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Tinubu’s brain versus Obi’s brain

Tinubu’s brain versus Obi’s brain

By Onu Onwe The soapbox is a tempting platform. The politician and other users of it who utilize it to deliver an opinion may be seduced by the spontaneity it offers to say that which may be out of sync with their actual reasoning or intention. That is why the soapbox is a dangerous place […]
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Recrucifying Christ at Christmas

Recrucifying Christ at Christmas

By Banji Ojewale MARCHING Jesus Christ boisterously to Golgotha for another experience of execution, excoriation and extirpation is exactly what we attempt to do every Yuletide. Although we gather ostensibly to celebrate His birth, what we really end up with is what we did that sent Him to the agony of Calvary.  We shut out […]

Oil theft probe: A test case for FG

Oil theft probe: A test case for FG

By BRAEYI  EKIYE THE Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, NEITI,  as well as the Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, and other critical stakeholders in the Nigerian project recently called for the setting up of a Special Investigative Panel on oil theft and losses. The call was necessitated by the humongous oil theft that has gone unchecked […]

Nigeria, PR practice and emerging contexts

Nigeria, PR practice and emerging contexts

By ZAYNAB EL-NAFATY RANKED as the most populous country and fastest growing economy in Africa, Nigeria’s image to the rest of the world is arguably not the most favourable and is in need of a remaking. Even so, the country is also home to one of the fastest growing PR industries in the world. Public […]

Nigeria: Mired in a leadership conundrum

Nigeria: Mired in a leadership conundrum

By Olusanya Anjorin A FEW weeks ago, we celebrated our independence. It was a triumphant day for Nigeria’s green and white flag, a day to remember the heroes of the past, whose blood and tears had watered the ground. When we look back in history, Nigerians were all overjoyed and looked forward with hope to […]

Is school really a scam?

Is school really a scam?

By Precious Fasipe  ‘SCHOOL is a sham!” I’m sure you’ve heard this claim before, or probably even said it. It is a common slogan echoed by many frustrated Nigerian students due to one or many experiences they have had in school. But is school really a scam? A school is simply an institution that provides instructions, […]