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That Botched Summon of President Buhari to the National Assembly

  The Intrigues, Knowledge Areas, the Right thing for Country and the Failures of Presidential Team By Kichime Goyang Gotau First, constitutionally, the principle of separation of power – the fulcrum of representative government allows the executive to form a government and manage same, albeit oversight (supervisory) roles of the legislature. So, the national assembly must understand the spirit and ...

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BUHARISM: A General’s Quest for Positive Change and A Journalist’s Time for Investigative Inquest

There are issues bedeviling our country and we can not afford,to be all ostriches, with burrowed heads in the sand, while the winds forcibly expose our unshielded nakedness. Indeed,all over the world, there is a Universal Oath, which is codified by an undeniable spiritual verdict, which prescribes an ingenious testimony, to wit, that, “Truth is an Antidote to Falsehood”! Unfortunately, ...

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Restructuring: The Pervasiveness of Folly and Elite Conspiracy – Okey A. Ogboo, B.Sc. (Hons.), MBA, CIM, FCA.

  Perhaps, I would like to start this discourse with the end, or what should be my conclusion, by expressing my unalloyed support for a genuine restructuring of the Nigerian polity. I am referring to a restructuring that will enthrone full autonomy in dealing with divisions of governmental functions and financial relations among the federating units, in a federal structure. ...

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No Bullshitting! Commonly Misused English Words & Phrases;  The Word & Concept Called “Ritual” – By Harry Agina

  Very commonly, when people hear the noun RITUAL, or it’s adjective, RITUALIST, the first connotation that jumps to mind is NEGATIVE; a killer, to be specific. Any person that is called a “ritualist” (especially in Africa), is commonly seen as a killer that offers human beings to the devil to make money. Here is a shocker for the persons ...

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R.E.F.L.E.CT.I.O.N.S – By Barrister Al-Hussein Momoh

  Author: Barrister Al-Hussein Momoh Some time this past week, I expressed my random thoughts on the COVID-19 vaccine. I wrote about what the Nigeria civil service will do when and if the vaccine ever gets to our shores. Today I reflect on the Global community’s attitude to Nigeria and Africa at large on “COVID-19 vaccine distribution”. Nations worldwide (including ...

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NO BULLSHITTING! : The “Illuminati” Controversy: The Demonization of Progressive Free-Thinkers By the Church –  By Harry Agina

  Yap, you read my first topic right; your eyes are not playing tricks on you. Um huh, I do wanno get into the highly controversial subject of THE ILLUMINATI “Secret Society.” Note that I have SECRET SOCIETY in quotes, because it was called “secrete” in the 18th century not necessarily that it was doing anything terrible, no, sir/ma’am!!! Illuminati ...

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Donald Trump: Revealing the Underbelly of US Politics?

By Muniini K. Mulera Notwithstanding the damage that Donald John Trump has done to the United States in just four years, he deserves our gratitude for exposing some truths that had been buried underneath the veneer of a progressive nation that President Ronald Reagan had hoped would become “a shining city on a hill.” Two things stand out for me:  ...

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“What Was God’s Plan for Nigeria?”

The entire earth seems to have turned on its head! Many a man is in a state of severe stress, (and distress). There is a constant struggle in many a home, merely to place food upon the table. A man lives fearful for his life, and he is distrustful for what he is to expect from his fellow man, a ...

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ECONOMY: African Borders: Drawn and Enforced & the Consequences on Trade.

  The world’s largest free trade area since the World Trade Organization has taken one step closer to becoming a reality. Nigeria has ratified the free trade agreement which will now come into effect on Jan 1 2021. It’s a key move for the ambitions of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) given Nigeria’s status not just as one ...

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Trump: Snatching Defeat From the Jaws of Victory

“The capacity to learn is a gift, the ability to learn is a skill, the willingness to learn is a choice.” – Brian Herbert. The U.S. elections are over. Done and dusted. Except for the 2 senatorial seats in Georgia that will go for a run-off 5th of December to determine who controls the Senate. Amidst all the celebration, jubilation ...

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