Chief Femi Fani-Kayode (FFK), the former Minister of Culture and Tourism and later Aviation under the Obasanjo ‘Babacracy’ is a typical Nigerian politician of fortune: hypocritical, opportunistic, corrupt and mendacious.…
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The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) was founded in Nigeria post-June 12 national political crisis in the late nineties. After the Babangidaized fraudulent transition programme that culminated criminally in the annulment…
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The Buhari administration is challenged socially, economically and politically. Opposition is mounting and coming in different forms and from different fronts. There are still some elements within the Boko Haram…
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Anambra state is one of the greatest states inside the Nigerian federation. With Awka as capital city and Onitsha as commercial mega city, the state is rich and blessed with…
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Some weeks back I had stumbled upon a news item online that shocked me beyond belief. Elombah.com had reported that a 5-year old young girl was abominably raped and impregnated…
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In seeking to knock this article into shape over the weekend I had ‘wrestled’ with some interesting captions for same as they kept on ‘disturbing’ my peace of mind. Some…
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For the second time in the entire British history another ‘iron lady’ has taken office as the new Prime Minister, replacing David Cameron who was vanquished politically by the Brexit…
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Fellow Nigerians (at home and abroad), Happy ‘Sallah’ in arrears! May the lessons of Ramadan which comprised selflessness, sacrifice, patience, modesty and tolerance abide with us all and guide us…
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Alberto Fujimori was the popular former President of Peru for close to a decade. He came to power in 1990 and left in the year 2000. A Peruvian of Japanese…
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We have got an identity problem to deal with, first and foremost, in this essay. The identity of the subject seems to be two but embedded in one! One is…
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Few weeks ago the world boxing community in particular were knocked into unconsciousness literally when the sad and ugly news made the rounds around the world that the boxing legend…
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General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB) served in the Nigerian military high command for decades as a professional coup-plotter. He achieved international fame or infamy by rising to power in 1985…
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Last Sunday (May 29) the Buhari administration marked its one year in the saddle. On May 29 2015 after the presidential poll in March marked by political intrigues (including the…
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Leicester City is one of the oldest cities located in the Midlands region of England. Less than half a million folks live there. Sir Peter Soulsby is the Mayor. Leicester…
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Recently London played host to a host of countries in an elaborate well-attended Global Anti-Corruption Summit. The Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari was among the scores of Presidents, Heads of Government…
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Initially I had wanted to caption this piece “The Comrade’s Last Wish” but changed my mind and went for the one above. As a writer one wrestles, sometimes, with titles…