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Understanding Why Boko Haram Urgently Needs A Territory
By Karen Goulding Notorious terrorist group, Boko Haram (Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād) has ramped up its suicidal attacks. Suicidal in this context should not be missed up with suicide bombing in which person borne improvised explosive devices are detonated, killing the bearer and anyone unfortunate enough to be caught up within range of the…
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Abuja Three Years Without Bombs And Still Counting
I sat in anxiety as the yuletide season approached us. Thoughts ran riots in my head. I played out many scenarios as regards the likelihood of a disruption of the festive season by men of the underworld,
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Pro-democracy group berates PDP, others for politicizing national security
Leading pro-democracy group, National Democratic Front has berated the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) over calls for the resignation of President Muhammadu Buhari and the Service Chiefs as a clear attempt to pollute the national security architecture with bad politics. According to the group, the inglorious attempts by politicians to drag the service Chiefs into politics…
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Egina FPSO: What Gain for Nigeria?
Sunny Olisemeka The current strife between Samsung Heavy Industries Nigeria Limited, a South Korean company and Lagos Deep Offshore Logistics Base (LADOL) is a situation government must pay attention to, argues Sunny Olisemeka The first shocking news came to light three weeks ago. It snuck in like a silent mystery. It was about a worrying…
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Federal High Court Judges playing APC cards?
Rahman Barkindo, Discreet investigations have revealed top level clandestine moves to compromise the judicial arm of the government with respect to multitudes of pre-election matters arising from the last turbulent primaries of the ruling party, All Progressives Congress(APC), from the various stages of the Federation. Disillusioned with the democratic stance of the President insisting on…
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What They Don’t See: A reflection on PMB @76
By Okanga Agila In the final months of transition from military to civil rule between 1998 and 1999, I never felt the enthusiasm that gripped most people in the country. My lethargic disposition at that time was not due to the uncertainty of whether the process would work – it was largely seen as an…
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Buhari at 76: Nigerian women storm Abuja, celebrate PMB
As tributes and encomium continue to pour in for President Muhammdu Buhari on his 76 birthday, Nigerian women Monday morning trooped out in their number to celebrate him. The women, under the aegis of African Women Arise for Change and Good Governance , who stormed the Unity Fountain to declare their support for the president,…
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Opprobrious NASS and the 2019 budget
By Gabriel Ikese The ideal of popular election of Legislators is generally regarded as admirable. Yet the selection process does not always permit the widest possible choices. And that has been our albatross here in Nigeria. The legislature is expected to reflect the electorate’s preferences, but that is in the Whiteman countries, not in our…
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Ogboru goes for Delta liberation
By Zik Zulu Okafor His mantra is Delta Liberation 2019. Within the belly of this mantra is a well enunciated manifesto that will give birth to his ultimate vision – A New Delta! Olorogun Great Ovedje Ogboru is a familiar face. His name a formidable, if not an intimidating sound. His politics, a mixed bag,…
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Electoral Amendment Bill 2018: Two for the Price of One
By David Onmeje But for President Muhammadu Buhari’s foresight Nigeria would have scored a world record in addition to whatever other unpalatable records we already hold as the land of the absurd. Nigeria was on the verge of conducting its next general elections with a set of two laws: the Electoral (Amendment) Bill 2018 and…