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Southern Nigeria leaders as stooges of hegemonists

Southern Nigeria leaders as stooges of hegemonists

By BEN OGU Every question tends to elicit an answer to a puzzle, and without presuming or presupposing, it anticipates a clarification, which it can establish or refute based on known and extant behaviors. From the 1914 amalgamation and the imposed name Nigeria on the numerous nationalities of former British colonies, to the incident of […]
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Nigeria not yet out of the woods

Nigeria not yet out of the woods

AMERICAN and Western European experts predicted that Nigeria will disintegrate in 2015. With the political desperation and frenzy that marked the political campaigns of the 2015 presidential election, many thought that Nigeria was at the point of the predicted 2015 disintegration. Surprisingly, the election took place without the much anticipated violence.

Chibok girls, Boko haram and the wait

Chibok girls, Boko haram and the wait

IT is over five hundred days since the news of the abducted Chibok girls came to the spotlight. To some people then, it was unthinkable, even much so now. Imagine the scenario; over two hundred secondary school students, let us say at most twenty of them per truck, that will be over ten trucks. Then imagine their accommodation and feeding.

The analyst on a free fall

The analyst on a free fall

THE fact is that the Lagos Traffic Law has been defied since it was enacted. In spite of heavy investment in enforcement which led to the seizure of thousands of motorcycles, the recrudescent return of commercial motorcyclists to restricted routes had become a nightmare that the previous administration battled with minimal results, particularly in semi-urban […]

Generation of political heroes

Generation of political heroes

NOW that the ominous political atmosphere has dispersed, the realities of war and strife gone, because the ruling party of PDP stepped backwards, we now have peace, thanks to God. We must now reassess our political behaviours that send us to the precipice at every election. It is beautiful to live and work in peace. Therefore, I will be looking at the ratio decidendi.

The Anambra PDP comedy

The Anambra PDP comedy

CHANGE is everywhere now. President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GEJ, has changed to President Muhammadu Buhari, PMB. The massive umbrella has been replaced with a common broom.