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Peter Obi and the hard road to a new Nigeria

Peter Obi and the hard road to a new Nigeria

By Fred Chukwuelobe Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2027 election, sat down with Arise Television anchor Ojy Okpe for an extensive conversation on the election and a wide range of issues confronting Nigeria. It was one of those interviews that leaves you with plenty to think about long […]
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Nigerian football and the albatross  of technical deficiency (2)

Nigerian football and the albatross of technical deficiency (2)

Being the concluding part of an opinion by Paddy Ezeala. The first part was published last week. Read on: A technical analysis of our semi-final exit against Senegal in Mali 2002, against Tunisia in Tunisia 2004, against Cote d’Ivoire in Egypt 2006, and against Ghana in Angola 2010 will reveal in-depth tactical deficiencies on the part […]

Behold the Kuru declaration

Behold the Kuru declaration

IT was with the best of intentions that President Olusegun Obasanjo ordered the fourth retreat for Ministers and Permanent Secretaries at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, Jos between February 23rd and 25th, 2001.

Time to jettison petrol subsidy

Time to jettison petrol subsidy

FUEL is any material used to produce heat or power by combustion and that includes diesel, gas, premium motor spirit, otherwise called petrol or gasoline; fuel oil materials from atomic energy, aviation fuel and rocket fuel. In Nigerian parlance however, fuel is synonymous with petrol so this discourse will be limited to PMS. Fuel to Nigerians is petrol.

Thinking about John Mikel Obi

Thinking about John Mikel Obi

The question on everyones’ lips would be, why is she thinking about Mikel Obi. Surely, Mikel Obi’s girlfriend Olga’s eyes would pop out at the headline. Seriously, this is all about his dwindling career.

Religious bias, nepotism inimical to good governance

Religious bias, nepotism inimical to good governance

FOR those who keenly observed the formative process of the All Progressive Congress,APC about two years ago; courtesy of President Goodluck Jonathan’s liberalised democratic posture and his godly creation of Professor Attahiru Jega Independent National Electoral Commission,INEC, the truth of where the APC would take Nigeria to was not lost on them.