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Public intellectuals, the Nigerian left and blind spots, by Osmund Agbo

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The tone often strikes whimsical when a political activist like Omoleye Sowore is reminded that his reward is in paradise. That is to the...
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Africa and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, by Azu Ishiekwene

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Conversation with Azu War is messy and never fails to spread responsive misery. When Adolf Hitler asked for safe passage to East Prussia through the...
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APC: Dribbling itself to score an own goal, by Kazeem Akintunde

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APC: Dribbling itself to score an own goal, by Kazeem Akintunde The late soccer legend, Diego Armando Maradona, at the peak of his football career,...
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Putin’s love for the Russian Roulette, by Osmund Agbo

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It was nerve-racking for a 37-year-old lieutenant colonel Vladimir Putin as he watched angry crowds overrun the sprawling Stasi compound, the inner sanctum of...
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Unpacking the changing faces of Terror in Nigeria, by Osmund Agbo

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“The northwest’s problem is not ungoverned spaces as wonks like to say, but spaces governed by criminal sovereigns.” - James Barnett Bandits, Jamā'at Ahl as-Sunnah...
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Truth as a casualty in Nigeria’s widening fault lines, by Osmund Agbo

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Lee Kuan Yew’s Singapore continues to be celebrated globally as an economic miracle of the 21st century. “From Third World to First: The Singapore...
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Cowardly Nnamdi Kanu and the Rise of Yahooism, by Hassan Gimba

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Cowardly Nnamdi Kanu and the Rise of Yahooism, by Hassan Gimba The Arbiter I once had cause to quote Fela Anikulapo Kuti’s 1980 hit song, “Authority...
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Rihanna Fenty, Kanye West and Black America’s burgeoning nouveau riche, by Osmund Agbo

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Since earlier this week, the internet has been buzzing relentlessly, with no plans to let up. There is this news about a certain young...
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Re: El-Rufa’i vs ABU: How not to give back to Alma Mater, by Prof. MK Othman

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Re: El-Rufa’i vs ABU: How not to give back to Alma Mater, by Prof. MK Othman Since the year 2020 when this column debuted, none...
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The Enemy As A Friend: Nigeria’s steady march to Yugoslavia, by Osmund Agbo

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The Enemy As A Friend: Nigeria’s steady march to Yugoslavia, by Osmund Agbo Few years ago, Otpor, Serbia’s non-violent pro-democracy youth movement known for organising non-violent...
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