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Moving forward from cliff’s edge
“Let us move forward.” We hear a bit less of that now but for two or three decades, this was...
These surface-clever Americans!
It was novelist Marie Corelli who used the phrase "surface-clever Americans" to describe Americans's superficial reading of human nature. In...
This way, too, courts can tame corruption
In a judgment that though sounded uncommon but which is thought by many to be an effective way of dealing...
Is the AU watching Nigerian LG elections?
In the sixties leading up to the seventies, a businessman called Takon migrated from his place in Ikom LGA in...
Tinubu and the obnoxious Tax Reform Bill
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu will not withdraw four tax bills sent to the National Assembly, a move that enraged a...
Almost another Black Maria moment
Nigeria Police is not exactly new to public relations scandal, but last Friday’s episode, when it charged 32 severely malnourished...
Saint abroad, devil at home
John Bunyan's allegory "Pilgrim's Progress" teaches a practical lesson on the hypocrisy of being "a saint abroad, and a devil...
Time to have IBB, Abdulsalami, others’ memoirs
For those who longed for decades to hear the truth about some events as they pertained to the outbreak of...
Vinicius Jr. and racism in sports
In spite of the obvious success of many Black men and women in sports today in the world, racism is...
U.S elections: The stakes never been higher
The forthcoming presidential elections in the United States, scheduled for November 5, represent a critical juncture in American democracy. With...