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‘My son won’t steal Kano’s money’
A former military governor of Kano State, Col. Sani Bello (retd), has highlighted the importance of integrity and accountability to successful governance, stressing that the looting of public funds...
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Shuttling party agents
The atmosphere during Saturday’s governorship and House of Assembly elections in Kwara State was very relaxed; so much that it culminated in the violation of restriction on vehicular movement. At...
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Elechi, governor-elect seek peace
Governor Martin Elechi of Ebonyi State and the Deputy Governor, Mr. Dave Umahi, on Monday reconciled after about six months of political differences that claimed many lives and property. The...
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Low turnout was caused by ‘vaudeville of ratiocinations’ – Obahiagbon
Edo State Chief of Staff, Hon. Patrick Obahiagbon, in this interview with Comfort Oseghale, speaks on the general elections. How would you assess the conduct of security operatives during the polls?...
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Pay our allowances now, ex-corps members urge INEC
Some ex-corps members, who worked as assistant polling officers in the ongoing elections, have lamented the non-payment of their allowances by the Kwara State Independent National Electoral Commission,...
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In Adedibu’s home, amala politics lives on
His home was a Mecca of a sort, hosting all sorts of people.Guys that many people would describe as miscreants thronged his kitchen for their daily bread of amala and gbegiri soup. Before his death, he...
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No dividends of democracy, no voting!
The now very popular term, ‘dividends of democracy’, might have been a distant, abstract term to many Nigerians. But for some, it is concrete enough for them to take some decisive steps. For residents...
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Bukola is not the person Kwarans are worshipping
Afeez Anafi speaks with veteran broadcaster and actor, Abdafatai Dan- Kazeem on the recent elections What is your take on entertainers who campaigned for political parties? To me, we have to be...
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Diplomatic Uyo policemen
The slogan, ‘Police is your friend,’ played out when thousands of angry youths from various parts of Akwa Ibom State stormed the Independent National Electoral Commission office in Uyo to protest the...
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Thanks God, my phone battery failed
The tag and reflective jacket given to us by the Independent National Electoral Commission almost got me some beating in the hands of some overzealous youths at one of the polling Units in Lokoja....
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Cruising with Mama Bakassi
When my colleague, Mudiaga Afe, informed me that I would be covering the governorship and State House of Assembly elections in Bakassi, Cross River State, on Saturday April 11, I was very excited. But...
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When FEC meeting held without laughter
Since President Goodluck Jonathan lost the March 28 presidential election to Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) of the All Progressives Congress, there has been graveyard silence in the Presidential...
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Drunk policeman in show of shame
Like many other establishments in the country, the Nigerian Police Force is a home of good eggs, bad eggs and eggs that even the biggest dictionary cannot describe at all. Many police officers have...
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Buhari should restructure football —Garba Lawal
In this interview with IDRIS ADESINA, ex-Super Eagles player, Garba Lawal, speaks on the way forward for football in Nigeria What are your expectations from the incoming administration as far as...
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Escaping the wrath of Delta ‘militants’
Despite scary predictions, the governorship and House of Assembly elections were relatively peaceful in the Delta Central and Delta South that habour most of the flashpoints in the state. Discussing...
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Father Mbaka again!
Many Nigerians are happy about the outcome of the 2015 elections, but it is doubtful if there is anyone happier than Rev. Father Mbaka of the Adoration Ministry, Enugu, Enugu State. He is happy that...
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Ajimobi’s positve anger
Anger is a negative disposition, but there are times it becomes a positive weapon. Indeed, several philosophers and writers have extolled the virtues of anger in a way that could make some people to...
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PDP’s ‘coffin’ still in police custody
The defeat suffered by President Goodluck Jonathan, who contested the March 28 presidential election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, has been mourned by many chieftains and supporters...
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We should establish ‘National Thanksgiving Day’
The Thanksgiving Day has been known to be a reverently celebrated holiday in the United States of America. The U.S. is a country whose rich republican union should serve as a great example of unity in...
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An electoral officer confesses her sin
CHUX OHAI captures a puzzling moment during the governorship election in Imo State On Sunday, April 12, just as many people in Imo State were finally coming to terms with the harsh reality of ‘change’...
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