Stephen Keshi with 2013 nations cup trophy

by Eric Osagie Death, the grim reaper, scored two devastating goals against the Nigerian soccer fraternity last week, throwing the nation into deep mourning. First, it plucked the amiable ex-coach of the Super Eagles, Stephen Okechukwu Keshi. Then, it snatched another ex-coach of the national team, Amodu Shuaibu, just when we all were still grieving... Read More

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Eric Osagie: But why is Jega rationalizing INEC’s inefficiency?

by Eric Osagie For once, we must learn to apply the same yardstick for every Nigerian. If it was Professor Maurice Iwu that was involved in this exercise, we all (including this writer) would have been calling for his head. An elephant that delivers a mouse. That’s how the late Chief Moshood Abiola would have... Read More

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October 14, 2013

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Eric Osagie: Madam Minister, that was NOT an act of God

by Eric Osagie Truly, the Nigerian airspace behaves like the Abiku, a spiritual child that dies one moment and resurrects the next. One moment you believe that our air space has become safe and reliable, the next, a fatal crash shatters your optimism and confidence: Hundreds die. Hearts are forever broken and the nation weeps. Man... Read More

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October 9, 2013

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Eric Osagie: If we must talk – Memo to the President on National Confab

by Eric Osagie If we must talk, President Jonathan and his administration must assure us that they will be bound by the recommendations and resolutions of the confab; that there will be no monkey games with the report; that it is not a strategy to divert our attention from pressing economic and social issues that... Read More

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October 1, 2013

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Eric Osagie: #Independence53 – Hope in the midst of hopelessness

by Eric Osagie But amidst all these, we must not, never, lose hope. The good news: We can have a nation of the dreams of our founding fathers. We only need to play our parts. The leaders and the led. It’s simple: Let the leaders lead well and the followers follow well. Land of beauty.... Read More

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September 23, 2013

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Eric Osagie: Akpabio, loyalty and the president

by Eric Osagie Conversely, good leaders, in serving their people so well, demonstrate uncommon loyalty. Loyalty to God and loyalty to God’s people. So, we can in the same vein, safely conclude that Akpabio, Fashola, Oshiomhole, Dankwambo, are loyal leaders because they are working for the people. On another level, they are also loyal to... Read More

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September 17, 2013

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Eric Osagie: 2015 – Drumbeats of war

by Eric Osagie If we survive 2015, we are likely to survive as a nation. Never in the history of this nation have we had this kind of tension, stretching from even four years before the presidential poll. Never have we had this kind of sharp division along regional lines as we are witnessing now.... Read More

2015, APC, Baraje, elections, Eric Osagie, nigeria, PDP, polls, Tukur, war

September 9, 2013

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Eric Osagie: This PDP mess is like observing a terminally ill patient

by Eric Osagie Truly, PDP is a party of big men. Too many big men. Too many godfathers. Too many people who are too big to be controlled. And even the controllers are often behaving like emperors. Picture it as a sinking Titanic. Picture it as a terminally ill patient, with multiple ailments. Then, you... Read More

APC, big men, emperors, Eric Osagie, implosion, mess, PDP, titanic

August 31, 2013

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Femi Adesina: Buhari, 2015 and the parable of 2 sons

by Femi Adesina With all due respect, Buhari is not indispensable… If Buhari runs and fails in 2015, he would have finally eroded the Buhari myth, which has kept many of his followers going over the years. And that would be quite tragic. A nation should not lose all its heroes, in the name of... Read More

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August 29, 2013

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Opinion: If Buhari returns in 2015…

by Eric Osagie If Buhari runs in 2015, he would be confirming what many of his adversaries and opponents had always suspected: That the whole merger proposition was all for the realisation of the ambition of Buhari and the ego of Bola Tinubu. In a country soaked deep in greed and graft, especially of its... Read More

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August 7, 2013

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Eric Osagie: Can this APC kill our pains?

by Eric Osagie However, for many Nigerians, who do not belong to any political party, the nagging questions have been: Can they? Can this APC kill our pains, cure our headaches? Do they have what it takes to take us to Eldorado as they have promised? Like in the case of a new baby, joy... Read More

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Eric Osagie: We can never forget… [In memory of Stephen Keshi & Amodu Shuaibu]

Eric Osagie: But why is Jega rationalizing INEC’s inefficiency?

Eric Osagie: Madam Minister, that was NOT an act of God

Eric Osagie: If we must talk – Memo to the President on National Confab

Eric Osagie: #Independence53 – Hope in the midst of hopelessness

Eric Osagie: Akpabio, loyalty and the president

Eric Osagie: 2015 – Drumbeats of war

Eric Osagie: This PDP mess is like observing a terminally ill patient

Femi Adesina: Buhari, 2015 and the parable of 2 sons

Opinion: If Buhari returns in 2015…

Eric Osagie: Can this APC kill our pains?

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