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The victory of Ayodele Fayose of the People’s Democratic Party over incumbent Governor Kayode Fayemi of the All Progressives Congress cannot be over emphasized. Without doubt, it was a huge victory and certainly the news of the hour...
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We know the Ota farmer as a vindictive man who hatched good and bad schemes with equal nasty determination. Recently, he paid an unscheduled visit to the Comrade Governor of Edo State and told reporters in Benin City that he was just passing by...
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That Yar’dua procrastinates in decision making is his style. That style, we accept is clearly not acceptable. To me, it is that lack of action when action is needed that mars an otherwise excellent government...
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As a popular expression, “enough is enough” conveys multiple...
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