Rarely ever in our systems of government, be they military autocracies or civilian democracies, do Secretaries to the Federal Government (SGF) make news headlines. Nor is it customary to pay …
Sheyi Oriade
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If there is any credence to the notion that Mallam Lamido Sanusi’s appointment as the 14th Emir of Kano occurred with undue haste, in order to grant him refuge from …
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In a nation where so much of the rich, natural dynamism is misdirected and squandered upon crude and inventive expressions of corruption, much to the detriment of its national advancement; …
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A wise man with a wide following was once asked by a devotee of his teachings to show him an apple from Paradise. A fruit, which he imagined in his …
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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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It is common knowledge that recently much of the executive branch of the Nigerian government relocated to Israel to undertake a widely publicised spiritual/secular pilgrimage…
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Had the notion occurred to, and the possibility existed for, Kelvin Ighodalo to have sought the counsel of a Careers’ Adviser prior to embarking upon his chosen career, for which …
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Losing elections is never fun for politicians anywhere in the world and more so in our political system, where self interest often overrides public duty considerations and elections are contested …
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Anyone who enjoyed the privilege, or suffered the peril, of having to attend boarding school as part of the process of receiving a secondary education, may recall with good humour, …
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Before he came to be more widely known on a national basis, Chief Bola Ige had exercised executive governance over the old Oyo State between 1979 and 1983. At a …
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The president as high representative of the people must begin to adopt a posture of power and authority and project an image of strength and confidence to inspire the people. …
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For the first time in his political career, our newly inaugurated president, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, can, from within the opulence of his presidential lodgings, repose and assume pose before a …
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The Hon. Patrick Obahiagbon, one of the nation’s most colourful and cerebral legislators in the Federal House of Representatives will not be returning to it as a member when it …
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What an interesting irony it is that the enduring memory indented upon the national consciousness, following the curious decision to celebrate the nation’s half-century of existence as an under-performing post-colonial …
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It is simply not enough for the different geo-political zones within the nation to clamour for occupation of high political office, by their representatives, merely on the basis of federal …
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Being the chosen one in a nation like Nigeria can be fraught with difficulty. The presidency, which to so many is the Holy Grail of Nigerian politics, can quite easily …