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Atiku’s Border Promise: Between political expediency and Nigeria’s national interest

By Okey IBEKE Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s promise to reopen Nigeria’s land borders if elected president in 2027 may appeal to traders and border communities who depend on cross-border commerce. But the promise raises a more important question: what exactly does he intend to reopen? The Federal Government has challenged the premise of the […]
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A closer look at Sanusi’s figures (2)

AGAIN, Sanusi was left unsanctioned for misleading the public and heating up the polity unnecessarily with his false figures. His supporters argued that the yet-to-be-reconciled $10.8bn (which they chose to brand as “missing”) was enough justification for the false alarm the CBN boss raised. NNPC came up with the explanation that the $10.8bn was not missing but was used for some of the critical operations it carried out as part of its statutory duties.

Atiku, Tinubu and the APC ticket

IN the past week, the Atiku Abubakar Media Office has been engrossed in a spirited rebuttal of a story published online. According to the publication, it was alleged that Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) tin-god, had signed an agreement to hand the presidential ticket of the APC to Atiku Abubakar as a precondition for his defection from the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

A closer look at Sanusi’s figures

MALLAM Sanusi Lamido Sanusi,would go down in history as the most controversial Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). From his actions and words since his appointment as the boss of the apex bank five years ago, he comes across as one who revels in controversy. No doubt his love for activism could be responsible for this.

2nd letter to Dame Patience Jonathan

MADAM, thank you very much for reading my first letter to you, as l was told you did. The fact that you read the first one will make this second one, and the third; which shall be last on this issue, easily assimilating subject for your consumption. Oh, let me appreciate the fact that you have already raised the issue under discuss with my brother, your husband. That is too kind of you and the right step to be taken by any woman who is to be a blessing to her husband.

NNPC $10bn: Why is reconciliation so difficult?

IT was the late Dele Giwa, who in those days of yore, wrote that Nigerians have become immune to shocks. They are capable of the impossible – with the dire challenges facing us as a nation – we were once rated as the happiest people on earth.

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