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Nigeria @66: The Otu Record — Beyond the Rhetoric

Nigeria @66: The Otu Record — Beyond the Rhetoric

By Joseph Odok As Nigeria marks 66 years of independence, the anniversary offers more than an occasion for patriotic speeches. It is also an opportunity to ask a practical question at the sub-national level: what has government actually done with the resources and opportunities available to it?In Cross River State, Governor Bassey Edet Otu’s administration […]
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UDUAGHAN: Silence is golden

UDUAGHAN: Silence is golden

“I think before I act—and then think again. I am not entirely a coward, but I do not lose myself in action as you do.”

Osun 2018: The streets are watching!

Osun 2018: The streets are watching!

I have long argued that September 22, 2018 would be a battle between the “Oligarchy of Intellect” and the”Oligarchies of the Purse”; between the ‘power of performance’and the‘forces of politics.’At a time good governance is being misconstrued for a Dead Virtue by enemies of progress, this date in the life of Osun will be a fine specimen of political liberty over commercial prosperity; between national integrity and national cake.

2019: Ondo South  and the victory ahead

2019: Ondo South and the victory ahead

There seems to be no better time to comfortably talk about the need for a change of baton and substitution of representative for the people of Ondo South Senatorial District than now.

Kumuyi on the wholeness of Nigeria

Kumuyi on the wholeness of Nigeria

The General Superintendent and founder of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Dr. William Folorunso Kumuyi, says Nigeria, irrespective of the recent political upheavals, will be made great.