Nigerians are in one vein optimistic and on the other cynical. We are one of the most religious yet the most corrupt nation on planet earth. Nigerians are very cynical …
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I am sitting at my computer, transfixed by the images on the internet of the grieving parents and relatives of the over one hundred people that died in Port Harcourt …
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The third term agenda of the current administration has indeed ruffled some distinguished feathers across the nation. From civil society to human rights activist and to some journalists, the congregation has …
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For our brother Governor Diepreye Solomon Peter Alamieyeseigha, go, go serve our sentence, we are all thieves! When you return our rusting guns will boom a thousand times for the …
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EFCC deserves our praise and commendations for being spotless and unblemished in the commitment and dedication to the eradication of corruption from Nigeria’s landscape…
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Contrary to popular belief, President Olusegun Obasanjo has yet to publicly declare his assets. In addition, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has yet to publish its findings regarding allegations of …
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One of these days, a keen and enterprising researcher or historian would hopefully assign to himself the really profound and very challenging task of determining when and how looting and …
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One of the greatest problems of Nigeria and most third world economies is the lack of continuity. In light of this factor, most international investors are wary of long term …
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We are doing much worse today in some areas of our national life than at any time in our checkered history. Election rigging in our country has become a creed. …
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Amadeau Altafaj, who is the EC spokesman for Development, denied making any statements about Pres. Obasanjo’s ownership, or lack thereof, of foreign bank accounts. He also denied commenting on the …
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I have always felt that the destruction of Nigeria would come by way of one or a combination of the following cleavages: ethnic and religious conflicts, cataclysms with origin in …
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If he were American or European, he would be on the Forbes list of the 400 richest people in the world. He estimates his net worth at $3 billion, although …
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If he were American or European, he would be on the Forbes list of the 400 richest people in the world. He estimates his net worth at $3 billion, although …
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Almost every government official is involved in one fraudulent practice or the other. They all have rugged skeletons in their cupboards. But once the federal government of Nigeria, under the …
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We are ever so generous in volunteering peace keeping forces in Africa and around the world, even though the majority of our citizens are wallowing in abject poverty. We volunteer troops …
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God give us men who will hear your words and not use your words as a camouflage to becloud people’s judgments and inspire loyalty. God give us men, men who have …