Former Governor of Cross River State, Mr. Donald Duke just gave voice to the most discussed secret in the Nigerian security establishment. Weaponry used by Boko Haram, Ansaru and The Islamic State of West Africa (ISWAP) terrorist groups are sourced mainly from the Nigerian Government through the security forces. Scandal? No, that’s not the real […]
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Nigerian leaders’ ineptitude has reached the point of insanity by Olabisi Deji-Folutile A few days ago, precisely, January 28, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace released a damning report on Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs) in West Africa. The report claims these people especially in Nigeria and Ghana are stealing their countries’ money to send their […]
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Nigerians, 50 years old and above who attended Primary School in any part of what used to be Northern Nigeria, must have been taught during History lessons about the 7 Hausa States of Biram, Kano, Katsina, Daura, Gobir, Rano and Zaria as well as the 7 Banza Bakwai Kingdoms of Zamfara, Kebbi, Yauri, Gwari, Nupe, […]
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few hours before Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and I are due to speak, the result of the US election is finally called. The Nigerian novelist, who is based in Maryland but is currently in Lagos, where she spends part of the year, had been on her way back from taking her daughter to a birthday party when she […]
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Israelis and the world On Holocaust that lasted for 4 years (four years too many) “Never Again.” “We must never forget.” Museums are built to remember it. Every American president goes there to feel the 4 years of anguish of the Jew. The world came together and gave Israel a “controversial” Palestinian occupied land. (choosing […]
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Amid a global health crisis, Philip Morris International (PMI) will virtually gather shareholders on Wednesday, May 6, 2020, to applaud the corporation’s continued efforts to rebrand itself as ‘smoke-free.’ PMI’s annual meeting was preempted by tobacco control advocates Tuesday, who exposed that while PMI would have the world believe it is changing, it’s still using […]
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With Valentine’s Day approaching, singles and couples alike are under intensifying pressure to solidify their plans for this Friday. While choosing a right partner is a matter of paramount importance, there is another matter that should be treated with care. Kaspersky’s (www.Kaspersky.co.za) analysis has shown that within 2019 the region saw a circulation of 1,486 […]
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“The Constitution is at the foundation of our Republic’s success, and we each strive not to lose sight of our promise to defend it. The Constitution established the vehicle of impeachment that has occupied both houses of Congress for these many days. We have labored to faithfully execute our responsibilities to it. We have arrived […]
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The European parliament, legislative branch of the European Union, says there has not been progress in the fight against Boko Haram insurgents. The parliament made this remark in its resolution of January 16, 2020. In the past weeks, the insurgents had carried out a series of attacks on civilians and the military. On Christmas eve, […]
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I read the comments by former British Prime Minister, David Cameron, in his new book, For the Record, in which he accused me and the Nigerian Government, which I headed, of corruption and rejecting the help of the British Government in rescuing the Chibok Girls, who were kidnapped on April 14, 2014. It is quite […]
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