After many years of witnessing the deaths of a member of the Nigerian ruling class, I am hardly fazed by the honor paid to them at death. Apart from Abacha, …
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If a man wants you to cook and clean, well, that may be okay if in turn he is willing to do the carpets, the laundry and the garden and …
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Why is Nigeria incapable of purchasing the requisite equipment for attending to emergencies like the recent plane crash? Why would a whole nation put all its hope in a private company called …
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Do you think journalists are better than other Nigerians? You must be naïve to think they were not paid by Ibori to kill the story. I know for a fact …
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At independence the Northern region was given more seats in parliament than the two Southern regions put together. This meant that no meaningful governmental decision affecting Nigeria could be taken …
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The powers that be at Aso Rock have decided to deal with the evils of today, and abandon a policy of containment that has failed repeatedly in the past five …
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The world is watching how we do things in our third world country, especially with the crash of the 737 Bellview airliner. Fine, we lack the technology to locate the …
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How would anyone like to see the charred remains of his father, mother, uncle or cousin on television? What is the voyeuristic newsworthiness in the body parts displayed on screen by AIT and …
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As a Nigerian, I am well aware that our national past time is rumor mongering and shameless name calling. More so, our perennial cynicism of power and those who wield …
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The Agagu Government has fumbled again by not listening to wiser counsel. Agagu has, in my judgment, failed to uphold the Rule of Law…
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This is to serve notice to those engaged in corruption in Nigeria, against Nigeria’s national interests, that we will not let them forget their iniquities and their pillaging of Nigeria through …
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Since the death of Nigeria’s First Lady, Stella Obasanjo, was announced early Sunday morning, rumors have been rife as to the cause of her death…
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Today, most people are wont to draw parallels between female bankers and the nation’s swarm of unprincipled actresses, and between the banking industry and the scummy pond we call our …
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What is genocide? How many people do you need to kill before you qualify as genocidal? How many millions do you need to steal from your people before it becomes “impermissible …
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Recent stories that have appeared on Elendu reports leave much to be desired both from the stand point of true professionals as well as human decency. The seeming direction the …
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Sometime ago, the president of Nigeria launched a pet project, which by now is long forgotten and dead. It is dead because even the person who initiated it probably used …