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Can an Election Still be Free and Fair When It is Postponed 9 hours Before Schedule?

February 16, 2019 0

On April 2, 2011, INEC shifted the national assembly election by seven days (to April 9), citing “logistics and operational” problems. And it took this decision while voting had already commenced in some parts of the country. Really, what happened was that the electoral umpire had sent election materials meant for the governorship polls scheduled […]Continue Reading

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What Happened To Promises On Leah Sharibu?

February 14, 2019 0

When will several promises made on the release of Leah Sharibu be fulfilled? Where is Leah Sharibu? Is she alive? It is unfortunate that the answers to these questions are still blowing in the wind barely two days to the elections despite growing expectations that she would be released before the 2019 elections. In October […]Continue Reading

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2019 Presidential Election: The Choice Before Nigerians

February 14, 2019 0

By Zainab Suleiman Okino In a rather unexciting case of choosing between two septuagenarians, two Muslims, two Northerners and two people who have been on the scene for over 30 years and can be said to have passed their prime — we call such people spent forces — Nigerians will pick between President Muhammadu Buhari […]Continue Reading

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ExxonMobil Accused of Alleged Anti-labour Practices

February 13, 2019 0

There are allegations that ExxonMobil have resorted to anti-labour practices focing at excluding Nigerians from core activities in the company. In fact, there are allegations that the company has resorted to activities that have continued to quietly eliminate its Nigerian employees and replacing them with hoards of new imports in disregard to Nigeria’s existing laws […]Continue Reading

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2019 Elections: Priest Charges Parents to Monitor Their Wards Movement

February 12, 2019 0

He said guardians ought to enable their wards to have free movement yet should alert them against moving around with dangerous friends in view of the forthcoming general elections. “Parents must always ensure safety of their children as the political atmosphere becomes more threatening. “Good parents must keep their children safe and know their movements […]Continue Reading

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Fani-Kayode Reacts as Crowd Stones Buhari, APC Leaders in Ogun

February 12, 2019 0

Femi Fani-Kayode, the former Minister of Aviation has reacted to attack on President Muhammadu Buhari in Ogun State. The President and the All Progressives Congress national chairman, Adams Oshiomhole were on Monday attacked at the party’s rally held in Abeokuta. President Buhari, alongside Oshiomhole and other party members were stoned with materials suspected to be […]Continue Reading

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The Flowing Tears Of Leah Sharibu By Ugochukwu Ejinkeonye

February 9, 2019 0

As President Muhammadu Buhari, the commander-in-chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces, moves from one state to another, campaigning for a second term despite nearly four years in office which has been widely adjudged a horrendous failure, a 15-year old, tender, innocent girl called Leah Sharibu remains a hapless, pathetic, traumatized captive of Boko Haram, obviously, […]Continue Reading

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Dear Atiku, Will You Save Or Sink The Igbos? By Churchill Okonkwo

February 7, 2019 0

Dear Atiku, I intentionally approach my writings on Igbo affairs as a philosopher. Writing philosophically is my vocation, a deep calling, and a deep urge. As you mayknow, a philosopher raises questions that are existentially heavy to bear. You recently asked Nigerians to “ask [you] a range of questions and hear [your] answers. As onye […]Continue Reading

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Oshiomhole On Atiku: The Kettle Calling The Pot Black By Kunle Wizeman Ajayi

February 6, 2019 0

APC National Chair, Adams Oshiomhole has started waxing radical again. In attacking Atiku Abubakar yesterday on TV, he posited thus: “When you hear Atiku say ‘I will privatise NNPC even if they will kill me’, I don’t even know why he needed to add that one. Who will kill him? He is not speaking to […]Continue Reading

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CJN Case – Buhari A Dove Or A Hawk? By Bunmi Makinwa

February 5, 2019 0

In his initial actions on assuming office in 2015, President Muhammadu Buhari was painstakingly slow. The list is long. He took six months to appoint a cabinet. Many important organizations and parastatals continued to be led by nominees of the previous government. Management boards of key governmental organizations and ambassadors for important foreign offices were […]Continue Reading