Shortly after he was sworn-in as governor last month, Fayose ordered the closure of a petrol station in Ado Ekiti giving a standard made-in-Nigeria excuse. That filing station belongs to …
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Nigerians ought to be having an urgent, indeed fundamental, debate about the very direction of their much-troubled country. Instead, I fear that too many of us are content to frolic …
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In a statement at a conference issued by the Chief Of Defence Staff (CDS) Air Marshal Alex Badeh on 8th October, 2014, described “Fifth Columnist” as moles in Nigerian Armed …
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A couple of weeks ago, the mass media – regular and social – were riff with news of a ceasefire agreement between the Nigerian Government and Boko Haram insurgents. According …
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In Nigeria, nothing sells like unnecessary drama. Aminu Tambuwal who emerged from the clear blue and became the Speaker of the House of Representatives has decided, all on his own, …
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Morality and governance are Siamese twins. You cannot separate the one from the other. Try and separate the one from the other and you lose both of them. Even though …
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The recent happenings in the polity of our nation as the 2015 general elections draw near have led to internal crisis amongst parties. The ruling party, People’s Democratic Party (PDP) …
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Yes; that was how I first saw the headline too late Thursday, 23 October, 2014. Another headline screamed at me, “Wife of President Jonathan Resigns.” Well, that almost ruined my …
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The withdrawal of police details of Hon. Aminu Tambuwal, Speaker, House of Representatives, by the Inspector General of Police, (IGP) Suleiman Abba, on Thursday, 30th October, is a clear indictment …
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In 2011, Governor Chibuike Amaechi of Rivers State took the bull by the horn in Obigbo, Oyigbo Local Government Area of the state, by deploying bulldozers to the Old Aba …
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My Chibok Sisters, I am forcing back tears as I write this letter considering the agony you all are facing daily. Friday, 31st October 2014, makes it 200 days you …
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Anyone familiar with the spiritual thunderings of the colourfully and gloriously named Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM) will recognise the above quote, as belonging to their rich corpus …
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The need for a “new modern, united and prosperous Nigeria” of the 21st century demands leaders that are God fearing, passionate about people and processes. The country today requires visionary …
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Anambra State, indeed the entire Eastern Nigeria and certainly the entire country, was fortunate to have a governor of Peter Gregory Obi’s calibre. I lived in Anambra State from 2001 …
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Late last week (Thursday, October 16, 2014), the All Progressives Congress (APC) startled decent Nigerians when its national chairman, Mr. John Odigie-Oyegun, announced that the party put the cost of …
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It is always as if in Nigeria, one can count on a couple of things; that the David Mark led Senate will always abet corruption, rubber stamp the President’s multitudes …