It’s instructive that two of Nigeria’s most famous – or infamous – former Generals cum “militicians” felt compelled to carry on a public debate over which of them is the …
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It seems that Nigerians as a people are in perpetual slavery to self-deception. We are so very allergic to reality. Truth for us is whatever consolidates our unexamined prejudices. We …
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Obasanjo and Babangida are birds of the same bloody feathers. They are both rogues in power, or as the late Fela Anikulapo-Kuti sang, Vagabonds In Power, and I am not …
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It should not take the Amaechi-led government till 2025 to realize some fundamental needs of the people, like drinkable water. People are tired of carrying big rubbers of water on …
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The new state of political conditioning must work out diplomatic strategies to deal with non-conformists, political mal-contents, and listen to their arguments and offer superior convictions…
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Fantastic as the idea of tenure elongation may sound, at least based on the President’s handy explanation on why he is revisiting the idea for now, the Government should gauge …
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From whom did Nigerians of today inherit ethnic hatred? Certainly not from their forefathers. Therefore, the lack of finesse, ethnic and intra-ethnic tolerance could rightly be said to be precipitated …
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People do echo the common slogan at every turn in the metropolis: Fashola is working; Lagos is working. It’s, indeed, gratifying to note that most achievements being recorded by the …
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The prolonged and tortuous trial of the former Chief Security Officer, Al Mustapha, has reached a crescendo. His disclosures are at once chilly and explosive…
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Last week, Governor Peter Obi of Anambra received unflattering epithets when he intruded on a rally where state workers were discussing his unpopular proposal on the implementation of the new …
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The last time I checked the value of the of the Naira, it was very saddening to discover that it was being sold at 274 to buy 1 GBP and …
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It was only slowly that we abandoned the idea of lethargy and adopted the idea of national security and military intelligence. This new national awareness must be kept alive in …
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Unfortunately, barely four months into his four year term, Dr. Jonathan is singing a new tune that implies a loss in focus. The President who promised to tackle the nation’s …
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A look at the menace of dilapidated roads in Rivers State under the Governor Chibuike Amaechi-led government could be likened to contributing to the enlarged enragement of many people…
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It is difficult to weigh whether former Head of State, Sani Abacha’s choice hitman, Hamza Al Mustapha, expected the huge public spat that had greeted his revelation of what happened …
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Modern societies should use the merits of computer technology in framing the synthesis of governance, rather than dwell on nostalgic reminiscences of old ideological postulates, long exploded…