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Since the advent of our “nascent democracy”, the government of Nigeria has continued to sell the idea of relocating back home to those in the diaspora-come and help develop our nation....
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“Those who possess wealth and power in poor nations must accept their own responsibilities. They must lead the fight for those basic reforms which alone can preserve the fabric of their...
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According to Yoruba mythology, Moremi, the heroine for whom many streets and halls are named in western Nigeria, entered into folklore by saving the people of Ile-Ife from a marauding forest people...
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Democracy ensures peaceful transfer of power because it recognizes the people as the ultimate repository of power. And as such, power is derived solely from the will of the people. Democracy does not...
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The media are full of reports about oil theft in Nigeria, environmental activists are busy launching cool new campaigns to embarrass Shell – it can only mean one thing: it’s almost time...
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To my mind, the answer to the question as to whether there is government in Nigeria is “yes and no”. And we will begin this way.
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General Muhammadu Buhari, a former military ruler and the presidential candidate of the CPC in the 2011 elections, is once again in the maelstrom of another disturbing controversy.
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The urgent need to enthrone a regime of fiscal responsibility, in the wake of fiscal reforms that accompanied the Obasanjo’s second tenure in office; and the first coming of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala...
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A fight between the dog and the baboon must be one of those very rare encounters in the Animal Kingdom. Animals fight over territory, food, mates, and in defence of their lives, or of the young. It...
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I read with utter dismay Sunday Mirrors front page headline “BLOODSHED COMMENT: David West, CAN, others defend Buhari, referring to an article on page by Ayo ESAN on pages 16 and 41. My...
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The attention of the presidency has been drawn to a statement attributed to a former Head of State, General Muhammadu Buhari on the 2015 elections and the wages of rigging.
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Dear President Jonathan: Those who know how to “blow” too much English will say “a desperate situation calls for a desperate solution.” I heard the news that you were in...
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