Wole Soyinka, last week, wrote about mad cows and madder narratives. Where else do cows, what they eat, how they eat, and where they eat dominate discourses in the 21st century if not in a kingdom of fools? And, again, last week in Ibadan, Nigeria, rotten tomatoes and how they were disposed of claimed lives […]
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PUNCH Trump trial evidence could change minds, says Biden Meghan Markle wins privacy claim against UK newspaper Buhari hasnt done well on security, says Ortom Nwoko petitions IGP, DSS, alleges remanded suspects after his life, wife Omo-Agege absent as APC panel meets Keyamo, Ogboru, others Workers, members flee as explosions rock Rivers PDP secretariat Newly […]
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I arrived home from external commitments just over a week ago to an extraordinary homecoming gift. It took the form of a movement — sometimes angry, sometimes entrancing, poignant, sometimes strident, certainly robust in expectations but always moving, visionary and organized. That movement demanded an end to brutality from state security agencies, focusing on a […]
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PUNCH APC govs, leaders meet today, plan funding for Edo, Ondo polls IPPIS targetted at violating university autonomy ASUU Banks to place chronic loan defaulters on watch list Nigeria generated 461,300 tonnes of e-waste in 2019 UN Nigeria earned $206bn from oil in five years OPEC COVID-19: Govt to ban some countries from Nigeria […]
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I can excuse 40 year old Nigerians and below for voting Buhari in 2015 because they never really experienced a General Buhari between 1984 and 1985. Unlike the likes of Obasanjo and Prof Soyinka who witnessed what Buhari turned Nigeria to within one year as Military Head of State and still supported him in 2015 […]
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BUSINESSDAY EXPOSED: The sleazy face of N306/$ PZ Cussons and Nigeria’s exit rumours New minimum wage means more woes for cash-strapped Nigerian states Flashback: Examining Nigeria’s best path to prosperity Regulation allowing direct purchase of electricity from producers flounders 2 years on Buhari: The deception of a ‘converted’ democrat Manufacturers set 15% GDP […]
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BUSINESSDAY Deepening diabetes care requires awareness, say experts 5,916 agropreneurs count losses as World Bank, FG delay FADAMA grant Drug sales slump 50% as Nigerians cut spending, seek cheap substitutes Adrian Wood pushed to expose inside dealings behind 9mobile sale Amid election fears, seasonal business lull may linger in Q1, Q2 2019 Nigeria makes World […]
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BUSINESSDAY Buhari, Atiku, like in the past, are making vague job promises Voter Education: A missing link in Nigeria’s electoral process Next president must think restructuring World Bank $200bn climate action targets renewable energy, others Gas to power value chain not viable What Buhari’s return in 2019 will mean to real estate sector in Nigeria […]
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BUSINESSDAY Early investors stake claim on Nigeria’s off-grid electricity market Experts advise Nigerians to cut intake of antibiotics Oil price decline adds to unease over Nigeria’s economy Coca-Cola set to exercise 100% option to buy Chi Limited Kwara pensioners call for approval of minimum wage Child trafficking, gender equality top agenda as ECOWAS Parliament begins […]
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Even if we encourage ourselves by wishing for peaceful coverage of the 2019 election processes, as journalists, there are warning signals for us to prepare for war with this administration. Reason: most of us are beginning to discern that despite their assurances since May 2015, they are set to tinker ruthlessly with press freedom for […]
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