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Defeating the Nigerian Establishment (Part 1)

Each generation must out of relative obscurity discover its mission, fulfill it, or betray it - Frantz Fanon This column has served as a medium through...

Arise O Compatriots: A Defining Moment in our Nation’s History

“People who live in difficult circumstances need to know that happy endings are possible” – U.S. Supreme Court Justice, Sonia Sotomayor. This message is being...

Nigeria: The Stockholm Syndrome and other Psychological Disorders

Stockholm Syndrome "is a psychological phenomenon in which hostages express empathy and sympathy and have positive feelings toward their captors, sometimes to the point...

Female Suicide Bombers

Like most people, I believe in God. But I am not what you would call a religious person. In fact, I regard religion a...

When Half a Loaf Is Not Better Than None

Our people are too easily played by politicians and some of us are trying to understand why. Should we ascribe being led by the...

The Buhari Re-Emergence and some Implications for Nigeria

Shortly after the coup of December 1983 in Nigeria, in which the seemingly no-nonsense duo of General Muhammadu Buhari and General Babatunde Idiagbon took...

Nigeria: Arms Procurement and Its Diplomatic Implications

In recent weeks, it’s been a kind of "Jaw Jaw diplomacy" between Nigeria and The United States government over alleged refusal of The United...

Fighting Terrorism in Nigeria: Evolving a Homegrown Strategy

Since the onset of the ongoing insurgency in the North-Eastern part of Nigeria, spearheaded by the fundamentalist Islamist sect, Boko Haram (Western Education is...

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What Happened To Nigeria’s $20 Billion?

Nigeria is subliminally going through perilous times. Unfortunately, the...

Banks Are Not My Business

Whenever I see any bank and the ill-assorted characters...

Osun election: Between hope and fear

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Osun: By this time on August 16

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Osun: When words betray the throne

By Akintunde Adewoye ​Power is not just a tool to...
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