Many religious folks nowadays say they’re called by God, yet they surround themselves with street urchins and questionable characters as bodyguards and workers…
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I have thoroughly studied General Olusegun Obasanjo’s terse 18-page letter to President Goodluck Jonathan. The letter dealt with the state of the nation, the disintegrating political party, the PDP, the …
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The same government that had told us that it had sent crime into exile was the same government that recently set up an inter-agency committee geared to examine the racketeering …
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Among the Nigerian political class, there are political he-goats, she-goats, rattle snakes and political turn-coats. They infest the political landscape like maggots…
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Not a whole lot of positive news rushes out of Nigeria – especially lately, but one of the things we got absolutely right was our determined leadership and our drive …
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Last week, Transparency International, the global anti-corruption watchdog released its ranking of world corruption among countries. Nigeria was ranked the 25th most corrupt nation on earth…
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After the South African experience, where human rights were systematically violated by the apartheid regimes with the connivance of civilized nations, it is no longer enough to pay lip service …
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He was a people’s warrior. He never feared the brutality of Apartheid, stayed strong and he remained focussed in his historic struggles for emancipation of the people of South Africa. …
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2013 has been a hugely significant year for Africa. It is the year in which we lost so many significant personalities. Personalities who firmly stood as symbols of the African …
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Politicians are schemers. Their effective involvement or participation in any deliberation or legislation depends on the “benefit” they expect as an individual or the anticipated benefits to their constituency. In …