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OPINION: THE PARTY IS OVER

This piece shares title with a 1960 Argentine drama film directed by Leopoldo Torre Nilsson, which depicts the political corruption in Argentina in the 1930s, a period referred to as the “Infamous Decade”.  The decade, which began in 1930 with...

Appeal Court Judge Withdraws From Patience Jonathan’s $5.7m Forfeiture Suit

BEVERLY HILLS, July 12, (THEWILL) - The suit seeking to stop the forfeiture of $5.7 million and N2.4 billion to the federal government by the wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience was on Wednesday stalled at the Court...

Akiolu Was Chosen By The Gods To Be Oba – Lagos Kingmaker Tells Court

BEVERLY HILLS, July 12, (THEWILL) - A kingmaker and the Olumegbon of Lagos, Chief Fatai Olumegbon, on Tuesday told an Ikeja High Court that Oba Rilwan Akiolu was chosen by Ifa, the god of divination as the rightful monarch...

Okorocha Bars Imo Royal Fathers From Speaking English At Events

BEVERLY HILLS, July 12, (THEWILL) - In a bid to preserve the Igbo language and culture, the Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha has prohibited traditional rulers in the state from speaking the English language during functions. He directed that royal fathers...

Nigeria Can No Longer Borrow – Adeosun

BEVERLY HILLS, July 11, (THEWILL) - The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, on Tuesday stated that Nigeria must no longer borrow to fund its budget and should rather raise money internally to fund spendings for the year. Adeosun, who stated...

OPINION: OF MRS. AISHA BUHARI’S METAPHORS, SATIRES AND THE PETTINESS OF THE OPPOSITION

Nigeria is so 'serious' a nation that satire is as bad a 'crime' as treason. Counting the torrents of condemnation against Mrs. Aisha Buhari's harmless satirical comment to the satirical post of Senator Shehu Sani, one could see why...

OPINION: NIGERIA AS A VERY DANGEROUS PLACE

Cumulatively, Nigeria has become increasingly dangerous for human habitation due to the combination of a number of factors. Politically, Nigeria is badly administered both centrally and at segmented dimension and the direct consequence of this is that the total absence...

OPINION: A YAM-A-YAM–A STORY

These are curious times certainly. These are times wherein regular and irregular occurrences confound, bewilder and astound us to the extent that as they happen as quickly as they do, one is left with the feeling of loss. The...

OPINION: HAJJ-FRIENDLY: LIKE AMBODE LIKE ODILI

The awards of excellence gathered by the Lagos state governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode reminds me of the two-term governor of Rivers state, Dr. Peter Odili. Those were the days when Nigeria, though with minor differences, were united in true...

OPINION: BOKO HARAM AND SEN. KYARI’S MEANINGLESS PHOBIA

Our own Distinguished Senator Abubakar Shaib Kyari is one Nigerian representative gripped by the fear of Boko Haram insurgency. He represents us the good people of Borno North senatorial district in the National Assembly (NASS). The only snag is...

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