Category: Columnist
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Christian rock stars and superstars – By Femi Aribisala
Churches now do telemarketing surveys, asking: “What would you like in a church?” In effect, many churches are made to measure, according to the greatest demand and not according to God’s prescriptions. Some pastors even go further and play it safe. They have surveys asking our members
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The march of Nigerians in march – By Owei Lakemfa
March has been a celebratory month as President Bola Tinubu turned 73. As the celebrations began, Nigerian Shiites were simultaneously being shot for marching on the streets. March 2025 has also seen an escalation
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Nnamdi Kanu: The courage to say ‘I’m sorry’ – By Ehichioya Ezomon
To say ‘I’m sorry’ takes a deep, sober introspection of one’s past and present station in life; the burden one carries on their shoulders and head; doing away with the righteous indignation of ‘I did no wrong’; abandoning
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Governors, federalism, and constitutional tension – By Dakuku Peterside
Tensions between Nigeria’s central and state governments have long been the fault lines of its federal system; it is like a simmering struggle between authority and autonomy. The 1999 Constitution, though intended as a
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Our democracy and its vagrant elite – By Chidi Amuta
In recent weeks, we seem to have been wrestling with the very idea of democracy. After all, our political system has passed through the Westminster parliamentary system and over three decades of the Washington
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In a world of shifting alliances, Cuba stands on principles – By Owei Lakemfa
I walked into the Casa de Africa or Africa House in Havana. I wanted to find out what made it uniquely African. But I was in for a surprise. I had not realised that it also housed a unique class for children learning basic subjects like history, geography and African languages, including Yoruba.
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“You are a wicked mother” – By Francis Ewherido
A content creator accosted a mother and her daughter walking on the street. The content creator told the woman to tell her daughter to kiss his friend for N100,000. Initially, mother and daughter were taken aback by such an unusual and brazen request.
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Rasool is Africa’s missed opportunity to tackle the bully – By Azu Ishiekwene
The question is not where US President Donald Trump has not touched in less than 100 days in office. It is how the world is coping with the shock and devastation of his touch and the trail of chaos it is leaving behind.
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Telecommunications: More promises, less services – By Okoh Aihe
Once upon a time, there was an Access Gap Map prepared by the Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF). The map showed details of remote sites in the country or locations in not too distant environments where Telecommunications services were not available.
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Nigerian journalists: Walking from yesterday towards tomorrow – By Owei Lakemfa
Nigerian journalists, wearing medals of bravery in fights against colonialists and politicians and, bearing the scars of battles against military dictatorship, are marking the 70th anniversary of their union. No, journalism in the country did not start seven decades ago. It was the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ,