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Opinion: Edo election: A critical overview

Ihesiulo Grace 30 September 2020 0

By Promise Adiele It is no longer news that Godwin Obaseki of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) won the just-concluded gubernatorial election in Edo State. However, what appears to be news is the celebration across Nigeria over what the people think is a victory against the totalitarian rule

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Opinion: Oyetola at 66: Celebrating technocracy in Osun democracy

Ihesiulo Grace 29 September 2020 0

By Jimoh OLOREDE On September 29, 1954, a male infant was birthed. There were jubilations and prayers because the newly arrived gift christened ‘Isiaka Adegboyega Iyanda’ was the first child of a young couple, Mr. and Mrs. Ahmmed Oyetola. However, never did this couple know that the little child would be ‘father of the man’, […]

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Opinion: Motion without movement: How did we get here?

Ihesiulo Grace 29 September 2020 0

By Isaac Chii Nwaogwugwu The last fifty years have proved to be a period when the super structures of the country have been pulled down and institutions demolished. We got here because of our inability to manage our diversities in culture and orientations. We refused to explore our strengths and build a prosperous country in […]

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Me celebrate Nigeria at 60? Sorry, no!!!

Ihesiulo Grace 28 September 2020 0

By Mike Ozekhome Many Nigerians at home and abroad, including Elder Statesmen and women, Rights Activists, NGOs, Journalists and social media Czars, have severally called upon me in the last one week to comment on my personal feelings about “Nigeria at 60”. I had hitherto resisted this invitation, lest I painted a horrifically gloomy picture […]

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Opinion: An open message to Governor Obaseki

Ihesiulo Grace 28 September 2020 0

By Raymond Oise-Oghaede As a follow-up to my last writeup titled “Edo Governorship Election and the Future of Our Democracy” I wish to crave the indulgence of His Excellency, the Governor of Edo State Godwin Nogheghase Obaseki to permit me to use this medium to congratulate him and his amiable deputy, Philip Shaibu on their […]

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Opinion: Kaduna’s bizarre law on rape

Ihesiulo Grace 28 September 2020 0

By Ayodele Okunfolami Kaduna, came up with a bill recommending total castration for rapists in the state. I was still trying to get my head around Zamfara State government’s plans to introduce death sentence for reckless driving when one of its North-western neighbours. Why propose archaic capital punishment for civil offences in the 21st century? […]

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Opinion: Creative thinking and our school system

Ihesiulo Grace 25 September 2020 0

By Leo Igwe Sir Ken Robinson, a leading thinker on creativity and innovation, died in August 2020. I never heard about him until after his death. Like Robinson, I have an interest in fostering creativity and innovation in schools. The news of Sir Robinson’s death nudged me to do something about the creative thinking project. […]

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Opinion: Fasehun, the legend who saw tomorrow

Ihesiulo Grace 25 September 2020 0

By Felix Oboagwina I am a guest in the home of this politician in one of the South-West states. They are in the thick of preparing for their party’s major event and his modestly-sized compound is bristling with people this night. Everyone who comes in a vehicle parks outside and walks in. But a couple […]

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Opinion: How Nigeria survived COVID-19

Ihesiulo Grace 24 September 2020 0

By Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa Gradually in every part of Nigeria, things are getting back to normal, as churches and mosques have been opened, schools are reopening and everybody seems to be in the mood for some action. It has been a long, tortuous journey indeed, from February 27, 2020, when we recorded the index case. It […]

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Opinion: Terrorism as Nigeria’s security challenge

Ihesiulo Grace 24 September 2020 0

By Auwal Muhammad The emergence of terror groups in Nigeria raises a fundamental question of what is the actual source of terrorism. Is it natural for people to act and become terrorists? Or it is incubated by lack of good governance? These questions are fundamentally important because the concept to which they address is as […]

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Opinion: Wike as emerging south-south champion

Ihesiulo Grace 23 September 2020 0

By Paulinus Nsirim Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, went to the ancient city of Benin, faced the agents of a siege , and conquered the godfather. But he was also quick to give credit to all those who joined him in the battle to accomplish the sweet victory and reclaim Edo State for the Peoples Democratic […]

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Opinion: Failed state: What options for Nigeria?

Ihesiulo Grace 23 September 2020 0

By Promise Adiele The term “failed” in the context of a state as a sovereign, political entity is amorphous and deeply rooted in ambiguity. “Failed” occurs in different contexts – failed marriage, failed career, failed institution, but my interest here is the state as a sovereign political entity. The indices that categorize a state as […]

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Opinion: Post-human approaches to COVID-19 pandemic in Africa

Ihesiulo Grace 21 September 2020 0

By Leo Igwe A pandemic that has threatened to extinct humanity provides an ample opportunity to envision possible futures and explore post-human permutations. This is because, amidst the gloom and despair, fears, and anxieties over human survival, it is compelling that humans reimagine and re-conceive the human. Speculations about the future must engage and move […]

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Opinion: Motion without movement: How did we get here? (1)

Ihesiulo Grace 21 September 2020 0

By Isaac Chii Nwaogwugwu The human collective that our dear nature placed in a particular geographical surface either by birth or migration moulds and remoulds itself through cultural integration, religion, education and law. The system of governance, mechanism of social and economic infrastructure, civil and military defence, trade, immigration policy, diplomacy and

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Opinion: Freedom of expression under siege

Ihesiulo Grace 20 September 2020 0

By Rameez Mahesar The seizure of press freedom is not a recent discourse but it has the long history of uncountable calamities like detentions, arrests, murders, kidnappings, media houses set ablaze, and press bans. It has been persistent for donkeys years. A few days ago, I came across two reports, which appeared in a newspaper […]

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Opinion: Online degrees set to displace Nigerian universities

Ihesiulo Grace 20 September 2020 0

By Ralia Abdullahi University lecturers in Nigeria may soon have to start looking for new jobs as our students enroll in Princeton or Harvard. And, no, I am not talking about the current struggle with the federal government or the ongoing strike – I am talking about the very real threat of online education. When […]

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Opinion: Lessons of history Buhari ignores

Ihesiulo Grace 18 September 2020 0

By Jerome-Mario Utomi Separate from recent gradual and silent encroachment on, and outright abridgements of the masses welfare by the Federal Government via increase of Value Added Tax (VAT) from five to 7.5 per cent, re-introduction of Stamp Duty Charge, reintroduction of Stamp Duty on house rents and C of O transactions and the electricity […]

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Opinion: Edo polls and future of our democracy

Ihesiulo Grace 18 September 2020 0

By Raymond Oise-Oghaede The eagerly awaited Edo State gubernatorial election is now around the corner with the political parties and their candidates putting finishing touches to their respective strategies and permutations geared towards securing victory at the polls. This is not unexpected because it is only one candidate (with the majority of the votes cast […]

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Opinion: Imperative of open asset declaration law

Ihesiulo Grace 17 September 2020 0

By Victor Emejuiwe Asset declaration is a tool used all over the world to prevent corruption and to promote a culture of accountability and transparency. In Nigeria, the constitution provides for declaration of assets by public officers with the Code of Conduct Bureau but gave the National Assembly the powers to set up guidelines for […]

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Opinion: Northern govs, Almajirai and COVID-19

Ihesiulo Grace 16 September 2020 0

By Mohammed Bello Yunusa The northern Nigeria governors, except a few, must have appropriated the powers of the Almighty, the transient nature of their stay in Government Houses notwithstanding. This appropriation is a reflection of how public affairs are conducted in the states. In the states, the governors are the law so much that everything […]