Category: Columnist
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The many seasons of marriage – By Francis Ewherido
Last week, I said marriage has many seasons. I confessed that I have not experienced some of the seasons and I was not keen on discussing them. I ended the matter there, but some readers complained that the article ended abruptly.
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January 20: USA day of salvation’s the day of uncertainty – By Owei Lakemfa
The United States of America, USA is to present to the world next Monday, January 20, 2025, its two faces. It will mark the Martin Luther King Jnr, MLK Day. The federal holiday which would be holding for the 39th year, is the American face of non-violence, civil and human rights. It is a day that…
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Trump, again…. – By Azu Ishiekwene
On the eve of Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 45th President of the U.S., on January 19, 2017, I wrote an article I could easily write now. It was entitled “A Memory of America on Obama’s Last Day.”
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The wrong call for telecoms tariff hike – By Okoh Aihe
I am an unrepentant apostle of telecom tariff hike. Some guys will nearly put my head on a chopping board for this, as it looks almost surreal for anybody in his right senses to advocate for an upward cost review of products and services at a time so many people are being pushed into multidimensional…
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A trillion-dollar Customs? It’s possible! – By Pius Mordi
With a history that dates back to 1891 when the British Colonial administration appointed T.A. Wall as the first Director-General of Customs for the collection of inland revenue in Niger Coast Protectorate, it is perhaps the oldest fedeal agency, older than the country with over 130 years in operation.
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Nuhu Yaqub: The indelible footsteps of a humanist – By Owei Lakemfa
I am a member of the foreign relations think tank, the Society for International Relations Awareness, SIRA. Its membership is made up primarily of retired ambassadors, Emeritus Professors, academics, former Permanent Secretaries, political scientists and lawyers.
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Detty December: It’s the currency devaluation, plain and simple! – By Magnus Onyibe
In a similar vein, the title of this piece—“Detty December: It’s the Currency Devaluation, Plain and Simple!”—is aimed at highlighting a core factor behind the recent surge in economic activities and festivities in Nigeria during December: the significant devaluation of the naira.
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The BAT presidential media chat – By Hope Eghagha
At last President Bola Ahmed Tinubu agreed to participate in the traditional media chat after one and a half years in office. For so long, he simply and stoically ignored jibes about his refusal to speak at some length to the media.
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Edo 2024 guber petitions: Let the legal fireworks begin (2) – By Ehichioya Ezomon
The All Progressives Congress (APC) certainly has its work cut out, as the hearing proper begins today, January 13, 2025, into the petitions filed by seven political parties against the declaration of Senator Monday Okpebholo as winner of the governorship election in Edo State on September 21, 2024.
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Banks’ excess profits tax: Cause-related marketing to the rescue? – By Magnus Onyibe
In response to the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) proposal for a 70% tax on the excessive profits banks made from naira devaluation in 2023—profits which increased by at least 51% due to President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms—there has been a noticeable rise in banks’ philanthropic activities.