By Fadahunsi E. Abayomi When news filtered through that Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State had been nominated as Grand Ambassador of Security and Peace in Nigeria by the Peoples Security Monitor, the joy and excitement felt by the citizens of the state were palpable and sincere as he truly deserved the epochal honor, having worked tirelessly and relentlessly […]
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By Adewole Kehinde “Transparency is the antidote to hypocrisy.” —Britt Merrick. The major headline last week was “Auditor-General queries NNPC GMD over failure to remit N663.89 billion to Federation Account” and “Audit Query: Reps summon heads of 17 NNPC subsidiaries” According to media reports, the Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Mal. Mele Kyari […]
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By Edwin Madunagu This is a revised and updated version of the tribute I paid the subject five years ago, on March 21, 2017, when she became 70 years old. Although she has since then lived largely in retirement and ill-health, she has nonetheless done a number of things—directly and indirectly, alone and in combination with others—that now contribute significantly […]
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By Kayode Ajulo, PhD, FCIArb UK The Judgment of the Court is per incuriam Political Appointees are not public servants The National Assembly is a necessary party and has a right to set same aside on Appeal Compliance with the judgment of the trial court is a booby trap for the ruling APC Introduction My attention has been drawn to […]
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By Adewole Kehinde. The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited kept to his words that in a matter of days, queues would disappear in all filling stations across the country and this became reality. Yes, a few queues have returned to some feeling stations, especially in the northern part of the country. This is caused by […]
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By Dr Chidozie Awuzie It is often said that it is a sin to render help to an ungrateful person. I never believed this to be true until today. Reading through the sponsored advert on newspapers by the Edo state governor Godwin Obaseki against his benefactor Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, I am short of words that a mam […]
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By Muhd El-Bonga Ibraheem It was around late October 2020 when I met the charismatic Gombe State Governor in his Maitama residence in Abuja for the first time since his victory. While I would go on to meet him again in November of the same year, that particular meeting remains fresh in my memory for many reasons of course. The […]
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By Adewole Kehinde I get disturbed when people tend to paint what is glaring white as black. For the past eight weeks, I have been following the happenings at the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited concerning Premium Motor Spirit imported into the country and the efforts of the NNPC Management in ensuring Nigerians get an adequate supply of clean Premium […]
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By Godknows Boladei Igali It is an almost musty realization, Nigeria’s chivalrous and respected leader, Chief Ernest Adegunle Oladeinde Shonekan, died on 11th January 2022, placing the country in a gale of melancholy. An accomplished businessman and highly valued player in the global business place, Chief Shonekan who was born in Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos, capitulated to the cold hands […]
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By Safiyanu Danladi Mairiga In our today’s world, hurdles of challenges become persistently increasing as a result of myriads of problems facing our societies; from poverty to unemployment, insecurity to lack of education, difficulties in access to health care, water and other fundamental amenities that make life easier for an average man in a society he lives. Of all these […]
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