Category: Columnist
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The politics of the AU as it turns to reparations – By Owei Lakemfa
The Africa Union, AU, 38th Summit from February 15-16, 2025 promised to be challenging as the body had to elect a new Chairperson for the African Union Commission, AUC, which is its engine room. The Commission is the AU Secretariat and its Chair, its chief executive officer. In the last eight years, that seat had been…
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The world looks at the good side of AI – By Okoh Aihe
It was good that Nigeria’s voice was heard at the AI Summit in Paris, France, even if peripherally. It was heard, nothing can subtract from that. Receiving the Google Chief Executive Officer, Sundar Pichai, who led a team to visit him, President Bola Ahmed TInubu, used the opportunity to tell the world that Nigeria was…
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What if US President Trump shifts from aid to trade? – By Magnus Onyibe
President Donald J. Trump’s executive order eliminating USAID has sent shockwaves across the globe, particularly in aid-dependent nations, most of which are in Africa. In line with the saying that “when America sneezes, the world catches a cold,” many countries are now facing severe consequences due to the proposed end of US aid.
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Ayo Adebanjo: Trajectory of Nigerian politics – By Owei Lakemfa
Ayo Adebanjo, 96, was a path through which Nigerian politics could be traced. The politics of the country was mainly about the ruling elites in military fatigue or civil dress ruling at the centre, and conscientious patriots opposing from the sidelines or working from the margins. Adebanjo belonged to the latter.
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Is regional development commissions the new deal? – By Dakuku Peterside
Before and since Nigeria gained independence, the quest for balanced regional development has been a persistent challenge. The vast disparities between the country’s geopolitical zones, each with unique socio-economic needs, have fueled ongoing debates about the most effective development models. Over the decades, Nigeria has experimented with various strategies, yet the gaps remain, feeding a…
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Edo guber dispute: APC breaks defence jinx, calls witnesses, PDP presses cancelled, ‘single vote’ over-voting
The main proceedings of the Election Petitions Tribunal (EPT) – hearing the challenge to the election of Senator Monday Okpebholo as Governor of Edo State on September 21, 2024 – came to an end on Thursday, February 13, 2025,
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Do not love the world – By Femi Aribisala
“As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.” (Isaiah 55:9). Jesus goes even further to reveal that the ways of God are not only different from,
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Teachers vs students – By Francis Ewherido
I wanted to write on this topic more than a year ago, but each time, there was twist. I gave up because I did not know who to speak for or against. At some point, it was a parent who flogged a teacher to death for daring to discipline his delinquent son.
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Come and see American wonder – By Owei Lakemfa
There was a popular song when I was a child titled ‘Come and see American wonder.’ It was not so much about the celebration of the perceived wonders of the United States, US. It was more about the incredulous things emanating from ‘God’s own country’.
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Understanding the nonsense about State creation – By Azu Ishiekwene
Many years ago, when my son was completing paperwork for a job with the Lagos State government, he was required to fill out a form that included his State of Origin. He paused.