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Osun, EFCC, and the darkness democracy must never invite

By Moshood Oshunfurewa Democracy is often celebrated for its elections, vibrant campaigns, and peaceful transfer of power. Yet these visible features alone do not define a healthy democratic system. The true strength of democracy lies in the confidence citizens have in the institutions established to protect justice, uphold the rule of law, and ensure fairness. Institutions […]
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Bogoro: An eye on Tetfund opinion

By Abdulfatai Ibrahim We have antecedent in this country that when education is given premium, it will yield dividends”, so says Professor Suleiman Elias Bogoro, the  Executive Secretary of Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETfund). It is worthy of note to profess that tertiary education in Nigeria has gone through turbulent times and it is against this backdrop […]

Ugwuanyi: An encounter with simplicity

Just recently, the Amube Ohum Orba polling centre of the Governor-Elect of Enugu State, Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi played host to various media houses, INEC officials, security agencies as well as local and international observers who monitored the March 28 and April 11, 2015 general elections in the area.

Oronto Natei Douglas: A Man of Uncommon Courage

My last Lunch with Oronto was February 22, 2015. Venue was his hotel room on the 9th floor of Eko Hotels, Lagos. President Goodluck Jonathan was just few kilometres away, making frantic consultations on his presidential campaign. Oronto had visited the President briefly in the morning, came back and went straight for a quick nap.

The brewing Nigerian Xenophobia

XENOPHOBIA is an abnormal or strange fear or contempt, of that which is foreign, especially of strangers or people from different countries or cultures. A wave of xenophobia carries with it, racism, isolationism, ethnocentrism, jingoism, racial or ethnic intolerance.

The Uche Chukwumerije I knew

I HAVE a burden in my spirit after the death of Comrade Uche Chukwumerije, erstwhile Secretary of Information under the Interim National Government, ING. I find the passing of Comrade Chukwumerije very painful to bear. Not that he was too young to die, but that he was too good to depart at this time.

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