Category: Opinion
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A race to waste more money – By Pius Mordi
There is race among state governors on who will build the most expensive and ineffectual and, perhaps, useless edifices. At first it was airports in their capital cities. It costs a lot of money to build one and only the federal government built new ones in the second republic.
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When media pays the price of politics: Lessons from Australia for Nigeria’s fragile democracy – By Ambassador Brikins
In June 2025, the Federal Court of Australia delivered a verdict that sent shockwaves across the media landscape. Antoinette Lattouf, a journalist and television presenter of Lebanese descent, had been abruptly removed midweek from her role at ABC, Australia’s national broadcaster.
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Reshaping the Middle East – By Steve Egbo
The Israeli attack on Iran, which took place June 13, and the reactions trailing it have dominated the headlines all over the world, and with new developments emerging almost on a daily basis.
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JOE INIODU; Historic rally as Akwa Ibom becomes APC State
By Joe Iniodu The arena spangled with an assortment of colours – white, red, purple , yellow , grey, green, brown- either as uniform worn by different groups or flags fluttering as banners coalescing into a constellation of colourful spectacle. The atmosphere was boisterous as music from the speakers intertwined with varying entertainment from various…
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Umo Eno, ADA and the politics of 2027 – By Etim Etim
Gov. Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State was formally received into APC on Saturday, June 21, in a huge rally in Uyo; attended by dignitaries from across the country, including Vice President Kashim Shetima; Senate President Godswill Akpabio; 21 APC governors; NWC members and other party chieftains.
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No sire, there will be no WW111 – By Steve Egbo
On Friday, June 20, the TheNewsGuru, a multi media company, published an interview with former Senator and founder of Silverbird Group, Ben Murray-Bruce, in which he predicted that a Third World War was imminent.
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Benue: Nigerians don’t need peace without justice – By Ikeddy Isiguzo
WHAT informs the tardy, ticky-tacky, trite policies of governments when Nigerians are attacked, hundreds killed and their farms are devastated?
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The Man, Rt. Hon. Sheriff F. O Oborevwori – By Festus Ahon
Born on June 19, 1963, to the family of Chief Samuel Oborevwori of Osubi in Okpe Local Government Area of Delta State, Sheriff Oborevwori’s early education began at Alegbo Primary School, Effurun, where he completed his primary education in 1977.
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Senator Dickson and the Rivers NASS caucus – By Abraham Ogbodo
There are a few idiomatic expressions around the Catholic Church and the Pope. And that is because the Catholic institutions have endured long enough to constitute part of global folklores.
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ESEME EYIBOH: The 10th Senate: Two Years of Purposeful Leadership and Legislative Milestones
By Hon Eseme Eyiboh As Nigeria marks 26 years of uninterrupted democracy and commemorates the second anniversary of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, it is timely to reflect on the pivotal role played by the 10th Senate under the leadership of Senator Godswill Akpabio. In two years, the Red Chamber has emerged as a beacon…