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12LIFEThe Politics of Kissing Power’s Ass
From Versailles to Abuja: a short lesson on sycophancy By JOSEPHINE AKIOYAMEN In the late 1680s, the French king Louis XIV developed...
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15LEADTime for National Unity and Prosperity
By PETER OBI* As the year 2025 ends today, we stand on the threshold of a new year which we hope will...
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11LEADAneke: Message to Nigerians in Own Obituary
As the end neared for Kingsley Obiekezie Aneke, he wrote his own obituary. That was on December 5, 2025, a few hours...
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11IN THE NEWS...
Not Tax Reform but Impoverishment
Being the text of a press conference by the National Opposition Movement (NOM), at the Shehu Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja, on Wednesday, December...
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25LIFEA Lifesaver in Our Struggle
A tribute to Barrister Mellitus Chukwuemeka Eze (1968–2025)* In this casket lies the body of a seeker of justice and a defender...
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38OVERHEARD...They Blame the Igbo Because the Truth Terrifies Them
By JOSEPHINE AKIOYAMEN* There is a rhythm in the Nigerian public space that never changes. Whenever the nation begins to collapse under...
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18LEADIs Nigeria Cursed, or Are We the Curse?
By PETER OBI* The past 10 days in Nigeria have witnessed unprecedented negative news, a level of chaos, insecurity, and institutional decay...
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26OVERHEARD...Justice or Vengeance: The Case of Nnamdi Kanu
By MIKE ARNOLD On November 20, 2025, Nigeria sentenced a man to life in prison for words spoken from foreign soil—after illegally...
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25OPINIONThe Hypocrisy of a Nation That Cannot Face Its Shame
By SA’ADIYYAH ADEBISI HASSAN You are angry with Donald Trump, not because he lied but because he told the truth. You are...
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31HAPPENING SOON...America’s Warriors Are Coming to Nigeria
By PETE HEGSETH (November 1, 2025) There is no greater failure of leadership than knowing evil exists and choosing to look away....