by Segun Adeniyi Whatever you may say about the State Security Service (SSS), one thing you must concede to them is that they don’t allow others to tell their stories. Whenever they conduct an operation, especially one in which the culprit is caught in the act or is killed, Mrs Marilyn Ogar would immediately address... Read More

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Opinion: How cheap is Farouk Lawan?

by Mbasekei Martin Obono In a country that makes heroes out of people who do normal things – like carrying out the jobs they are paid or elected to do, or by just summoning the courage to say what is right, Farouk Lawan would easily pass as a hero. Mr. Lawan is a charmer whose... Read More

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June 16, 2012

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Dele Momodu: How they catch monkeys in Brazil

by Dele Momodu Beware of those who seek to take care of your need Lest your caretakers become your jailers” -Jim Rohn, The Treasury of Quotes Fellow Nigerians, if you grew up in my generation or much earlier, you are likely to have come across the novels of one of the best thriller writers of... Read More

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June 16, 2012

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Report: Farouk Lawan may spend weekend in detention, to sue police on Monday

by Hauwa Gambo Lawyers to the (former?) chairman of the House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee on Fuel Subsidy, Farouk Lawan, may be heading to court on Monday. (Read updates on FemiVSFarouk bribe scandal HERE) As at 7pm yesterday, the legislator was still detailed along with the clerk of his committee, after they reported at the... Read More

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June 14, 2012

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Leadership Editorial: Lawan, Otedola, N2.6trn thieves must face justice

by Hauwa Gambo Our friends at Leadership aren’t pulling any punches about the latest round of bribe scandals, and that’s just the way we like it. As they remind us: This scandal has been following a familiar path. Four short years ago, a House of Reps panel on power exposed the looting of $16billion in... Read More

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June 14, 2012

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Akintunde Oyebode: The beatification of an area boy (YNaija FrontPage)

I always wanted to use a Soyinka play as the title of my Thursday junk, thanks to the bees in Abuja, I finally have the chance. The Beatification of an Area Boy was inspired by the struggles of the poor people of Maroko, and how they were brutally displaced from their homes, their land shared... Read More

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June 13, 2012

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#FaroukLawan: The great PDP cover-up of 2012, but for whom?

by Tolu Orekoya Full of accusations, counter accusations, denials and then confessions, the $620,000 (or $3 million) scandal has now taken another turn with PDP members of the House trying to suppress public exposure or discussion of the details of the case. The tussle between Femi Otedola the oil magnate, accused of proferring the bribe, and Farouk Lawan,... Read More

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Segun Adeniyi’s column today: “I go chop your dollar!”

Opinion: How cheap is Farouk Lawan?

Dele Momodu: How they catch monkeys in Brazil

Report: Farouk Lawan may spend weekend in detention, to sue police on Monday

Leadership Editorial: Lawan, Otedola, N2.6trn thieves must face justice

Akintunde Oyebode: The beatification of an area boy (YNaija FrontPage)

#FaroukLawan: The great PDP cover-up of 2012, but for whom?

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