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Shock at the gate of reckoning

It is often said that there is nothing as certain as death. Despite its inevitability, it is often thought of with trepidation. A great many quickly dismiss it from their …

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Restructuring the United Nations

The United Nations (UN) was established shortly after the Second World War in 1945 by the major victorious powers in that war, namely: USA, USSR (now Russia), UK, France and …

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FIRS: The picture is here!

We are in a time of pronounced change of thinking in a positive direction in Nigeria after decades of misadventures. To support this change, we must focus on the key …

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To Chief Ajibola Ogunsola at 80

Former PUNCH Chairman, Chief Ajibola Ogunsola, is going to be 80 on Sunday. As someone who has worked under his management, it is fitting to take out this week to …

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Kongi’s 90th harvest

As Eni Ogun, Cap’n, Captain Blood, Prof. Oluwole Akinwande Babatunde Soyinka, Nobel laureate, writer, essayist, playwright, poet, critic, actor, musician, wine connoisseur and (maybe not exactly) a sharpshooter (in the …

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Presidential monologue – Part 26

Good morning, Mr President. This piece continues the sketch of the actors in the pro-democracy struggle in Nigeria that began in the last instalment. Do note that the CD had …

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