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Famadewa, Ribadu and the 90-day security plan: Unpacking Onanuga’s release

When the Presidential Spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, announced that President Bola Tinubu had constituted an eleven‑man committee to develop a National Threat Assessment and a Strategic Defence Operations Plan within ninety days, with about four months to the general elections, several things struck me even before I reached the substance of the directive.
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2019: Is Ogun State for Sale

Even though the last general election was just a year ago, the race to occupy the Oke-Mosan Governor’s office of Ogun State has begun in an unprecedented pace. In what seems like a planned move, potential contenders have started composing campaign teams and many already mapping out strategies on how to clinch the available party’s ticket.

War and its kaleidoscopic overview

The pluralistic coloration given to the TRUTH has always precipitated divisions, conflicts, controversies and wars. Hence, the first victim of war is TRUTH. When truth is murdered or suppressed in any collectivity it stimulates the instant death of peace redounding to war.

GYB, ASUU and the vanishing clouds

Many have written a lot about the ascension of Governor Yahaya Bello to the governorship of Kogi State. Raging arguments for or against have burnt many minds, many “heads” and many fingers

Peter Obi at 55

TODAY, the former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi turns 55.  Born on July 19, 1961, he remains a man of strong will and gentle speech, of imposing purpose and simple sentiments. His character and politics have continued to please the people. He is genial, witty, unassuming, and endowed with a charm that atones […]

Abia and the metaphor of the fast lane

You know the fast lane: the extreme corner of the road where drivers throw caution to the wind and challenge the speedometer of their automobiles.

Amaechi-Kachikwu: Between a fighter and a manager

While crisis management and reputation management are public relations functions, conflict management is another process of limiting the negative aspects of conflicts while increasing the positive aspects.

Political or economic malpractice: Which is worse? (3)

AS a retired army general, president Buhari and a host of other retired military officers in his cabinet, including Abdulraman Danbazau, minister of defense; Hameed Ali, Comptroller General of immigration; Babagana Mongonu,national security adviser, amongst others, must have also been earning their pension remunerations before their current appointments .

Victor Umeh: A dogged fighter at 54

FORMER national chairman of All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Chief Victor Umeh, clocked 54 years on Tuesday, July 19, 2016. Umeh, an estate surveyor by profession is an astute politician that can be said to have made significant impacts in the sustenance of Nigeria’s democracy.

Politics of succession at the Supreme Court

As it is in all countries all over the world, except, perhaps, in a few totalitarian states (if there still exists any), the Nigerian Supreme Court, the highest in the land, is the final forum for appeal in the nation’s adjudicatory system.

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