Category: Columnist
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Stay away from trouble, protect your assets – By Francis Ewherido
The Nigerian Police Force has announced that from next Saturday, February 1, it will start the enforcement of the minimum Motor Insurance (Third Party) Act for vehicles nationwide.
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Trump’s message from God for Africa – By Azu Ishiekwene
It’s hard to argue when U.S. President Donald Trump says that God saved him to save America. Not only is a rational argument often suspended or lost when God enters the matter, but Trump’s return as the 47th president defies logic.
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Hold your breath, the Trump revolution has commenced – By Magnus Onyibe
Politics will not be the same again in the United States of America, particularly in Washington, DC, where old-school politicians are keenly watching with trepidation as President Donald J. Trump, on January 20, transitioned from the 45th to the 47th president.
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New telecom tariffs are here – By Okoh Aihe
New telecom tariffs are here, and this is official. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said Monday night that it has granted a 50 percent tariff adjustment to the industry operators for industry sustenance and for continuing service delivery.
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A Speaker speaks no more and other matters – By Hope Eghagha
A Speaker who disrespects the Governor disrespects the people, disrespects the entire Executive branch of government.
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Budget dramas and the rainbow of the unaccountable – By Owei Lakemfa
Nigerians are as usual, being entertained to the soap opera called budget defence. The 2025 episode is living to its billing. Already, a Senator has staged a walk out on his own committee. The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode
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Auditor-General’s annual report: Nigeria’s biggest joke on fraud – By Ikeddy Isiguzo
IT would be a fraud to call the annual report that the Auditor-General of the Federation submits to the National Assembly a fraud – it is by far something worse. The truth is that the report is rooted in long established practice of doing nothing about fraud because as a Chairman of the Public Accounts…
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Lessons of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire – By Dakuku Peterside
The Israel-Palestine-Hamas conflict is one of the most enduring and complex disputes in modern history. Its roots lie in centuries of territorial, political, and religious disagreements, making it a profoundly ingrained issue.
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Attempts to link Obasa’s impeachment to Seyi Tinubu’s ‘guber aspiration’ mischievous (1) – By Ehichioya Ezomon
On Monday, January 13, 2025, members of the Lagos State House of Assembly – bandying allegations of gross misconduct, financial mismanagement, and poor leadership – defied the MKO Abiola dictum of “not shaving a man’s head in his absence,” and impeached Speaker Mudashiru Obasa, who’s away in the United States of America.
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What will May bring? – By Chidi Amuta
Our presidential political calendar indicates May 2025 as the mid term of the current presidential tenure. Every May 29th is some form of birthday for our democracy. Next May is mid term.