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Isn’t it time for a major cabinet shake-up in Aso Rock?

The current state of affairs in the nation is worrisome. President Buhari is out of the country and Nigerians have no idea when he would return. The president’s absence has made the country a butt of jokes from foreign media outfits. Over the weekend, CNN’s Fareed Zakaria mocked Nigeria during the quiz and trivia segment... Read More

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Is Trump building the Mexican wall in his administration?

by Tosin Adesina That President Donald Trump is not ready for governance is evident by his actions just six months after assumption of office. It appears that Trump is yet to come to terms on how to separate between the Donald seeking for power and the Donald who is in power. He has displayed a high... Read More

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Inside the power play that led to Scaramucci’s sack

by Tosin Adesina In just two weeks, three top members of the Trump administration have either resigned or were booted out. First, it was, White House spokesman, Sean Spicer, followed by former Chief of Staff, Reince Preibus and yesterday, Anthony Scaramucci was kicked out, just ten days after his appointment as the White House Communications Director. Scaramucci was... Read More

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What makes the poor Nigerian get poorer

by Tosin Adesina The under development in Nigeria is not propelled by ethnic sentiment but a class war between the haves and the have not. The haves, irrespective of their ethnic background continue to amass wealth and control the means of production and wealth circulation at the expense of the have not. The haves are... Read More

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Forget about restructuring, Boko Haram, Nigerian governors are the problem

by Tosin Adesina Recently, there have been unending agitations for Nigeria’s restructuring across all ethnic divides in the country. For the Northerners that believe in restructuring, Waziri of Adamawa Atiku Abubakar is leading the pack here as he has maintained on several occasions how Nigeria’s current structure is not beneficial to his people in the... Read More

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Nigeria: The land where Royalty is not Royal

by Tosin Adesina Proper Life action is guided by morality and conscience and any action that doesn’t fulfil positivity of these two criteria is in its negative state. The decision of the Sultan of Sokoto to accept the seven hundred million Naira Abuja palace has called to question the role royal fathers are playing in... Read More

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Solve famine, provide healthcare and every other thing Tambuwal could have done with N700m

by Tosin Adesina Governor Aminu Tambuwal has decided to spend the sum of seven hundred million Naira to purchase a new palace for the Sultan in Abuja. But there are more important issues he can use such resources for. The poverty level in Sokoto is unrivalled by no other state in the country and it cuts... Read More

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Tambuwaste is building a N700m mansion for the Sultan in Abuja?

by Tosin Adesina When you think you’ve seen it all in Nigeria, you, you are brought back to reality with a shocker. The Sokoto government just spent the sum of seven hundred million Naira to procure an office and official residence for the Sultan of Sokoto in Abuja, yes Abuja. Why this makes sense to Governor... Read More

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Now the boys are back, it’s time to #BringBackOurGirls

by Tosin Adesina The eventual release of the abducted students of Igbonla Model College, Epe on Friday, has reawakened the call for the release of the remaining 113 girls that were Abducted by the Boko Haram terrorist group on the night of April 14, 2014, from Government Secondary School, Chibok in Chibok town, Borno, state... Read More

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Igbonla boys release: The Nigeria Police can do better

by Tosin Adesina The Nigeria Police Force is one that has lost its values over the years, from bribery to extortion of unsuspecting members of the public and other vices unexpected of security agencies. Lots of individuals have lost their lives through the actions of trigger happy police officers because of a miserly twenty Naira... Read More

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Igbonla Kidnap: How safe are Lagos public schools?

by Tosin Adesina The Lagos State government under the leadership of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has set an unrivalled record in security investment within a space of two years. Billions of Naira has been expended and is still being spent on procuring security gadgets and equipment including vehicles, Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) and gun boats for... Read More

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The Igbonla boys are back, but why did it take so long?

by Tosin Adesina Sixty-five days after they were abducted from their schools the six kidnapped students of Igbonla model college, Epe were rescued from by the Police from their kidnappers. The kidnappers had stormed their school in a Gestapo manner on the 25th of May 2017, abducting about 10 students but later had to release... Read More

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Igbonla boys: Abba Kyari proves once again that he’s ‘Mr. Capable’

by Tosin Adesina There is one man making waves in the crime and detective scene of Nigeria at the moment. His name: Abba Kyari, and this is not the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari. ACP Abba Kyari is the commanding officer in charge of the Inspector General of Police, Intelligence Response Team (IRT).... Read More

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The way forward for ethno-religious crisis

It would be inordinate to underestimate the adverse effects of the ethno-religious ‘events’ that has plagued Nigeria for years. It would not be wrong, although, I stand corrected, to state that this crisis began with the debate on which religious group or ethnic group is superior; in the light of how one ethnic group practices... Read More

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#SouthernKaduna: How well is el-Rufai handling the crisis?

by Tosin Adesina The recurrent crisis in the Southern Kaduna area of Kaduna reared his ugly head again on the 19th of July 2017, and by the time the dust settled, over 35 souls have been sent to their graves. That Southern Kaduna is in crisis is not news, as the zone has been enmeshed... Read More

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#SouthernKaduna: Its time to take a second look at multicultural cohabitation

by Tosin Adesina In the wake of the recurrent crisis in Southern Kaduna, there is an urgent need to zoom into the multicultural cohabitation system being practised in Nigeria. A common lie being spread around Nigeria is that we are one but our day to day actions have proved otherwise – the ethnic clashes across... Read More

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Will changing the name of the Police make it any more efficient?

by Tosin Adesina The Nigerian Senate on the 26th of July 2017, changed the name of the Nigeria Police Force to the Nigerian Police. This was part of the recommendations approved by the Senate in the ongoing Constitution amendment process. The decision of the Senate just gave credence to the fact that our lawmakers do... Read More

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#SouthernKaduna: Body language at play?

by Tosin Adesina According to Wikipedia, body language also known as kinesics is a type of non-verbal communication in which physical behaviour, as opposed to words, are used to express or convey information. The unabated Southern Kaduna crisis and other crises involving Fulani herdsmen in the country has been attributed to the poor body language... Read More

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London Pilgrimage: When will Nollywood visit Buhari?

by Alexander O. Onukwue President Buhari has received the Acting President, 11 Governors, one party Chairman and one Minister, and there is every possibility that another delegation will be on its way to London in no time. Only that, instead of the usual entourage of Public officials, some persons are calling for ordinary citizens to... Read More

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Governor Ajimobi, why did you go to London?

by Alexander O. Onukwue Thirty-four thousand students of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology have been out of school for more than one academic session, but the Governor of Oyo State – one of two states in custody of the institution – was part of the latest entourage to see Buhari in London. With Rauf Aregbesola,... Read More

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Optics: What do the new pictures about Buhari say?

by Alexander O. Onukwue Nigerians have been reacting differently to the second visit of some Governors to President Buhari in London. Seven Governors, two from the PDP, were airlifted to the official residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom on Wednesday 26th July. It has been interpreted as a move made by... Read More

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Buhari: The choreography of the seven dancers

by Alexander O. Onukwue The Guardian newspaper’s account of the visit of the seven Governors to President Buhari feels like the description of scenes from a movie about the CIA. The story, led by Tunde Oyedoyin from London, is a dramatic description of the process of the Governors’ arrivals and welcome into Abuja House, and... Read More

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How Governors’ visit called Fayose’s bluff

by Alexander O. Onukwue Seven Governors visited President Buhari in London, and from the pictures that were revealed of the visit, it appears Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, was really bluffing about the President’s health. Ayodele Fayose has been one of the main critics of Buhari’s Government for over two years and has often called... Read More

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Now the real Executive vs Legislature tug of war begins

by Alexander O. Onukwue For the Not Too Young To Run Bill and other amendments passed on the floor of the Senate at its fourth Constitution Review, the battle has been won but the war is not over. The Red Chamber has been at loggerheads with the Buhari-Osinbajo administration on more than a few matters.... Read More

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Independent candidacy: A major one for Saraki?

by Alexander O. Onukwue Of the Constitution Review bills passed by the Senate on Wednesday 26th July, the assent to Independet Candidacy was perhaps one of the “major” ones. No less authority than the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, heralded the vote announcement with that description. If the impact of the Senate’s proceedings would... Read More

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Bill number 8: Why more immunity for the 8th senate?

by Alexander O. Onukwue The Senate passed a bill to grant its members and other legislators immunity covering every matter discussed in plenary and at meetings of committees. It was one of the 33 bills passed on Wednesday as part of the Constitution Review. The immunity clause, as we might loosely call it, has not... Read More

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Affirmative: Why the girl child can now believe

by Alexander O. Onukwue At least one in every three Ministers appointed by the President, and Commissioners chosen in the 36 states of Nigeria, will henceforth mandatorily be a woman. That is the result of one of the bills passed today by the Senate as part of the fourth review of the Constitution. Beside the... Read More

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#PromiseKept: The 8th Senate has done something worth applauding

by Alexander O. Onukwue On Wednesday, 26th July, the Nigerian Senate passed thirty-three bills as part of a Review of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The bills included very significant and concrete steps that should elevate Youth participation in politics, women in Government, and a greater pace of administration by the... Read More

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Why an Atiku PDP presidency is not an article of faith yet

by Alexander O. Onukwue So the PDP of Adamawa State wish to welcome Atiku Abubakar back to their fold, to, in line of their reasoning, give him a platform where his talents will be valued and not be wasted. The ready-made interpretation for such a clamor is that Atiku could be an early-bird aspirant for... Read More

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Atiku: Not too ruined to run?

by Alexander O. Onukwue There was a march by youths in Abuja today, in protest of the suppression of the Not Too Young To Run Bill in the National Assembly. It is being reported that the Senate will vote on the Bill tomorrow, leading to a push by concerned civil society groups that the wish... Read More

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