The Yoruba Council of Elders is right that Nigeria’s biggest security problems are concentrated in the North and these problems are draining the country’s resources. Are the Boko Haram terrorists not Northerners, mainly from the Northeast ?. Is religious violence not concentrated in the North ?. Are Muslim fanatics that attack Churches and loot Igbo […]
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Reno Omokri, Bestselling author of Facts Versus Fiction: The True Story of the Jonathan Years: Chibok, 2015 and Other Conspiracies writes, “my attention has been drawn to a statement by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission claiming that the recent convictions of former Governors Jolly Nyame and Joshua Dariye, has vindicated them from the oft […]
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Our leaders and the power elite know how to develop and execute political strategy for enlightened self-interest. But they do not know how to develop politics for nation building. And that is why we are a prominent but not a significant nation. We, the people, too always doze off after telling some social media tales, […]
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All the agreements that we have had since 1999, to manage political power for bigger benefits, have been observed in the breach. Therefore, instead of this unending string of broken agreements that makes us look like dwellers in a jungle, we can choose to operate without entering into agreements. I am not talking about […]
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This piece will attempt to show the reasons why Delta state, one of the states with the most allocation from the center, and a state with so much internally-generated revenue from oil companies, as well as moneys paid by oil companies for projects in their host communities is among the least developed states in the […]
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“Politicians who are worshipping you should re-examine themselves. What do they owe to you? You, who sold all national assets of Nigeria including the Nigerian shipping line, Nigerian Airways, Nitel, Nigeria houses and institutions, you sold everything except Aso Rock. You sold Delta Steel Company (DSC) through your son to the Indians who could not […]
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The House of Representatives has cautioned the federal government on its use of force in its attempt to stop the attacks on oil facilities by the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) in the region. It advocated the formulation of a sustainable plan to end militancy in the region, rather than the confrontational approach being adopted. The […]
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Twelve Niger Delta militants known as ex agitators met on Thursday concerning the invitation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to one of their leaders Government Tompolo. In a press statement which was signed by a foremost militant Mr. Egbesu Mightier Fraternity, the group warned the Federal Government will ‘get what they want’ […]
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