Category: Features
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Africa and Climate Change: A Conversation with US Senator John Kerry towards COP27 – By Tony Elumelu
As the world continues to experience the daily impact of global warming, whether the tragic recent flooding in Pakistan, or the less covered, but equally harmful, persistent environmental degradation of Africa’s Sahel region, leaders need to act, not just talk. Equally, Africa should not just be in the conversation, but actively set the agenda.
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Lagos-Ibadan: My Inaugural Train Ride – By Tony Iyare
My blissful ride Friday morning on the new air conditioned trains from Lagos to Ibadan signposted my inaugural foray since the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari gave fillips to earlier efforts particularly since the Obasanjo government to deepen the investment in railways. And no doubt the choice of Mr Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi as Transport Minister…
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Nigeria’s SDG status and insurance ahead 2023
The World Bank SDGs’ and ranking of countries with highest and lowest contributions of the insurance sector to SDG goals’ attainment provided the focus of this article and the near pyrrhic this-is-it for me and my country. On the first glance of this ranking, it looked like Nigeria sits atop the international ranking and I…
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The Subtext of Professor Uju Anya’s Tweet – By Lexzy Ochibejivwie
History tells that the Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place in 1919. The massacre saw the shooting of a large crowd of unarmed protesters in Amritsar Punjab in India. Brigadier-general R. E. Dyer, the commander of the British forces during pre-independence India at the time was the chief culprit; he gave the order for the massacre.…
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Much ado about toilets – By Udeme Nana
Although erroneously described as “ultra modern” , what was commissioned can not by any standard be termed “ultra modern” because what would pass as ultra-modern toilets now do not use water; they are digitally operated and faeces and urine disappear as the user leaves the toilet seat. These are used in smart buildings where everything…
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Excellent Stewardship of Hon Waive – Another Urhobo Rare Gem!
Hon (Rev) Francis Ejiroghene Waive is a devoted Christian, APC Stalwart, dynamic and vigorous Urhobo advocate and extraordinary politician who currently serves as a member of the House of Representatives under the aegis of the APC political party, representing the good people of Ughelli North/South/Udu federal constituency Delta State. Correspondingly, his three years of stewardship…
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An Irony: Is There a Pact Between Kwara Gov and the Sarakis?
Any keen observer of the political terrain in Kwara State will find the question raised above very antithetical and paradoxical. Many may even wonder if I am making jokes or writing a satirical piece. However, this writer is just a fan of good satires. He has not tried to compose one.
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Names as a Fetish – By Lexzy Ochibejivwie
The names we bear do matter, but the spirit of the persons behind names matter more. It is persons that house the spirit behind names and make them compelling. Take away persons, and you would have made names empty. So, the emphasis on names could be uneccessary. The point I am pushing here is that…
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My life as a political spouse – By Hamish Badenoch
The energy and the intrigue looked so exciting. Eventually, I did end up right in the thick of it – but as a political spouse. These races have changed a lot since then. Michael Portillo’s plan to run against John Major was rumbled when his allies were found to have installed dozens of phone lines…
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Knocks, indifference in Kogi, Abuja over APC Muslim – Muslim ticket
The raging discussion and controversies among Nigerians about the decision of the ruling APC to field two Muslims as Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates have continued with many respondents interviewed in both Abuja and Kogi stating their dismay, while others remain indifferent to the decision. Few APC loyalists however justified the pairing. A political commentator,…