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Opinion
On Fathers’ Day; To The IG Of Police And Simeon, By Prince Charles Dickson Ph.D
The policemen did not attack the robbers People: No mind dem The policemen attacked the robbers People: Dem just wan kill themselves.
The Black Race Value System: Misplaced Or Lost? By Kelechi Abonuyo
A forth night ago, the news trending on social media, Facebook of course, was a huge joke about a Nigerian of south-eastern origin, who buried his late dad in an unusual coffin – a BMW X5 SUV. It was waved… Read More ›
Super Eagles Give Me No Reason To Be Upbeat About The World Cup, By Charles Ofoji
After a four years wait, the prestigious World Cup finally begins in Russia as the tournament’s two lowest-ranked teams, the hosts and Saudi Arabia, play against each other in the opening game at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow.
Gains From The Obasanjo/Buhari ‘Roforofo’ Fight, By Zainab Suleiman Okino
In the last few months, I have had to defend/explain our editorial decisions to someone in the industry who I respect tremendously; explanation engendered by what he called harsh headlines in Blueprint to castigate the government of President Muhammadu Buhari,… Read More ›
“Just Do Good”: A June 12 Story, By Reuben Abati
I used to have a friend we called Alhaji Bashy. He was not a Muslim. No. But he called himself Alhaji Bashy, even if that was not his real name. You want to know his real name? It was Theophilus…. Read More ›
…Not Too Young To Rule, But… By Prince Charles Dickson Ph.D
You can’t stay young forever. But, you can be immature for your entire life. Life is tactfully in these four phases
Before Rohr Ruins Our World Cup, By Cosmas Odoemena
After several warnings from some quarters against the use of Francis Uzoho as the first-choice goalkeeper of the Super Eagles, the Franco-German manager, Gernot Rohr, seems hell-bent on using him. To Rohr perhaps, it is Uzoho at all cost.
2019: The Shape Of Things To Come, By Zainab Okino
Unlike in 2015, no crystal ball gazers can say with precision how the next one year will be and what the next few months will unravel in Nigeria’s political space. By this time four year ago, things were already shaping… Read More ›
I-C-I-Nigeria; Good Deeds Without Politics, By Prince Charles Dickson PhD
And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. Galatians 6:9 ESV “On every person’s joints or small bones (i.e. fingers and toes), there is sadaqah (charity)… Read More ›
The Act Of Iberiberism: Governor Okorocha Reminds Me Of Emperor Nero, My Former School Senior Prefect, By Kelechi Abonuyo
‘…………..One Mr Cletus Ozuruigbo, a non-academic staff that knew his father, once approached Marcel and said to him that his name would be on the board forever if he was made the SP. Mr Ozuruigbo said it, pointing to the… Read More ›
Combined Heat And Power (CHP) In Polity, The Type Only Obasanjo Can Offer, How Does This Man Sleep At Night? By Kelechi Abonuyo
Had past Nigerian leaders, with Obasanjo as chief whip, not drawn their hair, chewed it and vehemently vowed that Nigeria shall not be well, Nigeria would have been a world leader in CHP.
