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Theophilus Ilevbare: Why the North’s dependence on oil revenue is festering terrorism

by Theophilus Ilevbare In the most dishonest manner, northern leaders have taken a stand in the face of profoundly disturbing spate of bloodletting; they blame the poverty in the North on the 13 percent derivation of oil revenue given to the Niger Delta states. The ongoing national conference has been fraught with some very controversial... Read More

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April 1, 2014

Atiku Abubakar: What the National Conference should focus on

by Atiku Abubakar I come from the north, and I can tell you that government’s reliance on oil revenues has virtually destroyed the economy of the north, and no part of Nigeria has been left unaffected. I had publicly expressed reservations about the National Conference that has just been inaugurated by President Goodluck Jonathan, especially... Read More