Why should a political leader appoint somebody who never campaigned for him or showed any interest in politics? Is it just enough to have distinguished oneself in one’s chosen field …
Nigeria Matters
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In a country where the average citizen accepts, as a matter of course, that even the best performing politicians cannot be totally free of corruption, Buhari stood out as a …
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It is very painful that not only politicians are responsible for our shortcomings. While we complain about them we should look at the poor attitude to work by some of …
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Good governance is what majority of the Rivers masses want, and this must be enthroned. We cannot achieve this in Rivers State if there is no transparency…
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If you want to gauge how badly Nigerians have been animalized, then pay attention to how, and where, many of them defecate. Just recently, the United Nations Children’s Fund reported …
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In Nigeria, people jump from one party to another seeking political appointments. If this opportunistic behavior continues, party political development will be stunted…
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Princewill campaigned for Governor Amaechi’s re-election in the April 2011 elections so that someday somebody would campaign for him to become the governor of Rivers State…
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Yearly, scores of young men and women are churned out as graduates of differing academic disciplines from the nation’s institutions of higher learning into the country’s profoundly saturated Labour market…
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On his campaign train, GEJ didn’t promise the earth and Nigerians aren’t expecting heavens from him. Before the bombs began to explode nationwide, Nigerians had constant electricity as the top …
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To tackle the problems of this country is to tackle the problem of bad leadership and to tackle the problem of bad leadership is to tackle the cults squarely. There …
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Now for the uncommonly wealthy and powerful like the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole, the Police, EFCC and the SSS treated him like a victim of …
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Mosunmola Elekuru’s husband was killed as he clambered out of his commercial bus. The hoodlums came at five in the morning to the popular Iwo Road Total Motor Park…
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When people talk about closure in relation to the death of a loved one, I often wonder what clear signs are there to show to the bereaved that they have …
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Sam Omatseye’s recent commentary on the Awolowo family – “Awo Family Without An Awo” – has generated quite a furor. Scores of Yoruba people have written letters to the Tribune …
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There are many political opportunists who do not wish to jeopardize their chances of appointments to ministerial posts, so they keep quiet and watch the decline. These Nigerian tragedians, excelling …
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My dear brothers and sisters of the National Assembly, the only contribution I can offer now to my great country is through my pen. This is our fatherland. You have …