Author: Magnus Onyibe
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Facts And Fiction About Nollywood’s Incursion Into 2023 Gubernatorial Elections
There is a general belief universally that perception often times can become reality. And better still,the notion that movies can mimic life and vice versa is also not a rarity across the world.
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Presidency 2023, Obi-Dients and Weaponization Of Christianity – By Magnus Onyibe
One thing for sure is that with the active participation of our youths in the 2022/23 general elections,politics in Nigeria will take a new dimension and never be the same again. One of the first impact or change being foisted by Gen-Z is that politics has currently been pivoted from real life to virtual reality…
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Moment of truth as Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket tests Nigeria’s unity – By Magnus Onyibe
Right now, the choice of presidential and Vice Presidential candidates for the 2023 general elections in Nigeria is the number one horror afflicting the psyche of Nigerians. It is so much so that if a nation wide public opinion were to be conducted right now, the tendency that majority of Nigerians would tick-off the box…
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Thankfully, 2023 Presidential Hopefuls Are Economically Literate – By Magnus Onyibe
Projecting into the mindset of a potential president of Nigeria that would be the new occupant of Aso Rock Villa in 2023 is what l have set out to do by writing this essay. And l would like to state upfront that I am not by any means engaging in clairvoyance. That is why all…
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Nigerian Politicians And 2023 Primary Elections Hangovers – By Magnus onyibe
If the hangovers were the type that one feels after a revelry, or binge with friends after which one is reluctant to go back to work the next day ,it would not have mattered much . That is because, excessive alcoholic intake can be taken care of by engaging in quick detoxification. And being not…
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Implications Of Revolt By Justices And Circus Show In Supreme Court – By Magnus Onyibe
Following the sack of Walter Onoghen as Chief Justice of Nigeria , CJN in 2019 and particularly in the twilight of the first term of the outgoing administration, under circumstances that are still befuddling to the uninitiated, the judiciary stated convulsing. And it appears to have remained in the sick bay thereafter. In his first…
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Uncanny challenges on the path to presidency for APC and PDP – By Magnus Onyibe
Before delving into the nitty-gritty of the obviously rough road to Aso Rock Villa seat of presidential power, permit me to draw attention to the fact that l had predicted that becoming president of Nigeria in 2023 will be a straight fight between former president, Turaki Atiku Abubakar (1999-2007 and ex Lagos state governor, Asiwaju…
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Delta State Next Governor, Commitments And Betrayals – By Magnus Onyibe
As politicians ramp up activities towards the materialization of the yielding of political power to a new crop of leaders through a toss up of the baton currently being held by APC as the ruling party at the centre, adherence to commitments made by political actors and betrayals of the trust arising from the promises…
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Becoming President of Nigeria in 2023, and its surprises – By Magnus Onyibe
As a development strategist, I like to indulge in scenario building. And against the current run of play in the highly fluid Nigerian political atmosphere awash with candidates in excess of 40 aiming at becoming president of Nigeria in 2023, the surprise scenario that l have imagined is: Atiku Abubakar or Bukola Saraki paring with…
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More dialogue, not guns to end insecurity in Nigeria – By Magnus Onyibe
President Muhammadu Buhari has made a categorical statement in his Eid-Efitri message that the battle against terrorism will be over soon. But the haunting image of the innocent little baby born while the mother is in captivity following the terrorists’ invasion of Kaduna bound passengers trains on 28th March 2022, that was strewn on the…