Tag: Anarchy
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Protests: Military envisages anarchy, reign of terror
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ), says the planned nationwide protest has the potential of degenerating into anarchy, and reign of terror based on the situational analysis by the military high command. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, said this while briefing newsmen on the operations
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Rehearsing the Anarchy – By Chidi Amuta
Nigeria’s litany of troubles has finally anchored on two basic existential matters. Insecurity and hunger. We are all very unsafe and now the vast majority of our people are very hungry and angry. Of the two urgencies, the rise of mass hunger is indeed a novel addition to our familiar tale of serial calamities. Mass…
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Road to anarchy: ASUU, labour and solidarity protest – By Dakuku Peterside
Barring any last-minute change of mind, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) will, this week, embark on a nationwide protest in solidarity with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) which has been on strike for more than six months forcing students to stay at home endlessly. The planned protest by the mother of all labour unions…
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Nigeria: From Freedom To Anarchy, By DAN AMOR
Once upon a time, there was a young country struggling in the comity of nations to find her place in the sun. For, in this young country of brav
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PDP rejects direct primary, says its a plot to introduce anarchy in internal party elections
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the adoption of direct primary for the nomination of candidates for elections
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We are watching Nigeria slip into anarchy – Rita Dominic
Popular actress, Rita Dominic has lamented over the state of insecurity in the country. In a Twitter post on Monday, the 45-year-old role interpreter said elected officials must do more to address the worsening state of things before they get out of hand. According to her, there must be concentrated efforts by the government to…
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Nigeria sliding into anarchy, becoming a failed state – Governor Ishaku
Taraba State governor, Darius Ishaku, has said that Nigeria is dangerously sliding into anarchy and becoming a failed state due to increased insecurity. The governor raised the alarm in Jalingo, the state capital, on Saturday, during an interview with journalists to mark his sixth year in office. He said, “Nigeria is sliding to a failed…
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Attack on Police: Anarchy and Disintegration Imminent!, By Michael West
By Michael West Nigeria’s total collapse and disintegration appears imminent. One does not need a soothsayer to know this. The ominous signs are everywhere for all to see. Apart from the political turmoil instigated by cronyism, misgovernance, leadership failure and incompetence – all of which validated strident calls for restructuring of the polity and…
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The Audacity Of Anarchy – Azu Ishiekwene
Azu Ishiekwene There was a BBC News story in February that caught me between laughter and bemusement. The news channel reported, in very strong language matched only by the alarming reactions of the persons interviewed, a spate of stabbings across parts of south London that left at least one dead. It’s sad that…
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USSD: What happens to anarchy deferred?, Okoh Aihe
Okoh Aihe On this bright Monday morning, as I put my materials together for this Wednesday column, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, is holding a crisis meeting with the various stakeholders of the telecommunications industry in trying to ward off a USSD misunderstanding that is threatening to obscure most of…