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USIP prediction on 2019 and Shehu Sani’s reactions
By Isaac Atuluku The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) has in line with its mandate to promote conflict resolution and conflict prevention worldwide conducted a research on the forthcoming general election in Nigeria with a view to identifying flash points and likely areas of conflicts. But based on its interactions with Nigerians in the…
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2019: Will Plateau Return To Egypt?
By Sunday Thomas These are very auspicious times. For states under induced violence and killings, there is every need to tramp with caution, because the political scavengers are back. They are on the prowl, enriched in more tricks and deceptions in the quest for power. Leadership of any state in Nigeria is quite difficult. It…
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Perry Brimah: A Narcissist That Lost His Marbles
BY LAWRENCE AUDU In a season when blind adoption of political correctness is dredging up the worst of human scum for drama effect, one Perry Brimah of ENDS (Every Nigeria Do Something) has taken his own narcissistic self-absorption to a new level by hallucinating that he is worthy of being Khashoggied. Brimah suddenly thinks he,…
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Buhari is still the alternative to Buhari
By Anthony Kolawole Sometimes, I am lurched into serious thinking, just to discern the reasoning capacity of some Nigerians. Often, and with the next general election barely five months away, one is assailed with malicious and bitter criticisms of the three and a half years old administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. Whilst to his supporters,…
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That Timi Frank needs help
By Philip Agbese Appearance can be deceptive. With his scruffy looks, one time deputy spokesperson for the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Frank, strikes the posture of someone in need of at least one of the social security interventions of the APC government. But that is as far as it goes. Timi Frank play in…
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Much Ado about PMB’S certificate
By Philip Agbese Elections are around the corner again. Politicians and political parties are scheming on how to take over power or how to retain power in places where they are in charge, and therefore political shenanigans, propagandas, lies, outright falsehoods and even hate speeches are all on the increase at this time. These are…
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That Plateau pond of death
By Philip Agbese When news filtered on the recovery of cars of victims from a mining pond in Dura Du, Jos, Plateau State, I was not surprised. I say this for two reasons. One is the fact that Du is an area made famous by the former governor of Plateau State, Da Jonah David Jang,…
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Atiku: An inch away from PDP presidential ticket
In life, no season remains forever and similarly, situations also change one after another. When a storm emerges in an ocean, it creates violent wind and heavy rain, sometimes, causing a dreadful disaster but after some time there prevail a reign of calmness. Though the storm disturbs the man’s life, it will not remain for…
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The New Nigeria: Conceived, Soon To Be Delivered
By Ruth Zubairo People are tired of Nigeria. Tired of not having “light”. Tired of fuel scarcity. Tired of increases toll fares on bad roads. Tired of bad education. Tired of politicians playing “kalo kalo” with their destinies. Religious houses are packed full with people praying for a miracle. Drive by an embassy and see…
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Boko Haram: Is this the end?
By Ifure Ataifure I have seen several barbs on my social media handles to the effect that the real people pulling the strings of the puppets called Boko Haram terrorists are busy with electioneering hence the lull in the group’s murderous activities. Of a truth, ongoing political activities are in full gear without a single…