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In whose interest is Lagarde’s visit?

Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), is an amiable woman, who also looks as though she is very bothered with the pitiable state of third world nations. Her four-day visit to Nigeria was indeed full of excitements and expectations from Nigerians. While here, the French economist gave her candid and sincere […]
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Is Buhari circumscribing the Judiciary?

One pronouncement of President Muhammadu Buhari during last Wednesday’s Presidential Media chat that has unsettled Nigerians, especially lovers of democracy and rule of law, is his statement that former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd) and leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, will not be released on bail as directed […]
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Unnecessary Fixation on Rivers’ Poll

That the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) both engaged in electoral malpractice during the last general election is an obvious fact. What is irritating is the fixation of the APC on the outcome of the poll in one out of the 36 states of the federation. That state is Rivers. […]
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Irritating boast of a party chairman

Since it lost the 2015 general election, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) appears set on the path to self-destruction with top officials openly castigating other members while absolving themselves of blames about the party’s loss. Rather than seek peace, some of these high ranking officials are busy stoking crises in the party through unguarded statements. […]
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How long will this hemorrhage continue?

Regrettable as the pains suffered by Nigerians more than one week now due to the scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) otherwise called petrol, one clear fact that has emerged is that until the massive importation of the product is eliminated and the nation’s refining capacity enhanced through revamping existing refineries and building of new […]