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OBJ and Atiku Should Be Impeached

By Michael Oluwagbemi

"When he [the president] keeps saying over and over again that I am corrupt, I keep looking at him. Because what I know is that he is richer than I am...

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The Ethical Burden of Obasanjo's "Blind Trust" And Transcorp - "Please Speak to the Nation, Ejoo Sir!" -

By Mobolaji E. Aluko, Ph.D.

QUOTE from Wikipediahttp://en.wikipedia .org/wiki/ Blind_trust   A blind trust is a trust in which the executors or those who have been give...

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The Bogey of Reforms

By Said Adejumobi

culled from GUARDIAN, August 16, 2006The cliché of economic reforms by the current administration has become the new political slogan on the lips of ...

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Understanding The Okija Shrine Phenomenon And The Art Of Mental Poisoning: Just Before The Rush To Judgement

By Emmanuel U Obi

For those who have not followed the events at Okija shrine, I will try to recap very briefly the gist of what was discovered at Okija shrine. Followin...

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On The Resignation of Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala From The Obasanjo Administration

By Mobolaji E. Aluko, Ph.D.

The August 3, 2006 resignation of the Nigeria's erstwhile Minister for Finance - and more lately Foreign Minister - Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, is intrig...

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The Battle for WILLCO Funsho Williams' formidable political organisation

By submitted by nigeria2day@aol.com

At six feet five inches tall, he literally towered above his peers. Like the late Waziri Ibrahim in the defunct Second Republic Great Nigeria Peoples ...

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Yoruba World Exploration And The Loss of Dynasties

By Farouk Martins, Omo Aresa

The ancient Yoruba were one of the most accommodating and the most adventurous people on earth. They were the explorers, the traders, and the Oloko (b...

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Obasanjo And Thousands Of Thieves - The N8.8 Trillion Scam -

By Dele Sobowale

 Nigerian democracy is government of Obasanjo by Obasanjo for Obasanjo—Area Boy’s definition, Sunday, July 23, 2006, at Campos Square, Lagos....

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Through The Eyes Of Sonny Okogwu

By Edwin Madunagu

culled from GUARDIAN, August 3, 2006Chief Sonny Okogwu, the Delta State-born Kaduna-based businessman, is very much like Chief Arthur Nzeribe, except ...

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Niger Delta: Listening To UNDP

By Kayode Komolafe

culled from THISDAY,  August 2, 2006Although hostage-taking seems to have become a routine for Niger Delta militants, the outside world appears n...

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This Corrupt And Decadent World

By Bola Ajibola

culled from GUARDIAN, July 31, 2006It is quite disturbing, disheartening and depressing to pause for a moment and observe the moral decadence of this ...

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NGO NETWORKING FOR SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION

By Otive Igbuzor, PhD

A KEYNOTE ADDRESS PRESENTED AT THE INAUGURATION OF NASARAWA STATE NGO NETWORK (NANGONET) HELD AT IBRAHIM ABACHA YOUTH CENTRE, LAFIA, NASARAWA STATE ON...

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Season For Suspension Of Political Apathy

By Anthony A. Kila

For most students of political science, one of the most known poems is, or should be, “Politics” by W. B. Yeats. It is a short poem of one stanza ...

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Obasanjo And The Liberation Struggle: What Substance?

By Peter Falowo

I hate Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, it is no news, a lot of Nigerians do. I hate his hatred for the Press, but the press if highly motivated against milit...

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Utomi’s Bid Is An Asset To Be Treasured

By Anthony A Kila

When the news came through that the Nigerian law-makers had rejected the constitutional amendment aimed at allowing President Olusegun Obasanjo and ot...

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