Whenever and wherever ‘corruption’ is mentioned in Nigeria, what dominates and often overwhelms the thinking of many citizens is the theft of public funds by those at the helm of the nation’s affairs. Some consciously and subconsciously think corruption only involves politicians who are mostly accused of stealing public funds while in office; others think... Read More

December 20, 2014

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Opinion: APC is PDP’s waste basket | And 9 other things we learnt from both party primaries

by Abdulazeez Amir The primary elections of Nigeria’s two strongest political parties, the All Progressives’ Congress (APC) and the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) may have come and gone, but the dust raised by the exercises across various states of the federation are yet to settle. As things are, it is unlikely that the primary election... Read More

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August 19, 2014

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Opinion: Defection – Ribadu acted against his conscience

by Amir Abdulazeez I no longer have any problem whatsoever with defections, re-defections and counter-defections of Nigerian politicians from one political party to another. The only reason why I am having a little problem with the issue now is because it involves Mallam Nuhu Ribadu. I have had three major encounters with Ribadu. Although I have... Read More

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August 4, 2014

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Opinion: Fund-raising activities must be regulated in Nigeria

by Amir Abdulazeez While I acknowledge that, some exceptional cases of emergencies may not be effectively handled by the government without the intervention of private individuals, I strongly advocate that, governments must limit fund raising activities to the barest minimum. Let me start by making it categorically clear that last Friday’s Presidential launch of a fund... Read More

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February 25, 2014

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Opinion: How Africans underdeveloped Africa

by Amir Abdulazeez We are now in 2014, 42 years after the book: ‘How Europe Underdeveloped Africa’ by Walter Rodney was published. This is almost half a century, yet Africa is still in search of development. This time around, we truly know who are under developing Africa, certainly not the Europeans. The late historian, Professor... Read More

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