After weeks of intensive campaigns across the federation by political parties for the presidential election, the contenders have finally been separated from the pretenders. So far, the two front runners …
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Whilst it is true that every well meaning Nigerian within and beyond the borders of the country should act with caution and avoid utterances and actions that can heat up …
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Between February 14th and 28th, 2015, the Federal Republic of Nigeria will hold its General Elections. These elections present another opportunity for all the candidates vying for the several vacant …
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In less than two weeks, Nigerians will unveil a new future for themselves. Or—to be more accurate—a new future will be unfurled for us. That future will be characterized either …
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Lest we become guilty of what we accuse others of doing, it is important we clearly and calmly say to the APC Presidential Campaign Organization (APCPCO) and indeed the whole …
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My very smart PDP friends say Goodluck Jonathan lost the 2015 election the day he forced those five out-of-seven “rebel” governors out of the party in 2013. (“…lost the 2015 …
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I have followed the countdown to the 2015 presidential election and the final emergence of the two dominant candidates for the election. Several months earlier, the election was narrowed down …
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An opposition party represents an alternative government and is responsible for challenging the policies of the government and producing different policies where appropriate. Dr. Asnake Kefale, a politics professor at …
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The year 1983 was truly a significant year in the history of mankind. It was an epoch making year – January 1 to be precise was the month in that …
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This article is, to a great extent, inspired by the interview with the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Reverend Father Matthew Hassan Kukah, published in the January 23 edition of ‘Daily …
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I want to use this medium to unequivocally apologize on behalf of the good people of Ekiti State to Gen. Muhammadu Buhari and the good people of Nigeria for the …
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Contrary to the mirth some later day revisionists peddle around these days, Buhari was very active in the coup that ousted the Shagari democratic government. In fact, Ebenezer Babatope wrote …
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Politics is the soul of leadership and the art of government. It is a game with many colours that has outlived generations and has become the only gateway to power …
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For the first time in my life I am finding it very, very hard to write. This intellectual anaemia has nothing to do with my inability to find something to …
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Happy New Year, everyone. Well, the biggest game in town this year is the February 14 presidential election. The choices are stark I’m afraid – President Jonathan or General Buhari. …
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Upon assuming office in May this year, General Muhammadu Buhari will place a call to the President of Niger Republic – Mahamadou Issoufou – and explain to him that Nigeria …