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What are the functions of ministries in a country? (Part 3), by Usman Sarki

“The task of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there”, John Buchan. In the hilarious and admirable British comedy series, “Yes, Prime Minister”, Dorothy Wainwright, an adviser to the fictional Prime Minister James Hacker, once delivered a devastating verdict on the Department of Education. According […]
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Below the belt(3)

The doctor had collected various specimen urine, blood, swab, etc. then he gave me an injection that night and the next day he came back and said I was alright but will take two more injections and some drugs.

Being female in Nigeria

Landlords in these cases are often women who have either themselves built houses or inherited real estate. Here, we are not speaking about violence against women in their various and uncolourful ramifications.

Clean up Nigeria before inviting visitors

Then, upon my further inquiry, all the truth came out: To drink water they had to bribe someone; to have electricity in their home, they had to bribe someone; to buy fuel for their car, they had to bribe someone; to repair a phone in their home, they had to bribe someone; to dispose of their trash, they had to bribe someone. And to make matters worse, their home was burglarized twice throughout the duration of their stay. How worse can it get?

Confronting Tompolo

Tompolo, before his current situation, was a major figure in ensuring a relatively calm environment for Uduaghan to operate his highly visionary agenda. But since the JTF moved against the Ijaw warlord, Delta State has not only lost a N5 billion soccer stadium investment but also the right to be one of the hosts of the impending FIFA youth soccer championship.

The past came visiting

Two events culminated in the rise of militancy in the Niger Delta from the late 1990s. One was the annulment of the June 12, 1993 elections and the incarceration or murder of those who insisted it should be de-annulled.

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