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Credit to northern governors for NNSTF, by Suleiman A. Suleiman

I have been much surprised that the Northern Nigeria Security Trust Fund (NNSTF), established last month by the Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF), has not generated as much public interest and debate as one would have expected for such a consequential policy. I think it should. First of all, the very idea of establishing a security […]
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APC and the Spirit of Witchcraft

On 27th November, 2014, at the inauguration of Rauf Aregbesola as second-term governor of Osun State, Senator Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the APC, asked Nigerians to prepare their charms and other juju powers for the 2015 elections. Present on that occasion were the big guns of the APC, including now President Muhammadu Buhari, former party chairman Chief Bisi Akande and APC state governors.

IDEAS FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT – 1

For too long Nigerians had lived on the proceeds of crude oil. But, the Age of oil is over at least for a long time to come. Revenue from crude oil is falling everyday while our population continues to grow at about three per cent per annum.

Marital longevity

Today, I celebrate Richard and Sharon Low, our older friends from Lewiston, near Niagara Falls, New York, USA, who celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary quietly yesterday (September 4, 1965–September 4, 2015). Fifty years is a very long time to stick with one’s spouse, especially in a society with one of the highest divorce rates in the world. There must be a good dose of friendship, sacrificial love, tolerance, patience and a large forgiving heart.

The best job in the world

By Muyiwa Adetiba We all have a reason for doing what we do. Otherwise the gruelling hours and the discipline that we have to put into our jobs would be pointless. Most of us spend incredibly long hours at what we do. First, there is the period for the acquisition of knowledge, formal and informal; […]

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