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The Emperor! By Donu Kogbara

Nyesom Wike, the former Rivers Governor and current FCT Minister, has become the most visible, voluble and overbearing individual on the Nigerian political stage. He is more assertive and aggressive than his boss, Mr President. He hosts more pro-government media interactions, grants more interviews and issues more statements than the Minister of Information and presidential […]
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Conversations with myself

It is tragic that unlike our undergraduate days, schools are no longer producing the mass of patriotic youths dedicated to building a progressive country

Atiku, Tinubu’s next moves

The Buharist Arewa irredentists in APC will never willingly cede power to the South just for the asking, even in 2023, go and mark it. Southerners waiting to benefit from such largesse are wasting their time. Those who will be alive by then will remember I said so, seven years ahead of time

Buhari: No need for additional Ministers

The announcement a few days back by President Muhammadu Buhari that the present federal executive council would soon be expanded to bring in more ministers must have come as a welcome relief to some Nigerians.

With such friends Buhari needs no enemies

Civilian President Buhari, in 2017, the expected dragon-slayer, who developed a reputation as Military Head of State, 1984-85, for fighting corruption to a standstill is now a poor shadow of the young leader. Time and his friends had diminished him.

The Anambra Election

First, let me note that the IPOB has neither the mandate, nor the power, nor the unction to call for, or enforce a boycott of the coming elections in Anambra state. The Anambra electorate will shoot themselves on the feet if they heed any such foolish call. They would have left their fate for the next four years at least, in the hands of someone of whom they’d have no hand in the making, and who would therefore be less obligated to them, and less amenable to serve their interests, but the narrow interests that would ultimately win, should people boycott the elections, and thus the opportunity to stake their claims, and vote the individual of their choice.

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