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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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Edo: A technocrat on the saddle

Edo: A technocrat on the saddle

THE decision of Mr. Godwin Nogheghase Obaseki to run for the office of Governor of Edo State in the twilight of 2015 introduced a new element to the political equation of the 2016 gubernatorial battle. He was generally regarded and referred to as a technocrat rather than the run of the mill politician.

Buhari death rumour: Who has bewitched Nigerians?

Buhari death rumour: Who has bewitched Nigerians?

THE extent to which Nigerians have fragmented along ethno-religious components can only be measured in the direction of wish list drafted along unfortunate cleavage based perspectives. The nation is balkanised, serially polarised and dangerously fired up with hate agenda hot enough to make the sun shy of how cold it before the hate heat.

Playing catch up

Playing catch up

I BELONG to the school of thought that says: ‘indigenise our plans, focus and strategies or remain stagnated’. We hear it all the time that the only constant in this world is change. Change is inevitable, the world is dynamic, which means that things are constantly moving and changing.

Face evil, not Apostle Suleiman

Face evil, not Apostle Suleiman

A CERTAIN Apostle Johnson Suleiman of Omega Fire Ministries has been under fire for asking Christians to kill Fulani herdsmen found suspiciously around their churches and put their heads on the offering plate.