Dainam Dakolo

Dianam Dakolo is on the Editorial Board of Independent Newspapers, independentng.com, Lagos.

Shorn Of Hypocrisy, The Mind Is For Death Penalty

That America as a nation upholds death penalty for culpable homicide largely explains its stance on a number of issues within its borders and on the international scene…

Economic Reforms: The More You Look…

Obasanjo has repeatedly admitted the failings of his regime that, to right-thinking persons, are sufficient to establish the ordinariness of his standards and performance to date. He has, for instance, admitted the near-collapse of the entire internal security apparatus...

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