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The Quintessential Abdulganiyu Rufai- Adnan Mukhtar
By Adnan Mukhtar
No doubt Abdulganiyu Rufai Yakub is a quintessential leader whose track record has proven his versatility and capacity in different sectors.
Rufai has exhibited high qualities of leadership as Secretary of the!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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Media Trial: Is Tinubu’s Obazee team a mirror of Buhari’s ode probe panel?
By Yushau A. Shuaib
In the past couple of weeks, the media has been awash with reported cases of monumental scandals involving individuals and organizations associated with the immediate past administration of President Muhammadu!-->!-->!-->…
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Why a President should not be a Minister- Hassan Gimba
By Hassan Gimba
An Igbo adage says that when an anomaly persists for one year, it becomes the norm. So slowly, steadily but surely, it is becoming a norm, an accepted aberration, for a president in Nigeria to appoint himself as a!-->!-->!-->…
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Rivers must not overflow, Mr President! Hassan Gimba
Rivers, a state so rich because God blessed it with an abundance of crude oil and gas, is named after the many rivers that border its territory. Forty percent of Nigeria’s output of crude oil is produced in the state. It also has deposits!-->…
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Preserving Democracy: A Plea to uphold justice in Kano- Dahiru Muhammad Hashim
By Dahiru Muhammad Hashim
In Nigeria, democracy stands at a critical juncture, and the very foundation of the nation's governance is trembling under the weight of corruption. The judiciary, designed to be the guardian of justice, finds!-->!-->!-->…
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Why we should stop going to court after elections (2)- Hassan Gimba
By Hassan Gimba
In the first part of this write-up, we saw how in 1983, the National Party of Nigeria (NPN), afraid of defeat, capitalized on Shehu Shagari’s perceived likeability and reversed the election timetable and started with a!-->!-->!-->…
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Kano Guber: The echoes of past similar cases- Dahiru Muhammad Hashim
By Dr. Dahiru Muhammad Hashim
Today, I write not only as a keen observer of political affairs but as a concerned citizen deeply troubled by recent ugly trends in our democratic landscape.
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Which of the Port Harcourt refinery will commence operations in December: The old, the new, or both-…
By Usman Bello
A recent Federal Government announcement indicates that the Port Harcourt Refinery will begin operations in December 2023. This information would typically bring joy to citizens, but given the history of unfulfilled!-->!-->!-->…
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When shall we stop going to court after elections? (1)-Hassan Gimba
By Hassan Gimba
Is there something with the presidential system of democracy we have twice adopted for ourselves that necessitates involving the courts where judges are made to be the ultimate arbiter between contestants?
In 1979, it!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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Mr President, please save our judiciary, our democracy, our country- Hassan Gimba
“A corrupt judge is more harmful to the society than a man who runs amok with a dagger in a crowded street. While the man with the dagger can be restrained physically, a corrupt judge deliberately destroys the foundation of!-->!-->…
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