Category: Opinion
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THE GAMBLERS’ APPROACH! , BY BARRISTER TOPE TEMOKUN
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What is intellectually dishonest is to begin and end the conversation with, “Who can win?” while never asking whether the likely winner is the person best equipped to rescue the country.
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THE POLITICS OF POVERTY: Why Poor People Repeatedly Vote Against Their Own Interests? By Barrister Tope Temokun
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“Are the poor the problem in this country? They keep voting for the same politicians.” I grew up in a typical Nigerian community. Election season had its own atmosphere. Politicians who had forgotten our existence suddenly remembered every compound. Men who had not greeted elders for four years became unusually…
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INSIDE POLITICS THERE MUST BE POLI-DUCATION, BY BARRISTER TOPE TEMOKUN
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If Nigeria must change, our politics must first mature. And if our politics must mature, our political understanding must deepen.
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Oriire: TERRORISTS ALSO HAVE LOVED ONES, By Adeyeye Olorunfemi
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There’s no narration in this whole release and “rescue” saga that’s so hilarious than the one being propagated by one ruling class vuvuzela, self acclaimed veteran journalist, Mr Babajide Kolade-otitoju. I stumbled on his analysis during a programme at his beer parlour- the TVC. So to the script:The military/DSS arrested…
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Nigeria: A Country of Concern, By Netufo Tomide
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Nigeria is often described as the “Giant of Africa” because of its large population, abundant natural resources, and immense economic potential. However, despite these advantages, the country has become a source of concern for many citizens and observers due to persistent corruption, widespread incompetence in governance, and growing insecurity. These…
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Redefining Students Unionism: Combating Cultism While Strengthening Collective Participation in the Digital Era, By Kunle Wizeman Ajayi
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Students’ Unionism is in a period of serious trials! We are in an era where the ideas and ideals of Students Unionism are facing a trajectory that puts them in serious doubts in the hearts and activities of not only students, but in the face of the general public.Students’ Unionism…
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WHAT IS THIS SOWORE “APPROACH”? BY TOPE TEMOKUN
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The real tragedy, in my view, is that many critics become absorbed in a convoluted debate about Sowore’s style while paying remarkably little attention to the injustice that necessitates that style. The conversation shifts from the disease to the manner in which the physician seeks to cure it. Instead of…
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TINUBU IS CRUDELY ANTI-WORKERS! THE PLANNED WHITEWASHING BY AKPOREHA AND GBAJABIAMILA, IS DEAD ON ARRIVAL!, By Kunle Wizeman Ajayi
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While I was engaging with some Labour Leaders over the new agitations for the new minimum wage, I was inundated with some newspaper publications of one new coalition called Working Peoples United (WOPU) led by the immediate past President of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers…
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Makinde is a Misfit and Will End in Ignominy, Written by Musediq Ramon
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History is often unkind to leaders who fail at critical moments. The true test of leadership is not during celebrations or political campaigns but during periods of crisis. When citizens are afraid, when families are grieving, and when young people are endangered, leadership demands courage, compassion, and accountability.
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WAS THE COURT RIGHT TO HAVE REVOKED SOWORE’S BAIL AND ORDERED HIS ARREST BEFORE THE RECUSAL RULING? – BY BARRISTER BOLAJI OLUWATOSIN
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There are decisions in judicial proceedings which, by their very timing and context, raise unavoidable question on due process; and the recent revocation of the bail of Omoyele Sowore, coupled with the issuance of a bench warrant, in the face of a pending recusal application, falls squarely within that category.…