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‘Ghost’ beneficiaries beneficiaries of N33/7bn cash transfer

• Doubts over whether billions in benefits reached poor Nigerians By Dele Sobowale The N33.75 billion transfer controversy, now rocking the nation, is neither new, nor did the massive fraud stop in 2026. The well-oiled and entrenched mechanisms for transferring public funds, meant for poverty alleviation, into the bottomless pockets of public servants, continues till today […]
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Simply Daisy  @ 65

Rewind to 2003.The ecology of the National Assembly exuded the aura of influence. The conclave of the powerful and influential politicians – 109 of them in the Senate and 360 in the House of Representatives –was magnetic. The calibre of the legislators was intimidating.

Jungle justice as a time bomb

Jungle justice is a practice that is especially rampant in different parts of Africa. It is a practice where alleged criminal is severely beaten, humiliated or in some cases murdered without recourse to judicial procedure. Nigeria has had her own fair share of diverse ugly jungle justice episode.

Wasted lives in Nigeria

THE Children of Nigeria are among the many in developing nations that have a bleak or even no future judging by what our leaders are doing in the nation.

Is it right to seek self determination?

IS the right to self-determination, independence or self-governing legitimate or illegitimate? In other words, is it right or wrong for an ethnic or sociological group to demand independence from an existing nation to form a sovereign state, with its own constitution drawn to suit its peculiarities and aspirations? What do you think?

Between Boko and Borno Haram

When we make such confused or blind conclusions, those who are masterminding the latest incidents of suicide bomb blasts are convinced of their veiled protection and ennobled to sponsor the perpetration of more atrocities. They take an undue advantage of a society lost in its own peculiarly relaxed tendencies over what affects it.

Lending support to Innoson’s industrial moves

IN this era of Nigeria’s economic downtown following dwindling oil revenues, one area that has the potentials to sustain the economy is the automobile industry. Some years ago, a Nigerian company INNOSON ventured into this area that many thought was impossible, or only reserved for the ‘white people’. Indeed the gallant move by the first indigenous automobile manufacturer INNOSON has been described as revolutionary, as it re-focused the government’s attention to compel its ministries, departments and agencies to patronise mainly vehicles manufactured locally.

Federal High court’s dearth of judges

When will the vacancies be filled? When will the numerous cases in the Federal High Court that have not been attended to due to shortage of Judges receive attention?

‘…those that told Nnamdi Kanu, IPOB to steer clear of Lagos, Yorubaland are talking bunkum’

“Those who strive to keep Nigeria one find themselves as enemies of a certain category of Nigerians. I don’t see those who hate to see Nigeria as one as a group but a clique that
exploits the country, a clique that mismanages the future, a clique that invests in disintegration, a clique that invests in misinformation and creating division among Nigerians, a clique that promotes hatred, a clique that distorts our
history, so that when Nigerians are divided and can no longer think together, they can make gains and continue to steal from Nigeria’s commonwealth. But the moment you realize what they are doing and resolve to fight them, they will stop at nothing to destroy
you. Any call to divide Nigeria is unacceptable”.

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