At first, the engineers made the wheel and since then, the wheel has turned the world. Engineers are among the thinking people in the world. Unlike ambitious politicians, who make …
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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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Two years ago, I drove from my home in central Connecticut to the quiescent country precincts of Annandale-on-Hudson to visit author Chinua Achebe, whose novel Things Fall Apart was enjoying …
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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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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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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 Chilean President and his wife scored huge political points during the ordeal of the miners as they demonstrated quality and responsive leadership expected of great leaders…
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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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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 …