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IBB: What heritage?

By Reuben Abati

THIS is not yet a review of the latest publication on former President Ibrahim Babangida, entitled IBB: A Heritage of Reform, Vols 1& 2, edited by...

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ICT Policy for Development

By Jide Awe

It is already widely accepted that by tackling the barriers of cost, time and distance, Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) provide eff...

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I ENDORSE CHIEF OLUSEGUN OBASANJO

By Prof. Omo Omoruyi

I SUPPORT OBASANJO IN THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF APRIL 2003 My essay published in the Guardian of February 24, 2003 classifying the presidential can...

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I am Right; You are Dead

By Wole Soyinka

culled from British Broadcasting Corporation BBChttp://www.bbc.co.ukAUDIO VERSION The French nation was lately involved in a controversy over its...

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In search of the real Professor Omo Omoruyi: A rejoinder

By TONY OGIAMIEN

There is the general belief that the objective of any public discourse or exchange of views is, or should be, to present unambiguous ideas designed to...

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Things Are Not Falling Apart

By Frank Nweke Jnr

We have noted the sustained interest of The New York Times in the affairs of Nigeria in recent times. Since January this year, the newspaper has run m...

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In Nigeria, Things Fall Apart

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/26/opinion/26sun2.html?_r=1&oref=sloginculled from NEW YORK TIMES EDITORIALSunday March 26, 2006 When Presiden...

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In Memoriam - Eight Hours With The Late Stella Obasanjo

By Mobolaji E. Aluko,

IntroductionI value loyalty particularly in the face of deep crisis and grace under pressure, and in a sense this essay is ultimately about loyalty an...

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In Defence of Defence Minister

By Jaafar Jaafar

Who will defend the defence Minister? I am sure your mind might have run gun-totting chaps around him. Lest it did, rein in such thoughts. In this cas...

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Indigeneship By Birth And Election

By Olufemi Oluwole

culled from PUNCH,  October 11, 2005The controversy over the indigeneship of a particular locality may be over if the bill said to have been spon...

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INEC Corrects The Lagos Mistake!

By Mobolaji E. Aluko, Ph.D.

You will recall that we calmly called attention to an unfolding situation in:STAR QUESTION:   What Is Happening in Lagos Polls?http://www.gamji.c...

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INEC Fails a simple electoral democracy test

By Mobolaji E. Aluko, Ph.D.

 INTRODUCTIONFor many personal reasons, I am very sorry to say so, but it is likely that Dr. Abel Guobadia’s tenure as Nigeria’s Electoral Co...

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INEC Finally Passes Some Constitutional Tests

By Mobolaji E. Aluko, Ph.D.

INTRODUCTION In several previous essays, I have had very good reason to inveigh against Dr. Guobadia’s “Independent” National Electoral Com...

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INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION

DRAFT GUIDELINES FOR THE REGISTRATION OF NEW POLITICALPARTIESIN exercise of the powers conferred on it by theConstitution of the Federal Republic of N...

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Inside Story of the "Local Civilian Coup" in Anambra State

By MOBOLAJI E. ALUKO

ALUKO PRE-COMMENTARYEvery time one thinks that no new thing can occur under the Sun in Nigerian politics, something else happens.Wonderful!  Very...

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By Segun Toyin Dawodu

From the Powell Memo to Project 2025: How a 1971 Corporate Strategy Became a Global Template for Power In August 1971, a corporate lawyer named L...

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Project 2025 Agenda and Healthcare in Nigeria

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Project 2025 Agenda and Healthcare in NigeriaThe US and Nigeria signed a five-year $5.1B Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on December 19, 2025, to bo...

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