Category: Features
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A eulogy for Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, CON – By Blaise Ezeokeke
“During the APC’s primary election in the runup to the 2023 Nigeria’s General election, Dr Ogbonnaya Ọnụ struck me as a very sad, unhappy man, as he helplessly pleaded his case before the APC delegates to give him their vote to emerge as the Party’s flag bearer. He knew, I believe, that it was a…
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Akpo Esajere: Memories of a power writer – By Abiodun Adeniyi
Akpo Esajere (1954-2024) exited not in the bloom of youth at 70, but his influence outdid his final deadline. His legacy grips memories and imaginations, binding hearts and minds, and making his transition at 70 premature. Esajere was not arrayed in the trappings of wealth or swathed in the
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How N3trn budget padding, N500m “awarded” ranking Senators is unsettling NASS
The National Assembly (NASS) has been rattled by an allegation of padding the 2024 budget by over N3 trillion and an alleged N500 million awarded to high-ranking lawmakers.
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Crippling Lagos rents: A growing concern
Lagos, the smallest but highly populous state and Nigeria’s commercial nerve centre, is undoubtedly full of activities and excitements. Founded in 1967 with headquarters in Ikeja, Lagos boasts of some facilities and infrastructure that make business efforts rewarding and life generally interesting.
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Seyi Tinubu: Speaking up regardless – By Olawale Ganiyu
Recently, Seyi, the son of President Bola Tinubu, became the focus of a fierce campaign after he shared a quote on Instagram that offered consolation to Nigerians who were struggling with the removal of fuel subsidies and the central bank’s reform of the exchange rate.
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Lamentations in the land: How Tinubu has impoverished Nigerians
Nigerians are currently experiencing the worst moments of their lives under Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the President of Nigeria as economic hardship bites harder in the country.
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Reaction to Nigerian YouTubers based in Ghana (2)
I continue my last week’s reaction to videos of Nigerian YouTubers based in Ghana. A couple of interactions took place between the publication of the first part and now. For clarity, I do not know any of these YouTubers personally.
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Sleeping with one eye open: Story of FCT residents
Mr Collins Orji resides in Karu, a suburb of Abuja, in the Federal Capital Territory. He used to undertake a road walk as a form of exercise between 5:00am and 6:00am before going to work. But this is no longer the case in recent times,
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Reaction to Nigerian YouTubers based in Ghana [1]
My media career journey started about 40 years ago as a mass communication undergraduate of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Print media were my favourite and that still subsists, so my reaction to the YouTube videos is in print not video.
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Late Ghali Na’Abba: Salute to an Avatar of Democracy – By Ali M. Ali
Ghali Umar Na’Abba was a man with a protean face. Hate him or love him, no one will deny him his progressive credentials.