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How Niger Delta was underdeveloped by its leaders, by Dele Sobowale

How Niger Delta was underdeveloped by its leaders, by Dele Sobowale

“Niger Delta got $160bn in 27 yrs, yet remains underdeveloped – Aig-Imoukhuede” – VANGUARD, SEPTEMBER 16, 2026. “Every country has the government it deserves” – Joseph de Maistre, 1753-1821. Thank God for Nigerians like Aig-Imoukhuede who occasionally seizes the opportunity to tell Nigerians the truth we hate to hear. He was the Keynote Address Speaker […]
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Bombing police HQ: Time to rally round our police – 2

Bombing police HQ: Time to rally round our police – 2

In the war between the Nigeria Police and terrorists, whether Boko Haram or others, there is only one side to take for any patriotic citizen of this country. I am siding firmly with the police because the others aim to dominate us against our will; but not the police. And, you better join too; because this is a struggle for the soul of our country.

Bombing police Hqtrs: Time to rally round our police – 1

Bombing police Hqtrs: Time to rally round our police – 1

June 16, 2011, will again enter my short list of days to remember; it was a Thursday – a black Thursday for Nigeria. It was our own equivalent of the Al Qeda attack on the United States on September 11, 2001. To most Nigerians, it would only be remembered as the day the Police Headquarters in Abuja, the Louis Edet House, was bombed by Boko Haram muslim sect.

Rope a dope : Minimum wage  – 3

Rope a dope : Minimum wage – 3

If your gen-set is off, it must have been turned off on account of overwork or because you can no longer afford the N170+ price of diesel – when you can find it. And if your wife is missing, have no fear. She has not abandoned the home. She is probably out there in search of elusive kerosene. Welcome to fresh air. We asked for it –including the NLC.

Akwa Ibom: Victim of oil wells’ injustice –1

Akwa Ibom: Victim of oil wells’ injustice –1

The Supreme Court of Nigeria has got caught in a web, inadvertently though, of its own making. Indeed, if it were not tragic, it would have been extremely hilarious. The highest court in the land recently gave a ruling which is not being obeyed and which cannot, and should not, be obeyed.

Rope a dope : Power supply – 1

Rope a dope : Power supply – 1

This column could easily have been titled I dey laugh too O! And, it would still have been apt. In fact, if all the reasons for my post-election laughter were to be written and analysed, it would require a whole booklet to do justice to it all. Since this piece is being read today, Sunday, May 29, 2011, the day President Goodluck Jonathan is being sworn in as the substantive Chief Executive Officer of Nigeria Incorporated, it is perhaps the best day to recap a few issues which others have either habitually or inadvertently or deliberately forgotten.