Category: Columnist
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Not a good story for telecoms as year ends – By Okoh Aihe
I have had the unenviable opportunity of living in two states and the Federal Capital Territory in the past three months. All the time, my phone is my most prized item because it connects me to my base and my family.
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The law, even in Nigeria, is not an ass – By Owei Lakemfa
Olamide Abiodun Thomas is a nurse. She went out with some protesters in October, 2024 to commemorate the ‘EndSARS’ mass protest against police brutality in which a yet- unverified-number of young people were murdered.
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Isi-Ewu for Christmas – By Sonnie Ekwowusi
Despite the excruciating economic hardship, grinding poverty, and strangulating hunger in the land, the hearts of men and women are still encumbered by the spirit and allure of Christmas.
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Okpebholo’s tussle with council chairmen needless distraction – By Ehichioya Ezomon
During a congratulatory visit to Governor Monday Okpebholo at the Government House in Benin City on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, the Edo chairman of Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON) and chairman of Orhiomwon local government, Newman Ugiagbe, pledged the loyalty and collaboration of the 18 council chairmen, to ensure the success of the…
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If it’s confusing you: Don’t panic, it’s still Merry Christmas – By Ikeddy Isiguzo
HIS Excellency, Monday Okpebholo, Governor of Edo State, reading a budget on a Wednesday was a bad idea. Why not on a Monday? When your name is a day of the week, you should choose rightly. That was not the only thing that was wrong.
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The blessings of grace – By Femi Aribisala
Grace is the highest expression of God’s love and blessings showered on us. It is God’s special favour reserved for a chosen few. God says: “I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.” (Exodus 33:19).
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Merry Whatsapp Christmas – By Chidi Amuta
The same old “Jingle bells! Jingle bells!! Jingle all the way!!!” is again uniting Christians and non-Christians in the ancient ritual of Christmas.
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The new Delta State “ability” law – By Francis Ewherido
“Ability” in the heading is an irony but it is the truth. There is no doubt that we have people with physical disabilities and handicaps in our society, but our unfriendly environment is actually more guilty for bringing these disabilities and handicaps to the fore.
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Battered ECOWAS applies cosmetic make-up – By Owei Lakemfa
The highlight of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, Authority of Heads of State and Government Summit of December 15, 2024, was the formalisation of its break up.
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Afe Babalola and many things most Nigerians don’t know – By Owei Lakemfa
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Mohammed Maigari Digyadi, does not appear to have any idea why the Ministry exists. It is also possible that the Tinubu administration that appointed him has no clue why we have a ministry that takes care of both labour and employment.