Tag: democracy

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Emmanuel ChidiogoMarch 25, 2015

Opinion: The mornings after the bruising campaigns

by Waziri Adio We need to start thinking more as citizens than as partisans. And we need to return to ...

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Emmanuel ChidiogoMarch 24, 2015

Opinion: Pres. Jonathan, the man endowed with a sublime mind

by Sam Itauma Whereas we now have the groundnut pyramid back in the Northern region of Nigeria after 50 years ...

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Kolapo OlapojuFebruary 27, 2015

#20LawsOfDemocracy: All you need to know before voting at the next elections (Part 2)

by Damilola Jagun The Nigerian general elections is imminent, and quite a number of people are really interested in making ...

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Kolapo OlapojuFebruary 8, 2015

Election postponement is a danger to our democracy – Fayemi

by Ranti Joseph Former Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, and a member of House of Representatives, Bamidele Faparusi, have ...

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Isime EseneJanuary 23, 2015

2015 elections: How to make Nigeria the winner, by Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili

by Obiageli Ezekwesili ‘2015 election: How to make Nigeria the winner’ – Text of speech delivered by former Education Minister, ...

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Kolapo OlapojuJanuary 7, 2015

“We are not a party of hooligans” || GEJ hypes PDP in 5 cool quotes

by Kolapo Olapoju At the inauguration of his presidential campaign organization on Tuesday, January 6, President Goodluck Jonathan urged Nigerians ...

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Op-Ed EditorDecember 23, 2014

Femi Aribisala: How to lose presidential elections 4 times

by Femi Aribisala Buhari’s repeated failure to secure a national mandate provides a textbook case of how not to run ...

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Op-Ed EditorDecember 21, 2014

Opinion: PDP primaries and the strangulation of democracy

by Onyiorah Paschal Wonders, indeed, shall never cease. While Nigerians are being made to believe that the Peoples Democratic Party allows ...

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Kolapo OlapojuDecember 13, 2014

APC is proud of itself – Fashola gushes about presidential primaries

by Kolapo Olapoju   The opposition party, All Progressives Congress, is beaming with immense pride at the moment, owing to ...

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Kolapo OlapojuDecember 3, 2014

I fought for Nigeria’s democracy – @Atiku states why he deserves to be President

by James Sambo Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has stated that no other leader fought for Nigeria’s democracy as much as ...

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Kolapo OlapojuDecember 1, 2014

Your generation is responsible for the country – OBJ tells Nigerian youths

by Kolapo Olapoju Erstwhile President, Olusegun Obasanjo has tasked Nigerian youths to embrace the responsibility of fighting for the country. The ...

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Op-Ed EditorNovember 23, 2014

Simon Kolawole: The ‘Tambuwal Test’ for our democracy

by Simon Kolawole You should have seen me battling with tears on Thursday. After 15 years of unbroken experience of ...

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Kolapo OlapojuOctober 31, 2014

Jonathan descrates Nigeria’s democracy by removing Tambuwal’s security – APC

by James Sambo In a statement signed by the National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, ...

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Kolapo OlapojuOctober 28, 2014

Aregbesola wants urgent return of Nigeria to Parliamentary rule

by Kolapo Olapoju Governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola, has stated that democracy in Nigeria would thrive more at the federal level, ...

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Op-Ed EditorOctober 17, 2014

@IfeAdebayo: Only @ApcNigeria can take Nigeria to the promised land (Y! Politico)

by Ife Adebayo I believe for every leader that hopes to run for a second term in office your second ...

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Op-Ed EditorOctober 13, 2014

@ChineduBwhite: Is #Ebola a tool by white people to wipe black people off the face of the earth?

by Chinedu George A few months back, during the nascent days on the now-contained Ebola virus disease outbreak in Nigeria, ...

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Op-Ed EditorAugust 20, 2014

Ogaga Ifowodo: Why are elections military operations?

by Ogaga Ifowodo By all sober reckoning, Professor Attahiru Jega has done quite well in his last two outings as ...

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July 11, 2014

Reno Omokri: A post mortem on why the APC lost Ekiti

by Reno Omokri It has not occurred to the APC that they have tunnel vision. The party and its leadership ...

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July 1, 2014

For the record: Poverty and terrorism threaten the foundations of our democracy – Bola Tinubu

by Bola Tinubu Since the 1999 transition from military to civilian rule, we have effectively limited our definition of democracy ...

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June 30, 2014

‘I did not insult Ekiti people’: Read Gov. Fashola’s multi-course menu on Fayose’s victory

by Babatunde Fashola Is it logical human behaviour for a land of many intellectuals to reject so overwhelmingly an incumbent ...

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June 27, 2014

Opinion: Free speech and the lessons of history

by Tochukwu Ezukanma Unfortunately, freedom of expression has been under powerful assault from President Goodluck Jonathan.  Although he postures as ...

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June 23, 2014

Opinion: Ekiti’s critical lessons for democracy

by Jibrin Ibrahim PDP knew what they were doing when they choose him above all the other educated and suave ...

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June 11, 2014

Opinion: Between Tom Ikimi and APC Chairmanship – This cap does not fit

by Adekunle Omobaba At 68, he was a divorcee and he had this to say: “I don’t have a wife now ...

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June 2, 2014

Opinion: PDP and the growth of Nigeria’s democracy

by Sunny Okoro Like I said the PDP has actually grown our democracy from stage to stage because even some ...

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May 29, 2014

Opinion: Pres. Jonathan, Nigerian military and the missing girls

by Kayode Badmus Children’s day has come and gone and these kids missed out, so today we would be celebrating ...

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May 25, 2014

#TheYNaijaInterview: My generation cannot change the country simply because we’re young – Chude Jideonwo

by Wilfred Okiche Chude Jideonwo is a writer, journalist, media entrepreneur and social advocate. His new book ‘Are We The ...

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May 20, 2014

Cheta Nwanze: Sadly, Nigeria’s democracy will only churn out more GEJs

by Cheta Nwanze Let’s accept one real, hard fact about this “democracy” that we have: democracy, American style, is nothing ...

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March 5, 2014

Ayo Sogunro: Dear Sadiq Abacha, don’t get it twisted, your father’s government was truly brutal

by Ayo Sogunro Now, let’s come to Wole Soyinka. First: you can never eradicate the infamy of your father’s legacy ...

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February 1, 2014

Dele Momodu: Nigeria – In search of a cheaper democracy

by Dele  Momodu With due respect to Madam Ngozi, a woman I admire so much and saw as a potential ...

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January 23, 2014

Opinion: Tukur’s exit cannot save PDP from its impending death

by Garba Shehu That said, there is no denying that Tukur’s departure is coming with an expiry date, too little, ...

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