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On Our Way to a Performing Budget

By Ayodeji Sunday The Nigerian budget of 2012 and 2013 has generated a lot of public interest – and rightly so. (more…)

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The Ondo Election: Performance is the Key

By Raheem Oluwafunminiyi The gubernatorial elections held recently in both Edo and Ondo states has come and gone (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini and the Catholic Church

It is not all the time the death of a Cardinal at the Vatican is talked about, most especially in high or controversial (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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We Are Exceptional..Because We Do Exceptional Things – John Kerry

- Text of the address delivered by United States Senator John F. Kerry, at the 2012 Convention of the US Democratic National Committee. In this campaign, we have a fundamental choice. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Oil: Illusion in Wealth Creation

“It is in our best interest to…embark on a revolutionary change that will lead us away from oil dependency rather than drag our feet and suffer the cost of becoming growingly dependent on a diminishing resource. True words were never written.”  - Albert Marrin. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Open Letter to President Jonathan on Bakassi Penisula

Dear Sir, RE:   BAKASSI PEOPLE’S RIGHT TO SELF-DETERMINATION The Lagos League of Political Parties (LLPP) would like to task President Goodluck Jonathan (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Exposed! Why Nigeria Olympic Team failed in London

By Olajide Ayodeji Fashikun I used to know that when journalists publish this kind of government correspondences, there will be trouble. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Tackling Rumour Mongering

By Raheem Oluwafunminiyi This writer is angry not because there is a problem with Nigeria (apologies to Chinua Achebe), not because we now have a clueless and myopic administration, which according to one of its aides, is the most cursed in the world, not because Boko Haram (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Before Odumakin Twists the Facts of History

By Idowu Ajanaku While the quest for political power could at times be fierce and (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Enoidem: A Paradigm Shift in Political Leadership

By Uwemedimo Umanah May I begin this treatise by saying that as a development historian with imprint in the media, it beckons (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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House Probes, Corruption and Bribery: What’s the Real Story?

By George Fagha In the months since the fuel subsidy brouhaha and the subsequent probe by the Senate and House of Representatives, several accusations have come to light in various sectors, of attempts (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Blessing Effiong and the Question of an Unjust Sentence

by Raheem Oluwafunminiyi AT a time when corruption in high places had reached an unprecedented height in recent times in Nigeria, the stories we hear of ‘petty thieves’ who out of hunger, deprivation or want, had (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Celebrating Adefuye, an Authentic Hero, in Spite of Detractors

What treasonable felons, who do everything to show disdain for Nigeria, their home country, know how to do well is to openly flaunt their loyalty, usually to their imperfect ethnic cleavages while pretending that (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Mimiko’s Caring Heart for Transformation of Ondo State

By Remi Oladoye One of the major reasons for seeking political power and  position of authority  in any human setting  should be (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Ekiti: The Reign of Alaafu Aole

By Lere Olayinka The article titled; “Ekiti: The return of Alaafin Aole” published by this writer 18 months ago heralded  the inauguration of  the judiciary-imposed governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi  who (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Farouk Lawan: The Demystification of a (Dis)Honorable Lawmaker

By Emmanuel Asiwe He was a sacred cow, an untouchable. His name resounded loudly in the corridors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the House of Representatives. He was a garrison commander in Parliament. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Azazi, National Security and the Road Ahead

By Uche Igwe I used to think that security is the responsibility of either the state or someone else. All that changed in 2009, when I woke up and peeped through the window and noticed that my car had been removed by thieves. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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The Viability of UNIOSUN

by Raheem Oluwafunminiyi WHILE growing up as a kid, this writer was made to understand that for any organisation to have fallen like a pack of cards, it must have been as a result of (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Racial Profiling Remains an Ongoing US Phenomenon

By Tyler Perry A few days before President Obama was supposed to speak at my studio, I was leaving the studio, headed to the airport. Most times when I leave the studio I have an unmarked escort. (more…)

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15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments

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Can Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Break America’s Hold on the World Bank?

By Ezra Klein The first time Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala ever had to convince Barack Obama of anything was back in 2005. At the time, Obama was an ambitious young senator from (more…)

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