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Fulani herdsmen’s curse

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If you are superstitious, you may point to the Igbo genocide as the cause or curse of the current Fulani herdsmen killings, rape and abductions going on virtually all over the country. As the Bible commands, ‘Thou Shall Not Kill,’ and one understands that the Koran also teaches, ‘If you kill
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Who loves Igbo more than Okorocha?

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As a keen observer of Igbo socio-cultural and political developments in the Nigerian state, I am always tempted to conclude that no one from that part of the country loves the people more than Owelle Rochas Okorocha, Executive Governor of Imo State. Of course, I am not unmindful of the backlash this conclusion of mine […]
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Will the NBA make good its threat?

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More than a month it threatened to sanction any lawyer in the country who engages in disparaging the judiciary and its officers, the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) is yet to make example of anyone, leaving many to wonder if the threat was just for the making. This is because the disparaging of the judiciary and […]
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How Nigeria has ‘changed’

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When the All Progressives Congress (APC) was campaigning for the 2015 general election, many Nigerians never believed that the change the party promised will come quicker than expected. But soon after the party assumed power, the promised change arrived and Nigeria and Nigerians are no longer the same. That Nigeria has changed almost a year […]
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Hypocrisy of our leaders

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  African leaders are a unique lot, once in power they always seem to outdo those they once castigated as incompetent. Frederick Chiluba was a maverick union leader who forced Kenneth Kaunda out of office as a Zambian President. Once in office, Chiluba’s corrupt and inept leadership transformed Kaunda into a saint. Former President Olusegun […]
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Understanding Maitama Sule’s logic

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Not many so-called elder statesmen in Nigeria today command the respect, attention and admiration of their countrymen. But Alhaji Maitama Sule does fall into the few elders that Nigerians still look up to for guidance and wisdom. It is undoubtable that, though he rarely does, anytime Maitama Sule speaks, especially on matters of state, Nigerians […]
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Who wants Ekiti up in flames?

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Steadily, actions of security agencies, especially the Department of State Services (DSS) and that of the Governor Ayodele Fayose-led administration have continued to heighten tension in Ekiti State, making many to wonder what benefit (s) both parties would gain should the state go up in flames. Just on March 30, 2016, the crisis between the […]
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APC: Baraje’s timely warning?

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The warning by a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Kawu Baraje, on Sunday, that the party may break into factions unless something is done urgently, is not only timely but heightens the need for those stoking crises in the governing party to have a rethink. The APC, a fusion of the defunct […]
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APC’s Fuji house of commotion

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Late filmmaker, Amaka Igwe, may have seen the future of Nigeria when she created the idea of her TV series, Fuji House of Commotion, a house where commotion and everything goes and you can never tell what next would come on you. The wives are out of control, the children are even more so and […]
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Fayose vs Aluko: Who is fooling who?

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While many Lagosians snored on in their beds around midnight of Sunday, April 3, 2016, a drama of unimaginable proportion was being orchestrated at the Eko Hotel and Suites on Lagos Island. At the hotel were eminent politicians from Ekiti and Osun states, notably Governor Ayodele Fayose and his estranged ‘brother/friend’, Toyin Aluko, among others. […]
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‘Oh APC, where is the change?

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I can almost see the scores of my friends to whom the above heading will offend. They will argue, wishing I hadn’t come up with this heading. This must be a time for hard questions for Nigerians. About eleven months ago, the people poured on the streets to unseat President Goodluck Jonathan. The man of […]
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Time for Fayose to apply the brakes

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  Not a few Nigerians had watched with keen interest the mudslinging between Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State and the All Progressives Congress (APC), especially at the twilight of the last general election. Of course, many Nigerians would still wish this continue, at least if the chatty governor would be the mouthpiece of the […]
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Is EFCC bent on toeing the wrong path?

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For the umpteenth time last Wednesday, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was upbraided over its conduct of recent, leaving many to wonder if the anti-graft agency is bent on toeing the wrong path. This time, Justice Peter Affren of an Abuja High Court, flayed the EFCC as “carrying too much physical power everywhere”, […]
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Greed will be the ruin of us

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  I received an email from a friend the other day. I found the contents hilarious but, sadly a true reflection of why millions of Nigerians will continue to wallow in poverty while the politicians they supposedly voted for live in affluence. The email is about the monthly salary of an average Nigerian Senator and […]
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Rerun polls: Time for INEC to rethink strategies

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) at the weekend conducted the rerun election in Rivers State which largely turned out inconclusive, prompting the urgent need for the electoral body to rethink of its strategies before the next round of polls, particularly the 2019 general election. The electoral body had before Saturday restated its preparedness for […]
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Unlawful detention: Need to respect the law

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Nigerian Army on Monday came under serious upbraiding over their roles in the detention without trial of Col. Nicholas Ashinze for three months, making many to wonder what both organisations stand to gain by such illegal acts. Col. Ashinze, a former aide to the erstwhile National […]
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Religious pilgrimages: The Lagos, Kaduna example

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For many Nigerians who have criticized the sponsorship of Muslims and Christians on pilgrimages to Mecca in Saudi Arabia and Jerusalem in Israel by federal and state governments in the country, the decision by Lagos and Kaduna state governments to end such sponsorship is not only commendable but should be emulated. Recall that Kaduna State […]
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NASS vs Kogi lawmakers: Who blinks first?

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  The last is yet to be heard of the raging controversy in the Kogi State House of Assembly. Some lawmakers there seem battle ready for any ‘legislative rascality’ from any quarters, while they look set to confront any retribution from within. The crisis which erupted when five of the 20 lawmakers of the House […]
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The good news from NBA

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For many Nigerians who have been worried at the frequency of verbal attacks on judges by some members of the learned profession, the threat by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) to sanction any lawyer in the country who engages in disparaging the judiciary and judicial officers, comes a soothing relief. Lately, an increasing number of […]