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The Senate investigative hearing into the alleged illegal repatriation of $13.9 billion by MTN between 2006 and 2016, is disturbing on many levels. First, the basic charge is false. The…
Read MoreAs he marched to victory at the ballot box at the fourth time of asking and created history in the process, there was a nagging doubt by those who supported…
Read MoreThe darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis - Dante Alighieri Last Wednesday, Ahunna Nwaogwugwu – @QueenCleo_92 on Twitter – collated…
Read MoreAnyone reading the news today would be forgiven for thinking Nigeria is back in the 1980s and 1990s. In some ways, we are already there, what with a recession caused…
Read MoreThe recent report by Amnesty International that exposes inhumane behaviour and gross human rights abuses by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), an elite unit of the Nigerian Police Force set…
Read MoreThe 2016 budget process was fraught with delays and controversy, as the late appointment of ministers ensured that the budget was not signed into law until three weeks to the…
Read MoreA major plank of the Buhari administration was the pledge to end the insurgency in the North-east. It met on the ground a war against Boko Haram that had been…
Read More20 years ago this week, Nigeria recorded one of its most remarkable sporting triumphs to win the gold medal in the Olympic football tournament, with improbable victories over first Brazil,…
Read MoreEvery new set of appointments by President Buhari comes under growing scrutiny, with observers waiting to compare the number of Northern sounding names with the number of Southern sounding names.…
Read MoreThe elections are almost upon us as the six week postponement period has almost elapsed. Sadly, there is desperation saturating the political atmosphere as politicians want to secure, or remain…
Read MoreFile photo Over the years, Nigeria's military built a fearsome reputation. This reputation was not earned solely by the large expanse of land it controlled or its demographic strength, rather…
Read MoreThis needs be clear - the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) is not an impartial, objective organization.It is a sworn enemy of President Goodluck Jonathan and has been an equal-opportunity condemner of everything…
Read MoreThe government’s response to the protests have been of suspicion... Promises have been made, but these are things we have heard on numerous other occasions. Much talk, some movement, but…
Read MoreThe fact that Nigerians (not even those who like him or feel sorry for him) cannot trust this president, and do not believe that he has the capacity to…
Read MoreBut one does not need possess a doctorate degree to see the numerous holes in government’s smart Alec plan. The entire publishing industry is not isolated from the perils and…
Read Moreby the Editorial team While the CBN governor has become a thorn in the NNPC’s flesh, the corporation’s handling of these very weighty allegations has been disturbing to say the…
Read MoreWe have to wonder when it became our culture imperative to marginalise, to victimise, to hate. To witch-hunt a particular section of the otherwise law-abiding population. This one came upon…
Read Moreby Wilfred Okiche By the end of the week, the ebullient governor of Rivers state Rotimi Amaechi is likely to have fired another verbal salvo at any one- or all-…
Read MoreFile photo Victims and the media have become more active in engaging and tackling the issues of sexual misbehaviours. If you read the newspapers casually, you might get the…
Read MoreOur job is to "reduce crime by bringing more offences to justice, and to raise public confidence that the system is fair and will deliver for the law-abiding citizen." In the aftermath…
Read MoreAbdoulaye-Wade The result of his bid to override the bid of the people – in a country that has seen neither military nor constitutional coups – is but a diminished…
Read MoreIt is impossible to imagine a nation more in self-denial than our dear country. Nigerians like to speak about what would or would not happen “in civilised societies” in…
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