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Democracy Indeed

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 In a Democracy, Government is supposed to be under the people, to the extent that the people decide who represents them. When that choice is taken away from

Now, that there is a coup in Niger.

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   Tinubu is chairman of Ecowas and he is threatening the coupists. I am watching with bated breath lest they ask Nigerians if we are happy with our

Full Circle

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Are our leaders cursed?

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  Fuel price is very high and there are threats of further hikes.  As crude prices are falling, one would expect fuel to cost less in Nigeria but the problem is that Nigeria is earning less dollars, so Naira is weak. To cushion the effect, we have to refine

I am not a fan of Nigerian probes

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For the fact that nothing good has ever come out of Nigerian state sponsored probes, I usually do not welcome any one with open arms. Tinubu said it was his turn and now he

Wizkid and politics

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Nigerian Afrobeat musician, Ayo Balogun alias Wizkid, says he steers off politics because ordinary Nigerians do not care about politics. He says he is focused on making

Like Adamu, Like Emefiele

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When Tinubu was declared President Elect, he paid a visit to Tony Elumelu. UBA and Zenith Bank are rivals. In my days in the Financial Industry, GT Bank

Lawyers and their ways

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The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal cu

Why warders borrow money from inmates

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 There is a News report that Warders are denying borrowing money from inmates. Do not believe the report. Borrowing

Why not?

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 The Yorubas have a saying, that it is the horse running in front that the ones behind take their cue from. I saw a News report on the aides of a Student Union leader and my question

Something is wrong, somewhere

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The Price of fuel is increased by more than 200% and Tinubu is offering N8,000 to about 10% of Nigerians and Ebonyi State government is reported to

While I sympathize with the Chief Judge of Ekiti State......

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It is in the News, that the Chief Judge of Ekiti State is hospitalized, on account of a collapsed wall in his court. This incident brought to mind, a visit I

Federal Character in Amnesty

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Any time, I remember, the history of limited liability, I ask myself, when such a brainwave will occur among our law makers? During the Industrial revolution as

In sympathy with ECOWAS

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Very often, when Nigeria fails in International competitions, especially in sports, it boils down to wrong choi Ices. Today, one of our own has been made

Re looting, the Loot

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It is interesting that the courts are asking past Presidents to account for recovered Abacha loot. It is interesting that we are talking of Abacha loot. I wonder if there is any

Like Mmesoma like Buhari

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Finally, Mmesoma has come clean and Nigeria and JAMB are the better. This story reminds me of Salisu Buhari, the young speaker from Kano State. He was accused of forgery which he denied and like Mmesoma, he finally

The EU and Nigerian elections

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Finally, something is bugging Tinubu. This is salutary. Sometimes, Christians are wont to wonder if God is asleep. In broad daylight, INEC conducted a disgraceful election and in response to

INEC and the suspended Adamawa REC

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  Wonders shall never end. It was ex US President, Barack Obama who said that the bane of Africa was not corruption but weak institutions. INEC by name is supposed to be Independent, but we know they are not

Isn't this, the way, we are?

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I thought Peter Obi's case was floundering, until I heard of INEC's witnesses.  Law is no science and Judges are no scientists and I shudder to think of the

JAMB Results' manipulations!

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 At every step, I get more convinced about the hand of God in our affairs. Politicians forge results and we go to