The Nigerian democratic experiment is in its eleventh year and appears to be surviving in spite of its inadequacies. One may be tempted to call this “quantitative assessment”. I have …
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My prior experience with the SSS predicted a termination of my self-imposed literary intermission. Not for the sake of furlough for furlough’s sake though. These political days make the graduation …
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Nigeria needs rebranding, no doubt. Indeed it is long overdue. And this was why many of us seemed to have jumped at the choice of Dora and consoled ourselves because …
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Around the 27th of December 2010, the news media reported the promise by President Goodluck Jonathan to send a Bill to the National Assembly for the purpose of enshrining in …
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Chief Ogboru was alleged to be the civilian who bank-rolled the military operation and when the effort failed spectacularly he beat a quick escape using the famous ‘NADECO route’ like …
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Obasanjo and Atiku ruined the most prosperous years of our nationhood. They knew NOTHING about governance but MUCH about misgovernance. They squandered what a man like Obafemi Awolowo would have …
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Card carrying and non-card carrying members of the PDP are aware of how Jonathan’s ambition has created serious cracks within the rank and file in the PDP, therefore, based on …
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Card carrying and non-card carrying members of the PDP are aware of how Jonathan’s ambition has created serious cracks within the rank and file in the PDP, therefore, based on …
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Up until very recently, some of the myths Nigerians wallowed in included the idea that Nigerians had nothing to do with international terrorism. Abdul Mutallab’s 2009 christmas day stunt jettisoned …
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Deciding which presidential candidate to support in 2011 has been an almost impossible task for non partisan citizens like me who greatly loath Nigeria’s version of politics…
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Many prophets, God chosen and self acclaimed, have at different times prophesied that Nigeria would disintegrate into at least three countries. They reiterated that the three countries will be named …
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I come before you as an angry patriot seriously disturbed by the way and manner our great nation is being run down by the mediocre ‘leaders’ since our flag independence…
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The Niger Delta has known more deaths than any other part of Africa by the hands of exploitative leaders and the furious force of nature or environment despoliation occasioned again …
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No other issue seems central to the state we find ourselves in this country than corruption. Corruption is not the exclusive preserve of our leaders but also the followers. The …
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For the third time in recent times, I have read the INEC Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega warn us not to expect perfect elections in 2011. From all possible indices, that …
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Nigerians may not easily comprehend the theatre of absurdity that has been Delta State these past eleven years…