Category: Editor’s Pick
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SARS and herdsmen: Economic terrorists with impunity – Dele Sobowale
SARS AND HERDSMEN: ECONOMIC TERRORISTS WITH IMPUNITY “Allow an intolerable economic situation to persist for too long and suddenly, there are no good solutions left.” Arthur Burns, 1904-1987, Chairman US Federal Reserve Bank, 1970-78. Arthur Burns was Chairman of the US Central Bank, equivalent fo our own Governor, under US President Richard Nixon, . He…
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No tithing in the new testament church – Femi Aribisala
By Femi Aribisala When the Pharisees insisted that divorce was lawful because it was sanctioned by the Law of Moses, Jesus pointed out that Moses authorized divorce because of the hardness of Jewish hearts. But from the beginning, it was not so. This same principle applies to the issue of tithes and offerings. God says…
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A people united can never be defeated, By Owei Lakemfa
By Owei Lakemfa Twenty-twenty is the Year of the Pandemic and Protests; the year of major elections and political upheavals. In October 2020 alone, street protests swept through many countries, making landfalls, with some leaders swept away. The latest is President Sooronbay Jeenbekov of Kyrgyzstan who had claimed victory in parliamentary elections. But the…
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Sanwo-Olu’s Curfew and Executive Hypocrisy (2), By Michael West
By Michael West The Nigerian Army’s confession that they were invited by the Lagos State government didn’t hit me as a surprise. I knew all along that Mr. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu knew more than passing knowledge about the Lekki toll plaza shooting by soldiers. Last week, this column gave some sketchy behind the scenes that…
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Win or Lose, Trump Is A Danger To Africa, By Azu Ishiekwene
Azu Ishiekwene If Donald J. Trump were president of Wakanda on the eve of an election, that country would have received several warnings from the US State Department on the need for free and fair polls, and the necessity for all parties to play by the rules. But what is playing by the rules if…
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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala: Caught in the Crossfire of Politics & Power, By Theophilus Ejorh
By Theophilus Ejorh Ngozi Okonjo Iweala needs no introduction to many people in the world. She is a woman of substance in every sense and radiates optimism, influence, power and meaning. The Nigerian-born economist and international development specialist maintains an intellectual and professional record that is staggering. She attended two first-class universities – Harvard…
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The protest, violence, trauma and children’s mental health – Ozioma Onyenweaku
Ozioma Onyenweaku The protest started with the dances and the songs. The children feared nothing; even the very young ones were even chanting ‘enshash’. Then off went the gun and things went awry! Then follows the fright and the trauma! I recall reading and seeing many adults who got seriously traumatized by the violence that…
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Dokpesi, the Broadcaster with trouble in his pouch, By Okoh Aihe
By Okoh Aihe Those who love him love him to the hilt. Those who hate him hate him with a passion, to the extent that all they might be waiting for is just an opportunity for him to turn his back so that they can drop a knife. But he has followers, lots of them,…
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Could Tough Govt Action Against #EndSARS Protesters, Be Govt Terrorism Against Citizens? By Magnus onyibe
By magnus onyibe. Nigeria has become the cynosure of all eyes globally. Not for the positive contributions or inventions by its citizens that would move mankind a tad forward in positive progress , such as when man first visited the moon on July 20, 1969-tributes to the pair of American Louis Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin; or…
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Executive hoodlums, By Enyeribe Anyanwu
By Enyeribe Anyanwu A popular, age-old adage says, “Tell me the person with whom you go, and I’ll tell you who you are.” In other words, tell me who your friend is, and I’ll tell you who you are. That is to say that a friend of a thief is a thief. A friend of…