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When should we expect Fayose’s plan for IPOB?
by Alexander O. Onukwue The floor is now open for Governor of Ekiti state, Ayo Fayose, to convince Nigerians that he can indeed take Buhari’s seat as he has claimed.…
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Shugaban vs Jagaban: Can Fayose stand against Tinubu?
by Alexander O. Onukwue After fighting for so long to be in power, former Lagos State Governor and national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu,…
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2019: Fayose is already teasing the North for support
by Alexander O. Onukwue The first campaign poster posted on twitter with which Fayose officially announced his 2019 aspirations goes with a Hausa/Muslim message “Shugaban Naijeriya Insha Allah”. Fayose wears…
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Is Fayose declaring for 2019 to ward off Atiku?
by Alexander O. Onukwue It could be that Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti state has announced his aspiration to run for the Presidency under the PDP in order to ward…
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It’s official: Fayose wants to be Nigeria’s president in 2019
by Alexander O. Onukwue Ekiti state Governor, Peter Ayo Fayose has officially declared his intention to be President of Nigeria, come 2019. Fayose becomes the first person to openly declare…
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Nigeria: The animal kingdom of the Lion king with Pythons that dance
by Alexander O. Onukwue There is more than one way to understand the intention behind the current operation of the Nigeria Army in the South East. Coming at a time…
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All Shades of Wrong: Buhari’s body language in the Southeast
by Alexander O. Onukwe In the year 2017, President Muhammadu Buhari has hardly been in the country long enough to be said to have been president this year. Between mid…
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What is Python Dance II supposed to achieve?
by Alexander O. Onukwue The Nigerian Army has been on a sequel to an operation to the South Eastern part of Nigeria called the Pythin Dance II. Troops have been…
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Is there a case for Nnamdi Kanu in Soyinka’s statements?
by Alexander O. Onukwue One of the key points in the remarks made by Prof Wole Soyinka recently was about the misconceptions in construing clamours for restructuring with movement for…
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2019: Could Soyinka be sowing seeds for an unknown candidate?
by Alexander O. Onukwue It is hardly a secret that Professor Wole Soyinka was pleased with the defeat of President Goodluck Jonathan by Muhammadu Buhari in the 2015 elections. The…
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2019: Soyinka has not changed his mind about Buhari’s candidature
by Alexander O. Onukwue At the height of the conversations about President Muhammadu Buhari’s health, fitness to continue leading the country beyond 2019, Prof Wole Soyinka made the candid observation…
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Baba vs The Prof: Soyinka cannot let go of Obasanjo, can he?
by Alexander O. Onukwue The spokesman of President Buhari, Femi Adesina, wrote a piece recently which was titled “Wanted: A Restructuring of Nigerian minds”. Reading up the recent comments made…
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Soyinka is sick of premature 2019 talk – aren’t we all?
by Alexander O. Onukwue Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, has lamented the early agitations that have been on about the 2019 Presidential elections, describing that he refuses “to be part of…
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Why the police technology is needed more than ever
by Alexander O. Onukwe While most people only hear about jail breaks in America from movies, jail breaks from Police custody is very much part of the reality in Nigeria.…
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Aba Prison Break: Who needs the fear of God in police work?
by Alexander O. Onukwue Giving reasons for dismissing six policemen who were involved in a jail break, the Commissioner of Police for Abia State, Mr Adeleye Oyebade said: “I believe…
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Aba prison break: What makes a good cop go dirty?
by Alexander O. Onukwue Six policemen have been dismissed from service from the Abia State command of the Nigeria Police Force after alleged complicity in a cell break in the…
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Facts vs Opinions: We should have a podcast for Sagay and the Senate
by Alexander O. Onukwue There is still the question of whether members of the academia should bother about being directly involved in politics. The Vice President is a professor…
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Reality check: Sagay and other Buhari cheerleaders are doing damage
by Alexander O. Onukwue Have you read the opinion piece put together by Mallam Garba Shehu, the senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity, on the President…
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Who loses when the Academia is discredited?
by Alexander O. Onukwue The Senate described Prof Itse Sagay, arguably the most recognized Professor of Law in the country over the last two decades, as being “senile, jaded and…
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So is Itse Sagay guilty of hate speech?
by Alexander O. Onukwue The statement issued by Senator Sabi Abdullahi on behalf of the Senate urged President Buhari to rein in the chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee on…
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ITS-A SAGA: Where did Prof Sagay get the ridiculous figures from?
by Alexander O. Onukwue The veteran Professor of Law and presidential adviser on anti-corruption, Itse Sagay is another war of words with the Senate. In an address delivered at a…
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How Aisha Alhassan called Buhari ‘the other baba’
by Alexander O. Onukwue In a sense, Mrs Aisha Alhassan has dared President Muhammadu Buhari to make her one of the casualties of a cabinet shuffle, if and when he…
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What if Buhari is truly out of the 2019 race?
by Alexander O. Onukwue It would certainly make the political atmosphere in the country very interesting if President Muhammadu Buhari decides against running for a second term in 2019. “Baba…
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Ethically, should Mama Taraba not resign her post already?
by Alexander O. Onukwue “They’re saying I should be sacked as minister. In the first place, I never expected the ministerial position. It is God that gave me, and if…
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#AtikuSeesTheFuture: other Atiku-lations for 2019
by Alexander O. Onukwue Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has received the most public vote of confidence yet that could kick off his ambition for Aso Rock in 2019.…
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Aisha deserts Buhari, but that’s just the appetizer
by Alexander O. Onukwue Minister of Women Affairs, Aisha Jumain Alhassan, has dropped the biggest hint yet that all is not well within the circles of the administration of President…
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Down with DACA: America is getting darker, isn’t it?
by Alexander O. Onukwue As reasons are being given for and against the decision by the Trump administration to put an end to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA),…
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Can the US Congress save the 800,000 DREAMers in just six months?
by Alexander O. Onukwue The announcement of the scrapping of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy on Tuesday by the Trump Administration set in motion a timeline for…
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Lesson: The legal principle on which Obama initiated DACA
by Alexander O. Onukwue Many past leaders in the USA have cried out following the decision by the Trump White House to rescind DACA, the programme that enabled undocumented immigrants…
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What DACA cancellation makes you think of as a Nigerian
by Alexander O. Onukwue There are sure to be many Nigerians affected by the cancellation of DACA announced by the Trump administration yesterday, those who were taken to the United…
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YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy
YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy