What an interesting irony it is that the enduring memory indented upon the national consciousness, following the curious decision to celebrate the nation’s half-century of existence as an under-performing post-colonial …
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I suspect that most Nigerians are almost exclusively riveted by the unfolding drama of who’s going to emerge president, by hook or crook, in next year’s election…
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The effort to transform Nigeria can only be meaningful if competence and character are not sacrificed on the altar of federal character, says the National Transformation Party…
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The collective unconscious of the conservative, hegemonic North, to paraphrase Carl Jung, is to collectively destroy the chances of President Goodluck Jonathan’s victory in the coming presidential poll…
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Like Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Posterity is blowing across Nigeria’s high places. Secrets are being revealed and sealed deals are becoming unsealed. At a snail speed, blatant liars are being openly …
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We must take a closer look at the security system and ask some tough questions. In this article the focus is on five major security agencies in the country, namely …
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Few weeks ago, some prominent Igbo leaders were locked out of the Concorde Hotel in Owerri where they were supposed to meet. According to the news report they had paid …
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With the summoning of the principal parties in the acrimonious battle for the presidential ticket of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, by the party recently, it may be pertinent to …
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A liberal democracy is an embodiment of a gamut of civic rights and individual liberties geared towards preventing it from degenerating into a tyranny of the majority. The extent to …
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How Nigerians treat their compatriots is directly responsible for the high co-efficient of friction in Nigeria…
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While I agree that Nigeria’s 50 years of independence have little to show for its strength and age, writing it off as a failed nation-state is erroneous, misleading and reflects impaired …
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The judiciary is the last refuge of the common man in any social and political community. Over the years, many Nigerians have been betrayed, and continue to be betrayed, by …
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Nigerian politicians are used to just making speeches during elections not knowing that whatever they say goes a long way in showing how concerned and serious they are about positively …
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As the clock continues to tick towards the coveted 2011 general elections in Nigeria, political activities have resumed in full earnest. And, expectedly, the concomitant intrigues have continued to, by …
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On my way to the office, a bit close to the Yar’Adua centre, I notice that the ground shook after a thunderous blast – twice. I looked up in the …
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How could a man so graceful and rich in his humanity, so accomplished yet so gregarious and approachable, a man possessed of the deepest, most resonant laughter I ever heard …