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The Itsekiri Moment

By Michael Tidi History occasionally presents a people with moments they cannot afford to waste. Such moments are often disguised as anniversaries, festivals and celebrations. They arrive with colour and pageantry, yet beneath the excitement lies a more enduring question: Will this generation merely celebrate its inheritance, or will it enlarge it? The Itsekiri nation has […]
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Edo 2012: When silence is not golden

THE Norwegian political scientist, Stein Rokkan, writing on his country’s system, said: “The crucial decisions on economic policy are rarely taken at the parties or in parliaments”.

How non-oil export can drive Vision 20:2020

AT the risk of sounding like a broken record, the story of how Nigeria had once relied majorly on agriculture and agricultural commodities for her foreign exchange earnings and later turned to place all her hopes on oil, often awash discussions in circles, and even the media.

The case against removal of fuel subsidy & the Sovereign Wealth Fund account

On 3rd Nov. 1981, the CVU 4200R was filled with 14litres of petrol at the National Petrol Service Station with a total of N2. On 11th Nov. 1981 the CVU car no. 942 bought a full tank of 32.7 litres for a total cost of NS. Also on 13th Nov. 1991 another CVU car no. 480B attached to my office bought 19.6 litres for N3. All the receipts from the National Petrol Service Station on Ikoyl Road,

How Benin-Ore road was transformed

Few months ago, I remembered vividly how the Honourable Minister of Works, Arc Mike Onolememen engaged critics over the condition of Benin-Ore-Shagamu road where the failed Ore section gave commuters nightmares.

Why I returned schools to Missions

LET me begin this piece by simply stating that my government’s commitment to delivering quality education for the good people of Anambra State is total.

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