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OPINION: THE MYTH ABOUT “BUHARI’S 12 MILLION NORTHERN VOTES”

Short of saying, whether you vote or not, we will win, Kano state governor, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, who is locked in a supremacy battle with his erstwhile boss, former governor of the state and current senator, Rabiu kwankwaso, for...

Exclusive: Nigeria In Final Talks With Firms To Overhaul Refineries

Nigeria’s state oil firm NNPC is in the final stages of talks with two consortiums that include top traders, energy majors and oil services companies to revamp its dilapidated refineries, sources familiar with the matter said. The move is aimed...

Bill Cosby’s Daughter Ensa, 44, Dies In Massachusetts

Bill Cosby’s 44-year-old daughter Ensa Cosby died in Massachusetts from kidney disease, a spokesman for the comedian said Monday. Spokesman Andrew Wyatt did not immediately offer other details about her death on Friday. “Please keep the Cosby family in your prayers...

OPINION: LEADERSHIP: WHAT HAS AGE GOT TO DO WITH IT?

Leadership: What Has Age Got To Do With It?The call for power shift from the older to the younger generation is fast gaining currency. This political discourse has occupied the public space in recent times and understandably so. The...

OPINION: WHY AFRICAN LEADERS DISOBEY POLITICAL PROPHECIES 

One of the most exciting teachings I received during my formative years was the lessons on prophecy. It was during my catechism class as a Catholic Christian, and prophecy as a topic posed a huge but thrilling challenge to...

OPINION: NIGERIA’S CORRUPTION PROBLEM: IS GETTING WORSE A STEP TO GETTING BETTER?

As usual, the release of the annual Corruption Perception Index (CPI) made screaming headlines internationally – which is good. Countries were graded according to their seeming progress in the fight against corruption - from where gainers and losers emerged. This...

OPINION: DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE: HARNESSING NILDS’ EXPANDED MANDATE

President Muhammadu Buhari on January 24, 2018, assented to a clean copy of an amendment bill that rechristened the National Institute for Legislative Studies (NILS).  The bill, which has now become the 2018 Amendment Act, provides the legal basis upon...

OPINION: DISASTER CALLED EDO STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY

I thought I was in a trance of some sort while reading from the internet madrasa that Edo State House of Fraud (Assembly) has legislated against its own autonomy, the Judiciary, as much as against the Edo people! Information at...

OPINION: POLITICOS NAIJA AND MONKEY BUSINESS

A family in Nigeria was puzzled when the coffin of their dead mother arrived from U.S.A sent by their sister. The tiny corpse was so tightly squeezed inside the coffin that their mothers face was practically touching the glass...

OPINION: SOME SILVER LINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR AFRICAN OPTIMISM

This is not the time to give up hope of revival. Look at many youths’ skepticism of supernatural and religion used to keep us down to accept subjugation, there are some reasons for optimism. Africans have long been victims, though...