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Nigeria@60: Buhari fires on all cylinders
President Muhammadu Buhari came sparkling as Nigeria marked her Diamond Jubilee on Thursday, October 1. In the National Broadcast to…
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Which way Nigeria @60?
At 60, Nigeria is totally dysfunctional and fragmented. This is not the idea of what a nation properly so-called should…
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With 600 road projects, Buhari sets unbeaten record
As we mark the 60th Anniversary Day, the record-setting, mega roadways infrastructure development projects by the Buhari administration numbering up…
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Nigerian public officials’ reckless sit-tight syndrome
The way and manner Nigerian public officers/civil servants perpetrate and promote the sit-tight syndrome among themselves with reckless abandon, despite…
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Costs and questions on today’s general strike
If the joint Nigeria Labour Congress [NLC] and Trade Union Congress [TUC] general strike and protest go ahead this morning,…
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Bala: The Prince, The Scholar
Exactly 12 years ago, radical scholar Dr. Yusufu Bala Usman, whose father was the son of Emir of Katsina, Muhammadu…
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Zazzau emirate: It is not another case of a dark horse
It is a sad realisation that we have lost a great fatherly emir in Zazzau. May Allah forgive his shortcomings.…
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El-Rufai and the next Emir of Zazzau
The last colonial Governor of Northern Nigeria, Sir Bryan Sharwood Smith, was the District Officer (D.O.) of Zaria when the…
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Colonel DC Bako: Adieu gallant hero of our time
The news of the demise of Colonel Dahiru Chiroma Bako of 25 Task Force Brigade, Operation LAFIYA DOLE, is indeed…
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Why I Support Okonjo-Iweala’s Candidacy for WTO DG
I am supporting Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for the role of Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). My belief in…