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2015 general elections and survival of democracy in Nigeria

2015 general elections and survival of democracy in Nigeria

The journey we undertook in the past 100 years saw us metamorphose from colonialism (1914-1960) to independence when we embraced Parliamentary Democracy of the West Minster Export Model and practised politics of bitterness, deceit, avarice and disunity for 6 years i.e. 1960-1966. The novelty of the excesses of the political class during this period referred to caused the awakening or emergence of an unknown political monster i.e. the Nigerian military (Armed Forces) and they seized power in the year 1966, suspended the Constitution and ruled by military fiat and Decree from 1966-1979. During this period, the military defragmented the entity known as Nigeria from 4 Regions to 12 States then 19 States by the time they handed over power to a civilian administration in 1979.

Crack NNPC if you must succeed, Blair tells Buhari

Crack NNPC if you must succeed, Blair tells Buhari

Former British Prime Minister, Mr. Tony Blair has asked the incoming Nigeria’s president, General Mohammadu Buhari to overhaul the Nigerian National Petroleum corporation, NNPC, saying it was one sure way of tackling corruption and saving more money for infrastructural development.

New test detects drug use from fingerprint

New test detects drug use from fingerprint

A NEW potential drug test may be in the offing as researchers from the Netherlands Forensic Institute, the National Physical Laboratory, King’s College London and Sheffield Hallam University all in the UK, are analysing the fingerprints of patients attending drug treatment services. Led by other researchers at the University of Surrey, the team tested the prints against more commonly used saliva samples to determine whether the two tests correlated.