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#TheYNaijaInterview: My generation cannot change the country simply because we’re young – Chude Jideonwo
by Wilfred Okiche Chude Jideonwo is a writer, journalist, media entrepreneur and social advocate. His new book 'Are We The Turning Point Generation?' will be launched officially today at the…
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Gimba Kakanda: On Soyinka Vs the Abachas – A letter to Gymber Cacandah
by Gimba Kakanda Of course, I love that I’m being threatened, because I’ll gladly sensationalise that to fast-track my asylum application. Dear Mr. Gymber Cacandah, I have to write this,…
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Gimba Kakanda: In defence of Sani Abacha’s son, Sadiq
by Gimba Kakanda I love how Sadiq deconstructed your Soyinka, an overrated professor who has no PhD. Shame. Our friend, a certified ajebota, Salihu Dasuki Nakande got his PhD at…
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Opinion: Sambo Dasuki, Nigerian security challenges & media relations
by Yushau Shuaib Some respected columnists also questioned the silence of NSA over recent security challenges. Writing under his weekly column in Thisday, Olusegun Adeniyi asked if Sambo Dasuki has…
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Opinion: Dear Sadiq Abacha, blood is thicker than common sense
by Michael John “Perhaps Sadiq was too young to know that his father was a live Dracula,” he said. “Well I know that my now late grand mother once told…
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Opinion: Sadiq and Gumsu Abacha – The genealogy of African kleptocracy
by Adeolu Ademoyo So while the Abacha Jnrs have rights to defend Abacha Snr-their father who used prebendalism to steal over 4 billion dollars of Nigerian resources as head of…
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Sonala Olumhense: How the US can help Nigeria
by Sonala Olumhense If the objective of the US is to help the people of Nigeria, it needs to bear in mind that the challenge of recovering looted funds, indeed…
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Demola Rewaju: Abacha, honour and the necessary question mark
by Demola Rewaju The name ‘Sani Abacha’ and the word ‘honour’ (or the Americanised cousin ‘honor’) must never be used in the same sentence without a question mark somewhere in…
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Opinion: Let’s fact-check Sadiq Abacha’s letter to Wole Soyinka
by Okechukwu Ofili I broke down Sadiq’s letter and researched his claims written in bold font below. My goal was to be as objective as possible, without showing any bias. Yesterday, I…
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Bayo Olopohunda: How Jonathan betrayed Nigerians
by Bayo Olopohunda Now, he is aiming to recontest his lack lustre presidency in 2015. Nigerians should reject Jonathan in 2015 as a payback for his betrayal. The election year…
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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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Ayomikun Soyombo: The day Abacha died (Poetry)
by Soyombo Ayomikun "Abacha is dead," the person yelled. Our pastor pause. Someone right on the front row jumped up. He leapt onto the streets 1.I was in church …
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Ayo Sogunro: Dear Sadiq Abacha, don’t get it twisted, your father’s government was truly brutal
by Ayo Sogunro Now, let’s come to Wole Soyinka. First: you can never eradicate the infamy of your father’s legacy by trying to point out the failings of another Nigerian.…
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Opinion: How corruption among the ruling class destroyed businesses in Nigeria
by Jibrin Ibrahim The Ministry of Finance that is overseeing the inter-agency reconciliation process is of the view that $10.8 billion is the sum yet to be reconciled. It was…
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Akin Osuntokun: Gen. Aliyu Gusau, the spy who loves Nigeria
by Akin Osuntokun The return of Gusau to the government of President Goodluck Jonathan as minister (of defence?) is pregnant with meanings. In the ensuing months of a testy political…
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Aww, he’s SO cute: Sani Abacha’s grandson celebrates 3rd birthday (See Photos)
by Oke Efagene Mubarak, is the youngest son of Gumsu Abacha and her Cameroonian husaband, Bayero Fadil, recently turned 3, and his doting mother joined him in celebrating his birthday…
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Opinion: Why Obasanjo is my man of the year
by Ose Oyamenda-Eimakhu Here is the same Tinubu wishing what he never wished on his enemy on the Nigeria he loves. You wonder why people pity Nigeria and wonder if…
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“Obasanjo should mention me directly” – Al Mustapha is spoiling for a fight over snipers
by Oke Efagene Former army Major, Hamza Al-Mustapha, yesterday called for an open debate with former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, in connection with the latter's open letter to President Goodluck…
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Ijeoma Nwogwugwu: How not to sell our refineries
by Ijeoma Nwogwugwu My take on all this is that it’s high time we do away with the needless emotions and get rid of the four moribund plants on…
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Sani Abacha’s son weds in Abuja (PHOTOS)
by Chi Ibe Mahmud Abacha, one of the sons of the late dictator, Sani Abacha today wed Hamama in Abuja. Photos are below:
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It’s about time: FG moves to recover €185 million of Abacha’s stolen money
Nigeria has embarked on an international campaign to press Liechtenstein into returning €185m linked to the late military dictator General Sani Abacha, which is still harboured in the tiny…
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Opinion: Jonathan and the Ministers of Rome
by Emma Okocha Ashiru, wearing the signature bow-tie strings of Bolaji Akinyemi, did not understand the main planks of Nigeria’s Foreign Policy. Unable to advise the Presidency on the repercussions…
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Simon Kolawole: Our Constitution is not the problem
by Simon Kolawole But I will soon show that this is not a minor issue. It will determine the pattern of voting and the overall outcome. Three, how will delegates…
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Akin Osuntokun: How fares the Northern hegemony
by Akin Osuntokun As the virulence of the Abacha dictatorship unfolded, it became clear that Northern military-regional hegemony had run its course and had given way to heedless and malevolent…
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Salihu Tanko Yakasai: Al-Mustapha must stop acting like a political learner (Y! Politico)
by Salihu Tanko Yakasai You might be a Major in the Nigerian Army, one of the best that we had, but when it comes to politics, you are a bloody…
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Femi Fani-Kayode: The PDP crisis is essentially a fight between two lions
by Femi Fani-Kayode What is going on in the ruling party today has little to do with the ordinary people of Nigeria. It is simply an internal and brutal struggle…
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Abacha loot: Two arrested in UK over £20m
by 'Jola Sotubo Photo credit: Leadership Years after his demise, the name of former Nigerian military ruler,Sani Abacha, is still causing controversy around the globe. Efforts have been made to…
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How I escaped plots to kill me in prison – Al-Mustapha narrates ordeal
by Akan Ido Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, former Chief Security Officer (CSO) to late Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha, has revealed that he escaped several plots to kill him while…
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Femi Falana: How a defective judicial system freed Al-Mustapha
by Femi Falana SAN But suffice it to say that under the criminal justice system, only the poor are successfully prosecuted for murder and sundry offences because they lack the…
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Simon Kolawole: Immunity is obviously not the problem
by Simon Kolawole We seem to have two sets of laws and two justice systems. One for the poor, the other for the powerful. A common man will be sentenced…
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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