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Dele Momodu on Tinubu's cabinet

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 Between Dele Momodu and President Tinubu, there is no love lost. Politically, I doubt if they belong to the same Party. Dele is best known for publishing, Ovation

Dangote vs Emilokan

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Two can play. Book your tickets for a live movie already on. This is a contest of two masquerades. Dangote is a politician masquerading as a

The Dangote Refinery

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 The richest man in Nigeria, Aliko Dangote is today passing through an unfamiliar territory. For a long time he had ridden roughshod

In sympathy with Oshiomhole

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  Adams Oshiomhole is like his friend Emilokan a man from the blues. Remember he was severally described as an

Talk is cheap

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 I do not know what to make of Ndume's travails. Senator Ndume is no ordinary Senator. I cannot understand when talking against a President by one whose duty is to check the Executive and the Judiciary has become a

Local Government Autonomy

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  For the Federal Government, this sounds like the song of victory but what is good for the Goose should be good for the Gander. Nigeria has three tiers of Government. In the past the Governors were tin gods using their

Taking the tiger by the tail

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Amidst the spiralling inflation in the country and the cacophony of steps and missteps from government, a new and potentially dangerous one has crept in. Soldiers, to turn their vast lands to

After the 20 trucks, what next?

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Federal Government of Nigeria, to cushion the effects of food inflation had mooted the idea of removal of tariffs for a period. One way of solving a problem is to look at

Sheikh Gumi finds his voice again

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  Power, Lord Acton, says, corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. All power belongs to God. Men and women who purport to work for

Traditional Institutions at crossroads

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 Have you heard the news? It is not about Jummy Cliff. It is about Emilokan's ADC. He has been

My heart and tears in Jos

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  May God rest the Souls of all those who.lost

What happened to WaZoBia?

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Each time I see a Hausa man or woman in a local attire speak English, I feel that something is amiss. It is not only the Hausas ditto for other

Saving Emilokan's blushes

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 From what I know of the President, the present state of the Nigerian economy is very far from his expectation. Honestly, I have sympathy for us the affected but not for Emilokan. Call it masochism if you like but when men

Dilemma of the EFCC Boss

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  When Obj during his tenure as Nigerian President, set up the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to tackle the hydra headed