This piece is a call to civil duty. It is dedicated to all the victims of the modern institution of slavery in Nigerian; to the innocent victims of the most…
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“Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedies.” —Groucho Marx “Politics, noun: A strife of interests masquerading as a…
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Whilst it is true that every well meaning Nigerian within and beyond the borders of the country should act with caution and avoid utterances and actions that can heat up…
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There’s no doubt to the fact that religion and politics are like Siamese twins in Nigeria as far as politics is concerned, even though our constitution both past and present…
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Between February 14th and 28th, 2015, the Federal Republic of Nigeria will hold its General Elections. These elections present another opportunity for all the candidates vying for the several vacant…
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The year 1983 was truly a significant year in the history of mankind. It was an epoch making year – January 1 to be precise was the month in that…
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This article is, to a great extent, inspired by the interview with the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Reverend Father Matthew Hassan Kukah, published in the January 23 edition of ‘Daily…
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Politics is the soul of leadership and the art of government. It is a game with many colours that has outlived generations and has become the only gateway to power…
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Both the Peoples Democratic Party and the All Progressives Congress appear to have settled on obfuscation as the name of the game in this election season. Both parties, and the…
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As part of the electoral requirements before elections, political parties through their party delegates conduct primary elections in all the states to elect candidates that will represent their parties in…
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After years of military coups and unsuccessful attempts to establish civilian rule, Nigeria eventually made another transition in 1999, with much expectation to end for good military rule in the…
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The wind is blowing, the wind Nigerians have always desired and dreamt of but vanishes at the break of dawn. Nigerians have never experienced such wind since our transition from…
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Each generation must out of relative obscurity discover its mission, fulfill it, or betray it – Frantz Fanon Despotism has thrived for so long in this country because it has…
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Each generation must out of relative obscurity discover its mission, fulfill it, or betray it – Frantz Fanon This column has served as a medium through which I have ceaselessly…
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“People who live in difficult circumstances need to know that happy endings are possible” – U.S. Supreme Court Justice, Sonia Sotomayor. This message is being sent to fellow Citizens and…
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Stockholm Syndrome “is a psychological phenomenon in which hostages express empathy and sympathy and have positive feelings toward their captors, sometimes to the point of defending and identifying with their…