Tag: Godwin Etakibuebu
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The drum of crisis and violence is sounding louder in Nigeria – By Godwin Etakibuebu
Last week I captured my usual Sunday broadcast as The Nigerian political atmosphere is becoming darker. And the caption of what I am presenting today is not too much different – The drum of crisis and violence is sounding louder. Are the two captions not similar enough?
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The Nigerian political atmosphere is becoming darker – By Godwin Etakibuebu
The caption of this piece: the Nigerian political atmosphere is becoming darker, might be suggesting something negative. Or so it looks like. Yes, it is like that, and there is no way one wants to explain it, the truth is that the Nigerian political cloud is not too clear for objectivity’s reading.
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Wike and his friends: The limit and destructive element of human vengeance – By Godwin Etakibuebu
Nyesom Wike; Executive Governor of the oil-rich Rivers State – in South-South region of Nigeria, obviously is the leader of what some might term as the five rebellion governors of the People Democratic Party [PDP], though they are known more as the G-5 Governors.
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How Buhari illegally spent N23.7trn in 7yrs without NASS’s knowledge – By Godwin Etakibuebu
The Senate on Wednesday, December 28, 2022, rejected President Buhari’s request for approval of N23.7 trillion CBN loans. But how did his government accumulate that much in seven years?
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Countdown on Buhari and his fraudulent budgets – By Godwin Etakibuebu
Counting down from today, Monday, December 9, 2023, President Muhammadu Buhari has just, and only, 140 days to tell Nigerians goodbye – ceteris paribus. That will be May – the Fifth Month of the Year of our Lord Jesus Christ; 2023, and it shall be the 29th day of that month that President Buhari shall…
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Wike plus Atiku: Equals PDP’s waterloo – By Godwin Etakibuebu
The Dollar game might not necessarily be the factor that promoted Atiku Abubakar over and above Nyeson Wike at the end of the day because what Dollar could not complete, sentiment of religion and tribe completed – to wit: in favour of Atiku Abubakar. For that reason, Wike left the scene a bruised candidate.
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Between Nigeria and Niger Republic: Where does Buhari’s interest lie? – By Godwin Etakibuebu
Evidence on the place, time and jurisdiction of birth of Muhammadu Buhari – either as a Major General or President, are well documented enough that ambiguity is never accommodated. He attained the rank of Major General of the Nigerian Army before retiring. And he was, and is, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and…
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President Buhari, terrorism and Nigeria’s real bad news – By Godwin Etakibuebu
Major General Muhammadu Buhari’s first appearance on the Nigerian Political radar was in the night of Sunday, December 31, 1983 – his confirmation as Head of State and Commander-in-Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces, by his colleagues that gathered at the Bonny Camp Military Base in Victoria Island, actually took place at the wee hour…
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The eagle shall not be landing for 2023 general elections but thugs, almajiri and aliens – By Godwin Etakibuebu
The eagle is landing or the eagle has landed has always been a remarkable exclamation for expectation of something good that happened or about to happen. If the Nigerian political clime had been progressively enhancing, since the beginning of this Republic – the Fourth, 2023 general election would have been radiating a tremendous hope.
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Nigeria in total mess as sanity and quality leadership go missing – By Godwin Etakibuebu
Nigeria is lost in sea of confusion. And there seems to be no hope, either for now or within the expected future. The Nigeria that gladiate within the comity of Nations around the world today is actually a rudderless ship. It is a country separates far away from the control base, or tower. It is…