Forget IBB, the so-called evil genius. He should wear shorts, grab a backpack, and enroll in Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s coven. Because in the grand chessboard of Nigerian politics, Tinubu isn’t just a player, nor even a puppeteer. He’s the board, the pieces, and the rulebook. His moves are ruthless. Surgical. Cold-blooded. Democracy is presumed to […]
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What is happening at the Dangote Refinery is beyond the ordinary, it is beyond unionism as pointed out. First it was NNPC, then NLC, followed by NUPENG and now PENGASSAN. At last, we are getting closer to unveiling the real masquerade. NNPC fought this enterprise tooth and nail over pricing, currency of crude purchase, distribution, […]
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Two weeks after returning from Nigeria, I decided that it was time to jot down my thoughts and experiences. It was a great time as I experienced the role of being a young elder and one to participate in larger family discussions. It was a lovely experience needing wisdom, listening, understanding the rudimentary process and […]
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In the definition of democracy, as a concept and system of earthly governance, the central role and relevance of the human creature, is made very clear! It is a system of earthly governance, that was conceived out of the human mind, run by human wisdom, with all its evident limitations; to subserve the perceived needs […]
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“When a child goes into the bush and returns home with a big catch, the parents applaud him.” This is an African proverb reechoed by the Ovie of Uvwie Kingdom, HRM Emmanuel Ekemejewa Sideso, Abe 1, JP, OON during the award ceremony in honour of Commander Hetty Otome Ofugara Oraka-Onojeje, Director, Exercise Plans & Individual […]
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“But they said they are the whiz kids from lagos That the magic of lagos was going to be reignited at the federal level Eight months after,it is ebin kpawa What really happened Where are the heroes of lagos What is on the ground shows that the policy makers from eko do not understand governance […]
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If Nyesom Wike had read the character portrait of the Ijaw man as sketched by Dr. Percy Amoury Talbot, an early 20th century British historian and colonial administrator, he would most probably have thought twice before settling for Simnalaya Fubara as his third term placeholder. Wike was a two-term governor of Rivers State and today, […]
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The Washington Post of May 29, 1979 reported an exchange between President Idi Amin Dada of Uganda and an agent of a British money-printing firm. The Ugandan dictator asked the man to help him print two million Ugandan shillings worth of 100 shilling notes. The Briton accepted the offer but “gingerly” asked Idi Amin how […]
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Let me make this clear from the outset. I am a member of the APC and a supporter of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. This contribution does not in any way derogate from that and my analysis is more of an academic and intellectual exercise than anything else. I am NOT a supporter of Peter Obi and […]
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First and foremost, I was born in the same village where Governor Okowa was born. Both of us are of Ika origin, in Delta State of Nigeria. Peter Obi hails from Anambra state, while Datti-baba Ahmed is from Kaduna state. I am doing this simply because of my patriotism and OBIDIENCE as the situation in […]
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