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Carrying coal to Nescastle, by Muyiwa Adetiba

Regular users tell me that the road from Sagamu interchange to the Lagos end is usually about thirty minutes if the traffic is light and about forty-five minutes if it is heavy, which often happens at weekends. Recently, it took us – my two friends and I – almost four hours to navigate that journeyand […]
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The collapse of the house of God

Unfortunately our religious leaders seem to be encouraging us to build on sand and not expect a building collapse

Extortionists in government

There was a tap on my window. I wound down a bit out of politeness and curiosity—or stupidity as it turned out—to see who it was. We—my driver and I—were on Town Planning Way in Ilupeju and were about to turn left into Coker road. We had been stopped at the junction by a man in mufti who acted like a traffic warden. A couple of cars were in front of us and a couple were behind. I was taken aback by the sternness in the voice of the man I wound down my glass for. He had appeared from the side.

The rise and rise of kidnapping

Many have been totally violated physically and emotionally. The society gets increasingly dehumanised and scarred

Biafranisation of Nigeria

The Biafran spirit is a can do spirit, it was the spirit that came to the fore during the unfortunate civil war

The unholy pilgrimage

If the perpetuators of her murder are not apprehended, there could be a repeat in another part of the country

Counting the years

Last weekend, I attended the 80th birthday celebration of Mr Ben Lawrence. It was hosted by his nephew, Nosa Igiebor, the CEO of Tell Magazine, a weekly news magazine that played a prominent role in the June 12 saga. The ‘party’ was all that I expected; a quiet get-together of veteran journalists—mainly of the defunct Daily Times stock—who had paid their dues to the pen profession.

A thin line

I do not think the judiciary is on trial. I think corrupt judges are

Anyone who has a heart.…

There are many lessons to be learnt from the release of these girls. The first is from the BBOG advocates who refused to give up

Leaders, institutions and the credibility gap

The President advised all of us at the recently concluded Economic Summit to start patronising made in Nigeria products. I am sure many Nigerians in this harsh economic climate will not need too much prompting if the products are available and affordable. It is both patriotic and prudent to so do.

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