Tag: Dictator
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Nigeria needs a ‘dictator’ to put things right – Emir of Ilorin
The Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, says Nigeria needs a benevolent dictator to put things right in the country.
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I’m no dictator but you must show respect – Arteta
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta insists he does not run the club with an iron fist. The Spaniard axed club captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang two weeks ago for a disciplinary breach. It is now unclear whether Aubameyang will fellow the likes of the departed Mesut Ozil, Sokratis Papastathopoulos and Skhodran Mustafi, who all got on the wrong…
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Former South Korean military dictator, Chun Doo-hwan dies at 90
Chun Doo-hwan dies at 90
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I have issues with ‘dictator’ Oshiomhole, not APC – Edo Deputy Gov
The Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shuaibu has disclosed that he has a problem with Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, the suspended national chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC). Shuaibu described Oshiomhole as a dictator whilst speaking on a Channels Television programme “Politics Today”. He stated that he has no problem with the ruling party…
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Nigeria’s presidential election is a choice between dictator and kleptocrat – Bloomberg
What’s a Nigerian citizen to do when there’s a presidential election coming up and the two leading candidates are a former dictator who’s presided over four years of lackluster growth and an alleged kleptocrat of international repute? This is the choice facing Africa’s largest oil producer, and by some measures its largest economy, in the…
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Onnoghen: FG rejects dictator title for Buhari, insists due process was followed
The Federal Government on Monday rejected the allegation that Nigeria is sliding into dictatorship because of the filing of charges against Chief Justice of Nigeria Walter Onnoghen at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration “stands firm on the Rule of Law”, the government said. It insisted that Justice Onnoghen has a…
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Kwara APC rejects dissolution, calls Oshiomhiole a dictator
The All Progressives Congress in Kwara State (APC) has rejected the dissolution of its executive committee by the party’s National Working Committee (NWC). The party said the purported dissolution of its executives at the ward, local government and state levels was not only outrightly unlawful but also null and void. The state APC made its…
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Ex-Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega dies
Former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega, who spied for the CIA before his drug trafficking and brutal regime sparked a U.S. invasion in 1989, has died aged 83. President Juan Carlos Varela announced Noriega’s death on Twitter late on Monday, and said his passing marked the closing of a chapter in Panama’s history. Noriega, who ruled…
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Democracy Day: Buhari running Nigeria like civilian dictator – NBA
The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has described President Muhammadu Buhari’s style of governance as that of a civilian dictator. The accusation was made in a statement by the Chairman of the Imo State Chapter of the NBA, Lawrence Nwakaeti during an assessment of the two years of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) led federal government.…
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Mosques demolition: ‘Fayose, a Christian dictator, fanatic chief executive’ – MURIC
Sequel to his proposed demolition of some mosques in the state, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has described Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State as a ‘Christian dictator and fanatic chief executive’. MURIC also admonished its members in the state in visit Fayose in Kirikiri Prison when his tenure ends and is made to account…