Can we insult Olusegun Obasanjo without denigrating the Presidency? Can Olusegun Obasanjo fight Atiku Abubakar without dragging the exalted office of the Vice President into the mud?
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Nigeria Matters
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Those who use age to rationalise Nigeria’s insalubrious political conduct forget that in the same western hemisphere with America is a country called Haiti, the world’s first black-led republic which …
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As the days turn into weeks and as the weeks turn into months, inexorably dragging us all to the semi-evil days of Nigeria’s election in April, it is not a …
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Indeed, this house has collapsed. I do not envy the person who will take over from Obasanjo. The person will inherit an angry, hungry, impoverished and frustrated populace, wilfully plunged into …
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As the current Vice-President, Atiku is the # 2 person in the order of hierarchy in Nigeria. It is a collective responsibility, if Obasanjo has failed, he has also failed. …
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Politics is good. It is admirable. As a politician, I only need to be good at four things: lie, cheat, and steal and do nothing. What beats being a Nigerian …
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One wonders why Chief Ralph Uwazuruike, Fredrick Fasehun, Gani Adams and Asari Dokubo were incarcerated while Obasanjo and his EFCC continue to watch Adedibu’s bold fingers writing Oyo State black…
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Politics in Nigeria is like war because it is the most lucrative job in Nigeria. It is not impossible to see a man that made some moderate money from, say …
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Education in Nigeria has been interrupted by regime change since independence from Britain in 1960. Now that our nation has embarked on sustaining unity, democracy and economic growth, the next president …
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It is apparent that after seven plus years of waffling, missing, walking, limping, grins and cheers, democracy has by and large been good to Nigeria…
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Why would Balonwu and his co-travellers on the boulevard of infamy physically attempt stopping the governor from carrying out her lawful duties? Is it part of their lawmaking responsibilities? What …
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No matter the standard of measurement that is used to measure genuine leadership, accountability, transparency and service, Chief Doukpolagha meets and exceeds all those yardsticks…
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It will be disastrous if the president saw Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s UN job bid as payback time, an opportunity to extract his vengeful pound of flesh as it is being insinuated …
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I wouldn’t know how to thank Globacom for its wonderful initiatives in Nigeria. Over three years in operation, it has helped break the monopoly in the industry…
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One of the reasons that one can safely adduce for the seeming numbness and complacency of the elite, the hoi polloi and the international community against the oppressive tendencies of …
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Twenty years after his passing, Awolowo lives on. He lives through his friends and family. He lives through his disciples. He lives through the great things he did for Nigeria…