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  “As in most history of betrayals, when the hurly-burly is done, the battle lost and won, in-fighting for superiority and personality altercation took front stage. While grapevine had it that Obaseki had promised Shaibu the governorship ticket after his tenure, it turned out that the governor had other plans as he opted for a different candidate instead of Shaibu. ...

  “A serious-minded Nigerian army should by now be leveraging on the usage of geotagging as an effective tool in combating security challenges, which can be used by assigning a geotag to a digital photograph or video; a posting on social media, phone calls, etc; by geotagging the location of the individuals and pinpointed them instantaneously.” PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | ...

  “Ultimately, the FX sweet spot is more than just a figure. It is a destination determined by the progression of critical macroeconomic indicators. The suggested approaches above will result in significant appreciation of GDP and ensure a better distribution of wealth in the country. Thus, the FX sweet spot, just as with previous submissions regarding the subject, is not ...

  “Many are unaware of the huge amounts spent on civil servants yearly to attend different courses across the world. This is a regular occurrence. Since we are still suffering from an inefficient, corruption-facilitating, and bureaucracy-tied civil service, shouldn’t this also be considered a waste? Or is it because there was no opportunity for public review?” PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | ...

  “According to SBM report in the study spanning July 2022 to June 2023, at least 430 civilians were killed, while over N5 billion was demanded from 3,620 persons in 582 kidnap-related cases under one year, according to a new report by SBM Intelligence. This, as a result of insecurity in Nigeria, has led to the country’s name missing from ...

  “The truth is that budget padding and constituency projects irresponsibility needs several layers of collusion to be feasible. It is also a truth that many Nigerians are more interested in vilifying along ethnic, religious, or political differences than in holding the responsible parties, from elected officials to civil servants, and the awarded contractors.” PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | MARCH 17, ...

  “I can tell you that the Northern Nigeria is ideologically and conspicuously exposed and sharply divided into two social groups of the deprived ‘have nots of the Sardauna’s peasant farmers and herders versus ‘the opposite affluent North of the insatiably greedy Obasanjonian fat cats and coalition forces of looters and economic bandits.” PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | MARCH 07, 2024 ...

  “The challenge before the Government of Tinubu is how to tame or exterminate the stranglehold of these bandits on the nation. The farmers need security in the farm to cultivate the farm and security of the road to move products to their homes and the markets. These difficulties affect the quantities of food produce and ease of taking harvest ...

  “A core tenet of solution creation is to first understand the nature of the problem. Proper diagnosis means that chances of correcting and healing, and thus survival, recovery, and prosperity, are much higher. I have also read with amusement many opinions about how good the NGN was compared to the USD in the past. This has been a painful ...

  “My incredulity compelled me to make inquiries, which led me to realize that the Nigerian Tribune had actually fact-checked the genuineness of the article on May 31, 2023. It not only found that it wasn’t fake but also scanned and uploaded a printed copy of the article published in The Nation, Tinubu’s paper.” PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | FEBRUARY 19, ...