While teaching at Ekiti State University, Dr. Tope Aluko once returned a book to the library. The busy librarian had his head down. Aluko slammed the book on the counter…
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It is well past the time for Goodluck Jonathan to hold a “World Press Conference” and address all the questions being raised today about his alleged complicity in the various…
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Nduka Obaigbena, owner of Thisday newspaper, is not going to go down in infamy all by himself. He is going to take down with him all of his newspaper-owner friends…
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Finally, somebody steps forward and names Goodluck Jonathan as the man who authorized… No… INSTRUCTED him to carry out all those ridiculous expenditures. Everybody knew it would eventually come to…
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Of all the accusations levelled against Sambo Dasuki, the ones that should rile every Nigerian, if true, are that he directed the Central Bank of Nigeria to transfer the sum…
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You heard it here first! Since President Muhammadu Buhari unveiled his ministerial portfolios last week, an idea has been gaining currency in private discussions among Nigerians home and abroad: Babatunde…
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Actually, I got this title from a friend whose close relative is a Customs officer. He would list all the atrocities of Customs officers in the presence of the close…
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Lord have mercy! It is extremely difficult to begin the skinning of this Diezani Alison-Madueke corruption cat. Normally, when you hear about corruption in Nigeria, you tend to wave it…
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Boy! Was it great seeing Bukola Saraki docked finally! It took the resilience of a brave, no-nonsense Judge Danladi Umar to demystify and bring down to mother earth the arrogant…
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Hurray! It is September and Nigerians from the South can now expect to be called upon to serve their country as members of President Buhari’s cabinet. No, they are not…
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Mathew Hassan Kukah, the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, who was also a member of the National Peace Committee that went to see President Buhari the other day, spoke out…
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Updated version: Goodluck Jonathan gave one of the most shameful and ridiculous excuses of any person who ever occupied the exalted office of President when he claimed ignorance of the…
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By the time you read this, you should have seen President Muhammadu Buhari’s list of ministerial and Special Advisers nominations. If not, then welcome to the painful reality of a…
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The explosion and subsequent inferno that consumed roughly 150 Ghanaians on the evening of 3rd June were preventable calamities. The blame for this should be shared by Accra City municipal…
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It just cannot be true that the Nigerian military engaged in human rights abuses against captured Boko Haram suspected fighters. Nigerian military officers, like all officers of decent militaries, are…
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It must confound any decent soldier as it confounded President-Elect Muhammadu Buhari the other day that Nigeria contracted out its fight against Boko Haram to South African and East European…