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It’s senseless to think i will sponsor protest against a govt I am part of – Akpabio
Senate minority leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio has denied rumours that he is the sponsor of a planned march to be led by pop icon, 2face Idibia. 2face had announced a…
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Opinion: The 8th National Assembly is not entirely useless
by Chambers Umezulike Thoughts on the Interrogation of the NGN 9.2 billion Women Clean Cook Stoves Project Saga by the Federal House of Representatives I have been involved…
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Insiders: “Our government should stop being in denial about #SouthernKaduna killings”
The Southern Kaduna issue has become an albatross for the Federal government, there seems not to be any effective solution to address the issue, because in spite of the deployment…
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Lagos residents can now access govt services online
The Lagos State Government on Thursday launched a mobile application aimed at providing communication between citizens and government agencies. The app known as Citizens Gate allows Lagosians to get services…
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Opinion: Abiola Ajimobi- Belligerent, bellicose, bully
by Bayo Oluwasanmi “Is this one a student? You there? It's a pity...” - Governor Abiola Ajimobi If we can scan the Nigeria political horizon, it is difficult…
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Joel Ighalo: How non-negotiable is the unity of Nigeria [NEXT]
by Joel Ighalo There was this legend which was told about a schoolmate of mine: In an Oil and Gas exam, there was a question which bordered on Resource Control…
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The Church Blog: Guest Post | 5 urgent messages for Nigerian Christians in 2017
Dear men & women of God in the Nigerian Christian community, I am writing this article from a place of deep respect, love and concern, and as a Bible-believing Christian.…
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Opinion: Time to scrap the EFCC
by Jideofor Adibe This piece was motivated by two interrelated developments: the first is the furore caused by several corruption allegations against some top officials of the Buhari government and…
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#TheExperienceReport: Forget o, Yemi Osinbajo is still very popular
At least among Christians. When his name was mentioned yesterday and his face (and that of his utterly ravishing wife) came on the screens, the whole venue was electrified. And…
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Simon Kolawole: Nigeria | A community of contradictions
by Simon Kolawole This must be a joke. An armed robber, on realising that his gang’s victim was a born-again Christian, decided to pray for him. “Father,” he said, “everything…
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Opinion: Scornful captors, shameless custodians
by Michael O. Ogunjobi The role of government in any polity is primarily the protection of her citizens. This is a moral duty accorded legal cloak by the grundnorm of our…
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Opinion: The many dangers of senseless debts
by Jide Ojo It is no longer news that the country’s economy is in recession. Many Nigerians are cash-strapped. This is as a result of salaries and wages not being…
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Farooq Kperogi: Murderous mass persecution of Nigerian Shiites
I am no Shiite. As the son of a Sunni Muslim scholar, I have irreconcilable theological differences with Shiism. But I would be remiss (and betray the true meaning of…
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Festus Ogun: Government useless and the Nigerian State [Nigerian Voices]
by Festus Ogun Today, 2016 Nigeria is simply synonymous to the Hobbesian State of Nature. In this State of Nature, it has been said that life is solitary, nasty, brutish…
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Opinion: Why we should be worried about the release of 21 Chibok girls
by Usman Alabi We are still basking in the euphoria of the release of the 21 chibok girls from Boko Haram terrorists last week. It is something worth rejoicing on in…
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Inibehe Effiong: Crackdown on judges – Let’s separate the law from sentiments
by Inibehe Effiong The State Security Service (SSS) embarked on an unprecedented "crackdown" on allegedly corrupt judicial officers across the country over the weekend. Among the judicial officers whose houses…
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Reuben Abati: The Buhari legacy
by Reuben Abati President Muhammadu Buhari’s strategists, if they are at work at all, are chasing ants and ignoring the elephant in the room. They do him great disservice. Their…
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Opinion: Nigeria’s twisted search for happiness
by Imoisili Ehinomen In March this year, Nigerians were ranked by the United Nations as the 103rd happiest people in the world among the 157 nations assessed. Some people analyzed…
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Reuben Abati: Nigeria and the Rio Paralympics
Whoever came up with the aphorism that “like attracts like” deserves a special place in the Guinness Book of World Records. How true! Our country Nigeria went to the Rio…
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Opinion: Fani-Kayode and the vitriolic execration of Pres. Buhari
by Kingsley Ahanonu I have read many of Femi Fani-Kayode's opinions, especially of recent-both on the social media and from the papers-and I find myself tottering most times into the…
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Opinion: The Olympic disaster and the Nigerian culture of expecting something from nothing
by Elvis Subor Team Nigeria poor performance at the Rio Olympics is a nightmare that most Nigerians do not want to remember. Now, the question that keeps bugging me…
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#30Days30Voices: ‘Is this country going down the pit?’
As normal activities resume across the country after two days of national holiday, Nigerians are still faced with the reality that the economy keeps depreciating and many are going hungry. On…
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Opinion: Buhari’s ‘Change begins with me’ – a bargain of the century!
by Mohammed Alhaji For the first time in the history of our nascent (if 17 years of unbroken democracy and 4 presidents so far could be considered one) people from…
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#30Days30Voices: ‘People are dying… We can’t stand it again’ | Man complains bitterly about the economy
The economy of Nigeria is at its worst for the first time in decades. Inflation rate is through the roof while unemployment is at an all-time high. But it is…
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#BringBackOurGirls: Ibrahim Idris is the new Joseph Mbu
By Joachim MacEbong For 879 days, the Bring Back Our Girls movement has pushed and pushed and pushed for the release of the Chibok Girls. In the early days, the…
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The Media Blog: Toyin Subair just took everyone to school (and Heil DSTV!)
The former chief executive officer of the failed HiTV (High Television, for long) put up a post on LinkedIn in August that we just came across and that every media…
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#30Days30Voices: ‘The problem we have is tribalism’ | Man talks about the rise of insurgency in Nigeria
Tribalism is a major problem that has eaten deep into the fabric of the various institutions - both public and private - in Nigeria. Successive government have been known to…
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Opinion: Lagos, land grabbing and the law
by Ibironke Oluwatobi O. Lagos is a model state in the gallery of the country. People have assessed the state with different lenses. These assessments have won different titles for…
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Gimba Kakanda: Dear FCT Minister, this centre no longer holds
by Gimba Kakanda I was dissuaded from writing to you, from alerting you to things you are likely too busy to see. The main reason given for this was that…
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Dickson warns against trespassing into govt properties
Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson on Thursday said his government will not hesitate to prosecute anyone who trespasses into government lands and properties. He said this through a statement by…
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