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For Prince Nduka Obaigbena at 65
“A true hero is not inspired by their strength, but by their ability to inspire and lead others” — Mahatma
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Ilorin and Dan Fodio’s deadstock, By Lasisi Olagunju
Justice Ibrahim Kolapo Gambari, JCA became the Emir of Ilorin in August 1995 and decreed the ‘Kolapo’ in his name
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If you want to maintain a strong bond with your adult children, say goodbye to these 9 behaviors
Maintaining a strong bond with your adult children isn’t always easy. As they grow and change, so must your approach
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Wole Soyinka @90: A personal reflection, by Kingsley Moghalu
“Wole Soyinka would like to have lunch with you”, the book publisher Bankole Olayebi, CEO of Bookcraft Africa Ltd, told
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Makinde: The primacy of infrastructural development
By Bolanle BOLAWOLEturnpot@gmail.com 0702 563 1058 LIf you were to choose between three infrastructure, which is also often referred to
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Intimate Affairs: Unexpected pregnancies, by Funke Egbemode
One of the things I find most wondrous about God is the way He distributes children. Oh yes, I’m a
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This House Has Fallen (2), by Afolabi Akinbola
Fragments out of the Deluge Sometimes in 1981, Alhaji Shehu Musa, the secretary to the Federal government of the
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Between NNPC, IOC and Dangote: Who is fooling Nigerians?
By Bola BOLAWOLEturnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 The richest man in Africa, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, stirred the hornet’s nest recently when
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If you accept these 8 behaviors from others, you have very little self-respect
t’s often said that we teach others how to treat us by what we allow, what we stop, and what
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Dangote’s Big Bet on Gasoline, by Olusegun Adeniyi
For almost two weeks, we have witnessed the resurgence of fuel queues across the country. This of course exposes the never-ending mess in the
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Lessons from the British elections, by Reuben Abati
This year, 2024 is clearly the year of democratic elections, the. year that democracy is put to the test in
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Britain is Nigeria’s ‘bad’ teacher, by Lasisi Olagunju
Number 10, Downing Street has been home to Britain’s prime ministers since 1735 AD. Why would a hugely popular new
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Intimate Affairs: I don’t want a mother-in-law, by Funke Egbemode
I met a woman, a mother-in-law, in Jordan. I mean at the River Jordan while I was on pilgrimage to
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Mr. Ibu: His Death, Dream of Nollywood City in Enugu
News and social media feed of music superstar, Davido’s wedding to his longtime lover, Chioma, on 25th June, 2024, was
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Wale Babalakin, the Enigma, Celebrates at 64
Imagine you are writing the biography of an enigma in the mould of Dr. Wale Babalakin, SAN, Chairman of Stabilini
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The Trump Test for American Democracy, by Olusegun Adeniyi
I grew up being made to understand that everything about the United States of America was a model to the
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Should Abiola have died incarcerated?
By Bolanle BOLAWOLEturnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 What you are about to read was written by me and was published in
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Dapo Abiodun and the burden of inherited infrastructural deficit in Ogun
By Seye Abodunrin One of the greatest challenges facing Nigeria since independence is shortage of infrastructural development, especially the issue
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Ojude Oba: Farooq’s far look beyond the grave
Tunde Odesola (Published in The PUNCH, on Friday, June 5, 2024) The flamboyant Ojude Oba festival of flourish and colours
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Atiku as an endangered species, by Paul Ibe
Sam Omatseye’s article, brimming with vitriol and sanctimonious posturing, demands a rebuttal rooted in truth and literary eloquence. Omatseye, in
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