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2027 Ogun Guber: Blackmailing Egbas as a Political Strategy
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Another gubernatorial election circle is coming up in Ogun State in the year 2027.As was the case during previous ones in the current Fourth Republic, some arguments are being thrown up, mostly bothering on blackmail, asking the Egbas not to contest. “It is […] More
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in OpinionIs The Judiciary Complicit in the Osun State Local Government Debacle?
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow INTRODUCTION In a landmark decision in ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION V. ATTORNEY GENERAL OF ABIA STATE & ORS (2024) LPELR-62576(SC) last year, the Supreme Court gave the local government system full autonomy, warning governors to keep their political fingers off Local Government […] More
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Babangida’s Confession And Atonement: Quo Vadis?
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow I have carefully read and listened to former Nigerian military president, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida’s public remorse and regrets over the atrocious annulment of the June 12, 1993, presidential elections. He did this 32 whopping years later. I want to very quickly say […] More
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Is IGP Egbetokun a Pretender to the Throne?
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow INTRODUCTION Is Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun legally recognised as such under our extant laws, or is he but a pretender to the throne (office of the IGP)? I shall attempt in this writeup to answer this question. This is because there […] More
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Why Nigeria Requires No More States
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Does Nigeria require more states at present? The answer to this poser, going by the existing socio-economic and political conditions of the country, is provided by Luke Onyekakeyah, a columnist in the Guardian Newspapers: ‘’If anything, the existing state structure has done more […] More
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Africa and the Nixau Toma Syndrome
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow The 1980 Box Office comic movie “The Gods Must Be Crazy” garnered over $200m. Meanwhile, Nixau Toma, the lead actor, was paid $300 for his role; he died a wretched poor man in 2003 at 59 years. How so? Nixau was hugely exploited […] More
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Are Yoruba Muslims truly marginalised?
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow (Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Monday, 3 February 2025) Each time we hear or read outsiders say they are fighting for Yoruba Muslims, some of us (Yoruba Muslims) laugh. Who told them that we cannot fight our war ourselves – if there […] More
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Islam: Beyond terrorism and Boko Haram
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow (Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Monday, 20 January 2025). The United Arab Emirates has just held its Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week. Our president was there. A part of that event was the World Future Energy Summit which ended on Thursday last week. […] More
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Okpebholo: Confounding the Doubters, Redefining Leadership in Edo
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow By Fred Itua As I set out to pen this piece on this serene Sunday afternoon, my mind is drawn to the profound epistle of Apostle Paul to the Corinthians in 1 Corinthians 1:27-29: “But God hath chosen the foolish things of the […] More
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Creating Demand for The Naira
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow A national currency is one of the things that makes a country sovereign, it should be the pride of a Nation, its strength, purchasing power and therefore guarded with all …its acceptability of its legal tender (National Currency) is important, with vast economic […] More
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Desperate Crowds and Foods of Death
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow (Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Monday, 23 December 2024). I died one bright day in 1969 – yes, died: crushed by a motorcyclist. It happened on Ileya Day (Eid el Kabir) in my hometown. I did not know, and still do not […] More
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Tribute: How I saw General Godwin Abbe – By Chris Osa Nehikhare
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow It is with profound sadness that I write to honour the life and legacy of General Godwin Abbe, an extraordinary leader whose impact on our lives and our nation will never be forgotten.As a soldier, politician, and mentor, he embodied the principles of […] More
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