It takes time to form a country. It takes patience and dedication to change attitudes. When people from disparate places and cultures are brought together…
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CRAZY AMERICAN POLITICS BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
The prize of democracy is eternal vigilance. It will be reckless and the failure of democratic norms to leave a bull in a China shop.…
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Igbo fatal flaw; A critical response by Dr Austin Orette
The person who cries loudest when a stone is thrown into the market is the one who has been hit. To him, everything is about…
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GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, ABUSE OF CITIZENS AND PRODUCTIVITY BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
This is not an endorsement of any leader in Nigeria. I have observed that Nigerians have formed a subculture of always complaining as a means…
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Firstly, journalistic style of the editor, Bola Bolawole deserves Kudos!
Another deserving aspect of his story is literary and artistic styles employed. See poetically ladened report and lineages of the depicted “birds of a feather…
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SWORN IN BY OATH, BOUND BY DUTY, JUDGED BY DELIVERY
Today, new and re-elected Local Government Chairmen and Ward Councillors will be sworn into offices in different communities. It is not an ordinary affair in…
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Vox populi: Akeredolu’s cenotaph of controversy
By Bolanle BOLAWOLEturnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 What a cenotaph! And what a controversy! What memories – bitter and sweet – of the dead! And what…
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The Politicians Are Decamping, But the Masses Remain Rooted!
The political theatre in Nigeria has once again taken a familiar turn—the seasoned actors are switching stages, but the audience remains unmoved. The drama is…
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Nigeria on Trial: Questions That Haunt a Wounded Nation
Nigeria on Trial: Questions That Haunt a Wounded Nation By Mogaji Wole Arisekola This morning, I woke up with a storm of questions pounding in…
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The Heartbreaking Murder of Mrs. Feyisayo Obot and the Deep-Rooted Corruption in Nigeria’s Judiciary System
By Mogaji Wole Arisekola. In January 2019, Mrs. Feyisayo Obot, a 34-year-old lawyer and mother of two, traveled from Abuja to Lagos to take a…
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