Category: Editor’s Pick
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Telecoms: Regulatory lessons from Teribogo – Okoh Aihe
Okoh Aihe Even Teribogo, the mutative character in Wole Soyinka’s Chronicles of the Happiest People on Earth, knows that to survive in a country in convoluting decadence like Nigeria, one must adjust on-the-go to fit into the prevailing colours of the times and build up enough cash and connections to last beyond a life time.…
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Coronavirus 2.0: Could The lnvisible Enemy Be At The Door Again?, By Magnus Onyibe
By Magnus Onyibe At a point, the second wave of the dreaded coronavirus pandemic seemed so farfetched. But with the number of cases of covid-19 pandemic carriers ramping up as reflected by the increase in the count of people testing positive for a disease that was thought to be on its way out, Coronavirus has…
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Systematic reopening of the Nigerian economy by the PTF – Chido Nwakanma
By Chido Nwakanma Eight months later, the arteries of the economy are pumping once again. Airports have reopened, bringing in 5,000 to 7,000 passengers daily. Schools have resumed, as have formal and informal markets. Machines are humming again in hitherto shut factories. The full reopening of the economy after months of a lockdown…
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When the snail enters a head-butt competition of animals with horns, By Owei Lakemfa
By Owei Lakemfa THE House of Representatives is sulking that President Muhammadu Buhari did not honour the invitation to address it on Thursday over serious insecurity in the country. It had earlier been humoured with a promise. But in circumventing the invitation, so-called advice by the Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, Abubakar Malami, claiming…
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He stuttered, but never a clutter in Sam’s words, By Louis Odion
By Louis Odion, FNGE The Samuel we read in the Holy Bible was a transformational figure in the Old Testament. Through him finally came kings to shepherd the nation of Israel after Joshua. The miracle child of Hannah was ordained to administer divine oath on God’s anointed. Conversely, the Samuel we encountered in Nigeria’s media…
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Bye-elections: PDP’s cry of blue murder in Lagos, By Ehichioya Ezomon
By Ehichioya Ezomon The lead headline of New Telegraph of Monday, December 7, 2020, to wit: “APC, PDP hold sway in 11 states’ legislative polls,” was a tell-it-all one-liner that captured the outcome of the December 5, bye-elections held across Nigeria. Further to the headline, the introductory paragraphs stated that, “Nigeria’s ruling party, the All…
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State of the nation – Hope Eghagha
By Hope O’Rukevbe Eghagha A nation is defined by how its government responds to the challenges of the times, the challenges which the people face. Social challenges. Security challenges. Political challenges. Economic challenges. By the nature of things, there will always be challenges in countries. There will always be issues that need attention. Sometimes urgent…
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How MACBAN, herdsmen and FG devastated poultry sector – Dele Sobowale
By Dele Sobowale “We are depressed, very depressed. And anyone of us, of our age, who was not depressed, he was not well-born. Because we have nothing to leave behind for our children, and violence will not sustain us…” Chief Audu Ogbeh, Chairman, Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF. Ogbeh, former Minister of Communications under President Shagari…
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A fantasy at Christmas during Covid-19 – Chris Anyokwu
By Chris Anyokwu Fantasy, the activity or act of day-dreaming or imagining impossible or improbable things, is a common human indulgence. It has been said that when under acute and extreme physical and psychological stress, some people tend to lapse unconsciously into a mental state that may be described as fantasy. A searing pain or…
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The Tyranny Of Absence – Chidi Amuta
By Chidi Amuta The dead farmers of Zabamari may have claimed a political casualty. They have dealt a further blow to President Buhari’s dwindling political capital. The mass murder of the farmers by a more emboldened Boko Haram has further heightened Mr. Buhari’s legacy of nationwide insecurity. If this were a realm with scientific opinion…