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Okey Ndibe: A national insult rejected
by Okey Ndibe How did we quickly forget that Abacha’s looting of public funds from the vaults of the Central Bank of Nigeria was a patriotic act? Or that he…
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Opinion: Nigeria’s centenary and the urgency of now
by Jaye Gaskia And whereas Lugard may have made a mistake in the course of promoting the selfish interests of British colonialism 100 years ago in 1914; the real challenge,…
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Japheth Omojuwa: Why the Nigerian Presidency must address this Wendell Simlin scandal
by Japheth Omojuwa Reno Omokri remains officially a staff of the presidency and the presidency must take absolute responsibility for his indiscretions. This is not just your everyday indiscretion; this…
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Feyi Fawehinmi: How Wendell Simlin was unmasked
by Feyi Fawehinmi But it’s important to make the point that just because you remain in your job and you can keep quiet about the matter, presumably till it dies…
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Opinion: President Jonathan is guilty of incompetence
by Olukoya Obafemi The ineptitude of my president seems so gargantuan. The country has been radically plummeted to the lowest nadir ever since. The government that has flirted and conjugated…
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Olusegun Adeniyi: Sanusi’s allegations of corruption and its merit
by Olusegun Adeniyi However, I am also of the view that there are two critical charges against Sanusi that I find indefensible: one, refusal by the CBN to comply with…
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YNaija Editorial: Sanusi made things messy, but his removal is not acceptable
by Our Editors The federal government based its decision to suspend the governor on the damning report by the little-known agency called the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria. While announcing…
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Opinion: Why Pres. Jonathan must protect Gov. Shettima
by Zainab Suleiman Okino With Sanusi and other examples, Governor Shettima’s criticism of the government’s handling of the Boko Haram insurgents’ renewed boldness and wanton killing in the North East…
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Perry Brimah: #WhereIsOurMoney – What Fela Kuti tells us
by Peregrino Brimah Two point eight billion Naira, Oil money is still missing, Dey set up inquiry, Dey say money no lost eo, Dey dabaru everybody supervisor Obasanjo, Dey…
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Don’t get it twisted: Sanusi is still the CBN governor – Jonathan
by Oge Okonkwo Nigeria's president Goodluck Jonathan on Monday said that the suspended Lamido Sanusi was still the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria. The president said Sanusi would only…
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Opinion: This is why kerosene sells for so high in Nigeria
by Ayo Benjamin A subsidy policy that attempts to make a popular commodity like kerosene, used by most households, affordable for the masses cannot be wrong. One gets the feeling…
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Cheta Nwanze: How this government got it very wrong on Sanusi
by Cheta Nwanze Let's face it people, a major heist is going on, and for all his faults, a leaky mouth and a randy cock, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi blew the…
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Sanusi Lamido Sanusi: Here is my side of the story (READ)
by Sanusi Lamido Sanusi I must say that there was no time when the CBN received any letter from the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria. At no point were we…
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Opinion: Why Nigeria is still together
by Ifeanyi Igbokwe While we are busy pointing accusing fingers at GEJ, Sanusi, NNPC and everyone else we have also cheated in our exams, both professional and academic. We have…
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Pius Adesanmi: Dear Sanusi, here are your sins against Nigerians
by Pius Adesanmi 1) You sinned against us during Occupy Nigeria. Such was the level of your vomit-inducing elitism that you didn’t even know that most Nigerians do not power…
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Opinion: Are NNPC and PPPRA immune to legislative and presidential oversight?
by Jiti Ogunye NNPC and their spin doctors should realize that Nigerians are no fools. Let the guilty own up, and as it is the practice, let charges be preferred,…
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Perry Brimah: Umaru Musa Yar’Adua-The legacy of a president
by Peregrino Brimah But Yar’dua was not stopping here, late Yar’Adua gave executive orders to the EFCC to go after anyone, bar none. Obasanjo was in his crosshairs. Obasanjo panicked!…
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Opinion: Just before Okonjo and Allison drives us crazy
by Odusote Oluwakayode Surely, something is rotten in the NNPC and the Minister of Petroleum, Alissson Madueke either participated in it, created the environment in which it could fester or…
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Femi Aribisala: There is no ‘Goodluck’ in corruption
by Femi Aribisala However, the emergence of the APC is likely to heighten corruption and not lessen it, as the PDP offers money to defectors to come back, to APC…
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Perry Brimah: The kerosene subsidy scam and the Boko Haram massacres
by Peregrino Brimah Nigeria is officially under a terrorist government so long as the Goodluck Jonathan administration protects these terror sponsors; and there will be more deaths, there will be…
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Opinion: NNPC controversy- Between CBN and the Ministry of Finance
by Olusola Daniel Evidently, this should provide Nigerians with a definitive verdict on the controversy. We would recall that a similar forensic audit was deployed to investigate subsidy claims and…
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Perry Brimah: The ’missing’ $20 Billion abomination
by Peregrino Brimah The Yar’adua government stood-out separate from the Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan administration as relates to this monstrous scam. Yar’adua was disgusted by this humongous theft of the…
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Missing oil funds: NNPC returns N7.61billion out of N3 trillion to federation account
by 'Jola Sotubo Following a series of back and forth arguments about how much money is being owed to the nation's federation account by the Nigerian National petroleum Corporation (NNPC),…
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Opinion: Dear God, I want to report President Jonathan to you
by Fejiro Oliver Hear this daddy; President Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe (fake name) Jonathan is my burden, alongside his shepopotamus wife, Mama Peace and his undeclared lover, who has consistently dazzled…
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Simon Kolawole: NNPC- The death of a dream
by Simon Kolawole Imagine: NNPC’s operations could have been very transparent, meeting every standard of global best practice. NNPC could have been the pride of Nigeria, a jewel in the…
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Perry Brimah: These are President Jonathan’s 20 most notable ‘legacies’
by Peregrino Brimah Others include, Private jets, Dokubo, Al Mustapha, the gay rapist released, Eloping with Diezani, begging three times failed NSA Gusau, keeping 'Facrook' in office and on payroll,…
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Opinion: Sanusi, the confused banker
by Benard A. Ashazobor Mr. Sanusi is known for his cowboy-like behaviour, which is unbecoming of such a high-ranking civil servant who should be steering Nigeria towards economic growth. Listening…
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Perry Brimah: As 2015 elections approach, Jonathan proves critics right
by Peregrino Brimah The Jonathan administration had to appear as if it is searching for the putrid, decaying carcass in the executive room. Though being unable to punish these executive…
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Olusegun Adeniyi: Yar’adua, Kerosene and the subsidy fraud
by Olusegun Adeniyi However, it is interesting that the same CBN Governor, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, whom NNPC now accuses of ignorance and “playing politics”, was the administration’s posterboy in…
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Opinion: How to stop Jonathan from bankrupting Nigeria
by Bámidélé Adémólá-Olátéjú This rape of our land should offend us and move us to action. If we do not act, if we do not remove these amoral instincts of…
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YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy
YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy