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Peregrino Brimah: Dear Northern Provocateur, was Buhari Ijaw when he fought for Yar’Adua’s Impeachment?

by Peregrino Brimah Honestly! Tell me you are not sick and tired of these kinds of people…these ethnojingingoists. These sworn tribalists. It did not take them long to start declaring the demand for transparency on president Buhari’s illness and urgent consideration of the best options for him and Nigeria as political and tribal stints. Of... Read More

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The Thread: All the reasons Goodluck Ebele Jonathan qualifies as “Hero”

There’s a clear political divide between the foremost political parties in Nigeria -APC and PDP. The GEJites (mostly PDP members) claim Goodluck Ebele Jonathan as their “hero”, while the Buharists (wholly APC members) call Buhari the “Messiah”. There’s always a comparison between the two presidents and in most conversations, GEJ usually gets the short end... Read More

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The Thread: Oby Ezekwesili urges prayers for President Buhari and Nigerians disagree

The subject of Buhari’s health has Nigerians concerned…concerned about many things: His ability to run the country What his exact ailment is Why he refuses to disclose his diagnosis Whether he came into the presidency a sick man Why he hasn’t tendered his resignation What power the cabal has over him What will happen if... Read More

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Dele Momodu: Do our youth really know what they want?

by Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, I’m very sorry if I’m starting my weekly epistle with what may seem a rhetorical question today. Columnists are ordinarily expected to throw up certain questions from time to time and proffer answers. Let me confess right away that I may not be able to do so in this piece.... Read More

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The Thread: “Biafra died with Ojukwu” “Nigeria is a useless contraption” – A Nigerian’s thoughts on Secession

As sections of the country explore their options concerning their pact with Nigeria, whether to belong or break out, @ManiPeters is convinced staying trumps leaving. Here’s why: I've never lived in any of the minority states of old Eastern region but I'm aware of the hate and suspicion that define their Igbo views — Ogbete... Read More

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Opinion: The president is sick, so what?

by Olalekan Waheed ADIGUN For the third (or fourth) time in a row, President Muhammadu Buhari has missed the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting fueling insinuations that he must be “critically ill”. Some online media platforms reported on Tuesday May 2, 2017, that the President in fact reported to his office holding meetings with some... Read More

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#7YearsGone: 10 things Segun Adeniyi said about Yar’Adua’s health during his last days

As we reminisce on former president Yar’Adua’s death 7 years ago today, we flashback on the politics that surrounded Yar’Adua’s health and his eventual demise. These are excerpts from former SA Segun Adeniyi’s book, Power, Politics and Death. Do see below: 1 The beginning of the end “Although hardly ever ready on schedule, it was... Read More

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The Thread: “He looked great” “He is alive and doing well” | Excitement and distrust trail Buhari’s public reappearance [VIDEO]

The controversy over Buhari’s health status continues to rage. In the wake of the outrage on social media on Workers Day with Nigerians asking #WhereIsBuhari, the First Lady tweeted the president’s health is not “as bad as it is being perceived” This inspite of the fact that we hadn’t caught a glimpse of the president in... Read More

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Opinion: Aso Rock’s cabals have begun their escapades

by Stanley Ibeku The seemingly political confusion and tension about the health status of President Muhammadu Buhari continued on Tuesday with the frontmen in Aso rock taking their shenanigans to ridiculous and witless heights. The cabals are hell-bent on deceiving Nigerians that all is well. Unfortunately, First Lady Aisha Buhari seemed to have joined... Read More

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The Thread: “Healthcare is vital” “TrumpDon’tCare” “#VoteNo” | Americans scramble to block Trump from repealing Obamacare

As the Republican party marshals its forces to repeal Obamacare today, Americans who oppose the bill are tweeting the hashtag Vote No as a final hail Mary to stop the bill from passing. Do see below: https://twitter.com/funder/status/859921168752668673 https://twitter.com/ashleymac213/status/860132381109473280 https://twitter.com/mikayladreyer/status/860132451225653254 https://twitter.com/SinsBeggar/status/860019356855435264 https://twitter.com/Ideascantdie/status/860021068064411648 https://twitter.com/Ideascantdie/status/860021495212294144 https://twitter.com/shadownlite/status/860038781776273408 https://twitter.com/marybethpage5/status/860032100778598400 https://twitter.com/Diz_zy_/status/859750510659850242 https://twitter.com/shopgirl012974/status/860021661105565696 #VoteNo my daughters both have disabilities, one has epilepsy... Read More

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Peregrino Brimah: The President’s health- More ominous signs and the national urgency to #VideoChatWithBuhari

by Peregrino Brimah Third-party testimonies of the health of Nigeria’s president Muhammadu Buhari are very ominous signs. Buhari has not been seen in public since Friday, April 21st; the day I wrote an article warning that all was not well with him. In spite of the grave worry and concern shown by Nigerians and foreigners,... Read More

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Opinion: Lessons from Nnamdi Kanu’s detention and release

by Jideofor Adibe There are important lessons to be learnt from the detention and recent release of the leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), a breakaway faction of the Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra. MASSOB was formed in 1999 by Ralph Uwazurike, an Indian-trained lawyer ostensibly to realise Biafra.... Read More

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Olusegun Adeniyi YNaija

Segun Adeniyi: President Buhari’s health challenge

I remember that Segun, as SA media to the late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, passed through a path which I also passed through recently and I learnt a lot from those who worked with him, and who are still working with me in the same office. When President Yar’Adua had that medical challenge, I was... Read More

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Opinion: #NotTooYoungToRun | The Nigerian youth don’t need unity

by Jude Feranmi There has been so much ado about how to fix the mess that is Nigeria. As things stand at almost half the year, we don’t have a budget. We have also been told not to worry about the health status of the president except that we now have to take things slowly... Read More

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Opinion: Biafra, Buhari and the children of Ojukwu

by Chido Nwangwu Since April 25, 2017, millions of Nigerians, international security and diplomatic monitors of Nigeria have been witnessing two contrasting images of the country of an estimated 170 million. One image is that of President Muhammadu Buhari. The other is the controversial profile of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the IPOB (Indigenous People of... Read More

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Ayo Sogunro: Nigerian youth, it’s time we resist the system

by Ayo Sogunro Over the last few weeks, the political actors of Nigeria served us fresh drama. This time, the plot revolved around the ownership and purpose of some millions of dollars discovered in a flat in Lagos. Like any good thriller, it contained the elements of crime and corruption, heroes and villains, suspense, political... Read More

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Opinion: Still on 500 billion naira Paris club refund

by Shittu Yunus Shittu In line with the federal government’s mission to reflate economic activities in the country, the Federal Government had earlier disbursed a special intervention fund totalling N338 billion to 27 states in the country which was a step taken to enable states pay workers’ salaries and also salvage their economic situation.... Read More

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Opinion: Imo House of Thieves

by Kenneth Uwadi April 29th this year was a Saturday. It was my birthday and friends came to wish me well. It rained, not very much really but it was pretty cold outside. The tiny “rain” caused so much traffic delays. My friends who live inside town were screwed. One of them who only lives... Read More

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The Thread: “Buhari is now a ghost worker” “Missing person alert” | Nigerians demand to know #WhereIsBuhari

#WhereIsBuhari — T. Rânkïn' (@AfroVII) April 30, 2017 This is the question on Nigerians minds as they mark Workers Day today. The president has not been seen in public in a good while, has skipped meetings – Federal Executive Council and others, has even been absent from Juma’at prayers at the Aso Rock Mosque, so... Read More

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Pius Adesanmi: What’s on your President’s Plate in Nigeria?

by Pius Adesanmi Outside of President Trump’s support base, there is a lot of worry about the amount of time he spends tweeting and consuming cable television, especially Fox News. The worry about the sheer volume of time he has for and spends on trifle is a function of a certain awareness of the fact... Read More

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Opinion: The Nigerian Senate- Outstanding performance even in the midst of storms

by Olalekan Alabi The Nigerian Legislature as an arm of Government and particularly the institution of the Senate has always been a subject of major discuss within the Nigerian polity. Times and times again, the only news we hear about the upper legislative chamber is that of one indignity or the other which is apparently... Read More

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The Thread: All the leaders who caused Nigeria’s problem

Political Twitter NG is such an interesting playground when it’s not tedious. Nigerians can be found there putting on any of these caps where they serve- expert, analyst, overlord. One of the things they also do is take frequent trips down memory lane, solely to poke holes at our history and attempt to find out... Read More

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Farooq Kperogi: Nigeria’s future is sadly still in its past

by Farooq Kperogi The other day I was reflecting on Nigerians’ new favourite pastime: endless griping about the increasingly disabling dysfunction of the country. And I realised that one theme that often stands out when we bewail our present conditions is that we almost always sentimentalise the past. In other words, many Nigerians find relief... Read More

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Opinion: Oba of Lagos vs Ooni of Ife snub- The aftereffects

Omoshola Deji Civilisation and modern forms of governance have drastically diminished the power and authority of monarchs. Fading, not faded, our hidden admiration for primordial values sustains the influence of monarchs on government and the governed. Monarchs currently have no constitutional role, but their grassroots prominence generates patronage from virtually all holders of public office,... Read More

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Reno Omokri: Ghost President, Ghost achievements, Ghost monies in apartment owned by Ghosts

by Reno Omokri For the better part of this week, Nigeria has been having much of a to do about the royal snub from the Oba of Lagos to the Ooni of Ife. Such outrage, such consternation against Oba Rilwan Akiolu. The venom vented on him on social media and in real life were as... Read More

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Peregrino Brimah: The Aare’s curse- Did late MKO Abiola curse the North?

by Peregrino Brimah Aare Ona Kakanfo is a title given to the generalissimo, the war general during the Old Oyo Empire. The defacto Field Marshal who leads battles and conquers enemies. It is no little title. The Aare (XIII) before MKO Abiola, Ladoke Akintola died fighting, submachine gun in both hands during the Nzeogwu coup.... Read More

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Opinion: How DSS recruitment is proof to Southerners there’s nothing like one Nigeria

by Maxwell Adeyemi Adeleye In DSS recruitment list, the whole of South East region got 44 slots while Katsina State got 51 slots. It all started during the first republic. The Hausa/Fulani Oligarchy would ensure that their children populate all the security formations so that 25 years later, they would be controlling the major departments... Read More

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Opinion: About that NIA’s black budget and the mysterious whistleblower

by Yushau A. Shuaib Preparatory to the daring and merciless military operations against Boko Haram members, top officers of security and intelligence agencies were in Lagos and Abuja, towards the end of 2014 to interact with critical stakeholders that matter in shaping public perception and opinions. The then President of Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE),... Read More

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Femi Fani-Kayode: The ailing president and the coming conflagration in Nigeria

by Femi Fani-Kayode If the United Kingdom’s Foreign Minister, Boris Johnson, can describe the Leader of the Opposition Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, as a “mutton-headed old mugwump” and an “Islington herbivore” how on earth should we describe our very own President Muhammadu Buhari in Nigeria? As each day passes he looks more and more like... Read More

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The Thread: President Buhari explained in five tweets

Confused about what exactly is going on with Mr President aka GMB aka Sai Baba? @9grrepublican breaks it down with this analogy. Do see below: 1. CEO does not attend Annual General Meetings…..he works from home — The Republican (@9grrepublican) April 26, 2017 2. CEO wants The Board of Directors to approve a new $6.9b... Read More

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