Category: Editor’s Pick
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Governance without morality, By Owei Lakemfa
By Owei Lakemfa LAGOS State Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, 55, a surveyor-turned-banker was wide awake and at his duty post when the COVID-19 pandemic broke. At that time, the Federal Government was dozing. Not a few praised him for helping to combat the pandemic and saving many lives. A few months down the…
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Positive Peace as a Desideratum for the Nigerian Morass, By Theophilus Ejorh
– By Theophilus Ejorh It is now trite to refer to Nigeria as a troubled country or a failing state. The country remains critically sick and in need of urgent attention to avert an implosion. Chinua Achebe once provided an insight into the Nigerian malaise when he stated pointedly: “The trouble with Nigeria is…
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The rage of the Youths – Hope Eghagha
There is rage in the country. A burning rage. It has given birth to protests. To looting. Nigerian youths are angry. North and South, East and West, the youths are angry. Very angry! It is akin to a volcano; no, it is a volcano. Raging inside. It had been waiting to erupt. Anyone who matters…
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EndSARs: Deaths, destructions and insurance – Francis Ewherido
By Francis Ewherido Those who started the legitimate EndSARS protest against police brutality could not have imagined the deaths and destructions that followed. Officially 69 people have been confirmed dead at the time of writing. The value of properties either stolen or destroyed is not yet available, but it is in billions. My condolences to…
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Reasons to dismiss the 2021 Budget as a joke (Part II), By Dele Sobowale
It has been necessary to bring back the summary of the 2021 Budget provided last week for speedy recollection. The first part of this series focussed on the, once again, unrealistic N13.1 trillion expenditure projected. Since, “Even God cannot change the past” (Agathon, 447-401 BC) and perhaps some of the present, it is a…
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Two weeks to eternity – Chidi Amuta
Chidi Amuta In many ways, the last two weeks may end up as a defining moment for the Nigeria of tomorrow. Anger against a rogue police outfit (SARS) has sparked a spontaneous nationwide youth spring with unfamiliar unanimity and a clear message. Pent up anger and desperation has in turn overwhelmed the apparatus of law…
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The shame of the gospel – Femi Aribisala
By Femi Aribisala A young Nigerian friend phoned me from the United States to ask an intriguing question: “In all your years of following Jesus, what have you gained?” She was possibly at a crossroad, having a crisis of faith. Probably, she was confronted with the bankruptcy of the prosperity messages prevalent in the churches.…
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Anarchy I told you last year – Dele Sobowale
By Dele Sobowale My Fellow Nigerians, I told you what to expect last year. Read. NEXT LEVEL IS PURE ANARCHY “The Katsina State Government has cancelled all activities lined up for the inauguration ceremony of the new administration in the state.” PUNCH, May 24, 2019, p 2. The government gave its reasons. “The decision on…
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Bitter-sweet week – Francis Ewherido
By Francis Ewherido I have been disoriented for much of the week. I have done very little this week. I had even planned not to write this week because contradictory emotions have left me completely disoriented. When the EndSars protests started, I was completely fine with the way the protesters conducted themselves. That’s the standard…
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The universal language of protests, By Owei Lakemfa
By Owei Lakemfa In wars, local or international, where armed combatants engage themselves, prisoners are taken and enemy soldiers are allowed medical treatment. Even in the First and Second World Wars, first aiders and medical personnel were allowed to evacuate the injured and dying. In the Tuesday, October 10, 2020 shooting of unarmed civilians…