancellor of the Pontifical Urban University in Rome, and Consultor to the Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops, Vatican City. Professor Oguejiofor, another intellectual colossus nicknamed ‘deity’ for his academic exploits, excelled at both Bigard Memorial Seminary in Enugu and Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Awka. These great sons of Imilike Ani…

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