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Security And 2019 By Ray Ekpu
Two ugly incidents, a few days apart, occurred in two states of the Niger Delta region, one in Akwa Ibom State and the other in Rivers State, last week. The invasion of the Akwa Ibom […]
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The Huge Debt Burden And How We Got There By Eric Teniola
When General Sani Abacha (1943-1998) took over from Chief Ernest Oladeinde Adegunle Shonekan on November 17, 1993, he pegged the official rate at N21 to $1US dollar. In the black market it was running close […]
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That Brutal Attack on Nigerian Army | Guardian (NG)
The recent brutal attack on men of the 157 Task Force Battalion of the Nigerian Army in Melete Borno State by savages of the Boko Haram sect calls for national concern. Fittingly, across the country, […]
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A State of Lawlessness | ThisDayLive
The rate of mob justice is surging. We must all work within the law In all civilised societies, disagreements between individuals and groups are settled through the judicial process. That is essentially because the rule […]
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Curbing The Scourge of Cultism | ThisDayLive
The security agencies should do more to fight cultism While Lagos has been the epicentre of most of the recent cultist upheavals on account of the notorious operations of ‘Badoo Boys’ in Ikorodu where they […]
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Re-Examining Oyedepo’s Comment On Jubril From Sudan By Kunle Yomi
Anyone who thinks politicians are the sole problem of Nigeria is not discerning enough. A discerning mind would realize that the politicians, in many instances, are symptoms of what ails Nigeria, which is a perverted […]
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Our Bishop Has Goofed! By Tife Owolabi
Have you heard? The rumor has finally been busted? What rumour? Who busted it? The wind has blown; we can see the anus of the chicken. The clone president has been revealed. By who? The […]
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Setting Agenda For Oyetola In Osun | Independent (NG)
In a solemn but highly impressive ceremony, Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola of the State of Osun bowed out as its Chief Executive while Mr. Gboyega Oyetola has been sworn into office in his stead. But, is […]
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Boko Haram: Why Security Chiefs Must Go | Independent (NG)
The enduring insecurity across the nation, but most particularly the Boko haram menace, demands a strategic shift in the rule of engagement. The overrun of the Metele military camp in Borno state where the army […]
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Atiku-Obi Ticket: The Rift Ahead By Banji Ojewale
There is a great deal of difference between the eager man who wants to read a book, and the tired man who wants to read. —G.K. Chesterton (1874-1936) English writer Abubakar Atiku and Peter Obi, […]
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Atiku’s Desperate Visa Bid And The Embedded Issues By Peter Claver Oparah
Last week, there was heightened political altercation between supporters and opponents of former Vice President and PDP’s presidential candidate in the coming 2019 election, Atiku Abubakar. The slugfest centered around Atiku’s efforts to secure an […]
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Akwa Ibom Assembly Mayhem, Threat To Democracy | Punch
A few months to the 2019 general election, disorderly parliamentary conduct, a prelude to violence, is plaguing state legislative assemblies across the country. These ugly rehearsals executed by unruly lawmakers in a number of states […]
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Curious Emergency On Water And Sanitation | Guardian (NG)
President Muhammadu Buhari’s declaration of a state of emergency on water and sanitation the other day is an eye opener that things are really bad in this (public health) sector and so require urgent solution. […]
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Buhari, a Child of Destiny – Part 2 By Muhammad Ajah
I also think that all the proofs have been provided that neither the President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari is dead nor any Sudanese national is presiding over the affairs of Nigeria as a president. Those […]
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FG’s Slashing of JAMB/NECO Fees | Trbiune
After last week’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, the Minister of Education, Mr. Adamu Adamu, announced the council’s decision to slash the examination fee charged by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) from N5,000 […]
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Piracy In The Gulf of Guinea | ThisDayLive
The authorities could do more to ensure sanity in the Gulf of Guinea When in August the International Maritime Bureau (IMB), an arm of the International Chamber of Commerce, released its latest report on the […]
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British MP’s Warning Against FDI in Nigeria | Punch
TRUE, not everybody would agree with her, but the scathing remark by a British Member of Parliament, Priti Patel, warning the international business community to keep away from Nigeria, is brutally frank. In a damning […]
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Buhari, Critics and Next Level 2019 By Emma Umohinyang
One of the attributes of great leaders is the mastery of the art of pro-activeness, especially at very critical moments of nationhood. Unfortunately, this art is almost alien to most of our leaders as they […]
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APC And Countdown To 2019 Polls (6) By Ehichioya Ezomon
To President Muhammadu Buhari, nothing is more honourable, and dignifying than to forego other engagements and pay his last respects to the gallant officers of the Armed Forces, who paid the supreme price in the […]
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The Chief Justice’s Warning On Remand Orders | Independent (NG)
The warning by Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen against the issuance of “reckless” remand orders to the police could not have come at a more auspicious time, considering the inglorious effects of such orders […]