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Friday, September 9th, 2016
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu Abakaliki, Ebonyi -State Nigeria – There was a Mild drama at the hallowed chamber of the Ebonyi State House of Assembly on Thursday when a Caretaker Committee Chairman designate, Mr. Henry Eze, could not recite the Nigeria National Anthem and pledge seven times, as requested by the lawmakers who were screening him. Eze, […]
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Thursday, September 8th, 2016
By Olu-Bolu Esho There is no gain repeating the fact that Nigeria is indeed one of the most viable countries to do business in Sub-Saharan Africa. It is also a known fact that the country desires credible foreign investors to explore its great potential, of abundant human and natural resources. What I also know however […]
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Tuesday, September 6th, 2016
By Prof R. A. Ipinyomi, University of Ilorin , Nigeria The APC party fought with the “Change” slogan and won the government but they didn’t define what they meant by “Change” or what must “Change”. Even now they are still free to give us a definition that is not after thought. What they seem to […]
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Thursday, September 1st, 2016
By Akintokunbo A Adejumo, akinadejum@aol.com Just a few days after the just concluded Rio Olympics, Mariam Usman, a Commonwealth medallist, said she has lost the urge to represent Nigeria at international events. She was the only weightlifter that represented Nigeria in Rio, where she competed in the +75 category and amassed 265 kg. She finished 8th […]
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Friday, August 26th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The one absolutely unselfish friend that a man can have in this selfish world, the one that never deserts him and the one that never proves ungrateful or treacherous is his dog – George Graham Vest (1870) Joe Fortemose Chinakwe, the man who named his dog after President Muhammadu Buhari […]
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Saturday, August 20th, 2016
By Tajudeen Balogun, Head, African Examiner, Nigeria Bureau It is very unfortunate that impunity, which is one of the well-known features of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has failed to cease even, as an opposition. Pitiably, the same peculiarity is running the former ruling party aground (not my wish) as its stalwarts and leadership […]
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Friday, August 19th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Life is all about memories. It is the only thing we are left with when flesh and spirit depart the earthly plane, and we can do no more than remember the life of the departed, through memories of times and moments shared, and their deeds in their lifetime. I received […]
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Tuesday, August 16th, 2016
By Prof R. A. Ipinyomi, University of Ilorin, Nigeria The oil hub of Nigeria, presently concentrated in the Niger Delta, is constantly faced with unrest and militancy. This is a major economic region for Nigeria’s oil and gas industry and a major source of foreign income. Because the region has been dogged by unrest and […]
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Tuesday, August 16th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There is hunger in the land and poverty is wide spread; this however does not mean poverty should be spread. There are those who must live padded lives. After all, we must not all drink good wines; there are those who are ordained to drink them on our behalf. In fact, […]
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Monday, August 15th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Drama, is when the President of a country, boycotts the elections being conducted by his government. This week, it was the turn of Sao Tome and Principe to re-enact that play which was last staged by the over-rated and over-indulged former Malawian President, Joyce Banda. Manuel Pinto da Costa was Sao Tome’s founding […]
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Tuesday, August 9th, 2016
By Leo Igwe The reactions that have trailed the decision by the Buhari government to subsidize this year’s Hajj, despite the fact that the Nigerian economy is in recession, underscores the necessity of separating church (mosque) and state. Last year, President Buhari announced the discontinuation of state sponsorship of both Muslim and Christian pilgrimages as […]
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Sunday, August 7th, 2016
By Leo Igwe Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, is at it again. Last year, when he pledged to stop state sponsorship of pilgrimages, some people were skeptical about Buhari’s intentions. They doubted if he would, given his religious track record, make good his promise. On the other hand, many people applauded the move and thought that […]
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Friday, August 5th, 2016
By Tajudeen Balogun, Head, African Examiner, Nigeria Bureau The ongoing alleged budget padding scandal which is tearing apart and rocking the Nigerian House of Representatives is not the first of its kind in the history of the National Assembly (NASS). Certainly, the seemingly irresistible immediate past Chairman House Committee on Appropriation, Hon. AbdulMumin Jibrin is […]
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Wednesday, August 3rd, 2016
I have followed the drama and intrigues being played out by the sacked Chairman of the House Appropriation Committee, Hon Jibrin Abdulmumin with restrained but keen interest. I have also looked at the gamut of documents and records (that actually are injurious to collective privilege of the house under the law) and found nothing criminal […]
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Tuesday, August 2nd, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s first speed train rolled off on July 26 in a roar of controversy. The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) held it up as its achievement. Its vociferous hailers claimed that it was completed due to the seriousness of its government. They presented it as an abandoned project by the […]
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Monday, August 1st, 2016
By Ridwan Adeola Yusuf BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – He is only 29, but it is fair to say that John Mikel Obi is a Nigerian legend. He is a talented footballer, who marshals his role in the middle of the park expertly, whether for club or country. The most populous black nation on earth, […]
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Sunday, July 31st, 2016
By Prof R. A. Ipinyomi, University of Ilorin, Nigeria Officially the United States of America 2016 Presidential election has been narrowed to a contest between Donald Trump a businessman and Mrs . Clinton a former Secretary of state. Recent polls released just after the Democratic national convention have given Hillary Clinton a lead over Donald […]
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Friday, July 29th, 2016
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopaedia, “The National Union of Road Transport Workers is a Nigerian organisation which functions as a mixture of a public transport company, street gang, and a transport worker’s union. The organisation raises fund through several methods, but the largest of these is charging fees – of approximately 20 Nigerian Naira at […]
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Friday, July 29th, 2016
One week ago, I wrote a piece, “Lunacy and bloodbath in Turkey” It was my analysis of the Turkish government’s insane reaction to the July 15, attempted coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. I did not then entertain the possibility that it could have been a phantom coup. Although Fethullah Gulen, the United States-based cleric Ankara accused of masterminding the coup […]
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Wednesday, July 27th, 2016
Doc., how are you today? I dey kampe! How can you dey kampe with all the looting the legislooters are carrying out in Abuja? I dey kampe! Doc., you have to say something. What can I say? What should I say? Say something about the looting now! N284 billion inserted into the budget! Are you […]
