Category: Opinion
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The Importance of Sustaining Loyalty In Nigerian Politics
Look at Bola Tinubu. It is his ability to manage relationships, even with people he does not like, and who do not like him, that has got him thus far. Success without a successor who can also be your protector is a political disaster.
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Nigeria Unites for a Promising Future: Extending Support to President Bola Tinubu’s Administration
By Robinson Erebi In a bid to secure a prosperous future for Nigeria, citizens from all walks of life are coming together to support the administration of President Bola Tinubu, GCFR. Recognizing the immense potential of the nation, Nigerians are showing a collective determination to revive the economy, promote social cohesion, and uplift the lives…
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Herbert Wigwe And His Towering Legacy Of Enterprneurial Stardom
By Godknows Bolade Igali An archetypical inference to a tsunami, news of the tragic death of ace banker, businessman, educator and philanthropist, Herbert Onyewumbu on 9th February, 2024 hit the global news space with indescribable shock; and misbehave. True, Herbert had died from a helicopter crash, on the cold plains remote part of the Mojave…
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The Last Days Of Okorotie
By Pope Pen DEAR Governor Douye Diri, allow me to extend my personal condolences to you over the passing of Chief Thompson Okorotie, arguably one of the most mercurial politicians to have emerged from Bayelsa State. He could jolly well be called a founding father of the state because he was at every point of…
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The Ogboni cult in Beta Edu and T. B Joshua
By Festus Adedayo In Nigeria, corruption and religious trickery are like the edan, conjoined by an iron chain of culture, history and a sustained system of elite greed. Today in Nigeria, this Ogboni emblem is signposted by suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Beta Edu and late Temitope Balogun Joshua, popularly known as TB Joshua. If…
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IT IS TIME FOR US TO BUILD OUR GREAT NATION TOGETHER
By Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR I welcome the verdict of the Justice John I. Okoro-led Panel of the Supreme Court on the Presidential Election petitions filed by the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party and the Labour Party, challenging the ruling of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal. The court has done justice to all issues…
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Tribute To Dr. Inuwa Jalingo, Wambai of Gassol
By Hassan M. Umar Traditional title comes with prestige and also bestows on its recipient enormous status and influence. It was in the morning of Saturday, the 30th day of September, 2023 that a delegation of the revered traditional ruler of Gassol in Taraba State, His royal highness, the Lamido Gassol, Alhaji Idris Chiroma led…
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HISTORY AND THE HISTORIAN: PROFESSOR E.J. ALAGOA AT 90
By Godknows Igali In a great show of what is referred to in Latin as ‘Opus Laudatio’, – preeminent praisework, the Nigerian nation gathered in Yenagoa on Saturday August 26, 2023, to celebrate one of the country’s living legends, Professor Emeritus Ebiegberi Joe Alagoa. Earlier, on April 14, 2023, this historian of lauded value and…
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HURRAY! Bayelsa State at 27
We give God all thanks and Glory for giving us a State that is homogenous with abundant resources By Surv. Furoebi F. S. Akene In about a week from now precisely on the 1st of October, 2023 Bayelsa will be 27 years. Without prejudice, taking a retrospective view, considering the facts behind the figures, is…
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Bayelsa State and Surprises
By Surv. Furoebi F.S. Akene Surprise in this context is the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you. The unexpected is both positive and negative depending on the impact and what it portends. The surprises I am deeply worried about are the ways construction activities are been carried out in the State…