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I recently had a conversation with a friend who mentioned to me a saying that got me thinking about recent events in Nigeria. I cannot remember precisely what it was that we were discussing, but I remember my friend, James Azam, a Ghanaian, saying to me: “Any man who must say, ‘I am the king’, is no true king”.
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The frontline political pressure group, National Consultative Front, NCFront, has said Nigeria’s political space was filled with transactional politicians and hit with a scarcity of leadership, which is why NCFront is engaged in public enlightenment on how to select leaders.
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Following the defeat of Bobi Wine in the just-concluded Uganda’s presidential election, Commissioner for Youth Political Participation, Pan-African Youth Union (PYU), Ambassador Oladele Nihi, has described the outcome of the election as a slap on the faces of African youths and a clarion call on Nigerian youths.
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) says it plans to register 2 million members in Adamawa in the ongoing membership registration across the country. Professor Tahir Mamman, member, APC National Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee said this at a news conference on Saturday in Yola. “We want to see at least two million residents of Adamawa as
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A chieftain of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, and former Minister of Power and Steel, Dr Olu Agunloye, has asked the Federal Government to focus its attention on the nation’s challenges in the areas of economy, violent unrest and widespread insecurity.
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The Northern Elders Forum, NEF, has described Nigeria’s presidential system of government as “totally useless,” and expressed its readiness to engage other parts of the country in a debate on Nigeria’s future, saying it was ready for the restructuring of the country.
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Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State, on Tuesday, charged the newly sworn-in chairmen and vice-chairmen of the 21 local government councils in the state to deal with criminals, noting that the security of their respective councils must be guaranteed under their watch.
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By Muyiwa Adetiba I once had an interview with a Miss World. I asked her why she felt she was beautiful enough to be considered the world’s most beautiful girl. Her answer was a flippant ‘mirrors don’t lie’. To which I responded ‘mirrors could be deceptive. They reflect what you want from them depending on
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By Dr. Ugoji Egbujo It didn’t start today. In A Man Of The People, Achebe’s Max and his fellow idealists tried to fix the rot in the politics of their country. They knew the problems— corruption, greed, indolence. They knew the ideals—patriotism, transparency, selflessness and imagination. But Max and his fellow political saints failed woefully.
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The people of Uzo-Uwani council, Enugu State, counted their democratic dividends recently as Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi paid a scheduled visit to Senator Chuka Utazi, the lawmaker representing Enugu North federal constituency.
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