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Friday, August 7th, 2015
By Tajudeen Balogun, Head African Examiner, Nigeria Bureau – Every sector and profession has its core and related aspects. Basically, the related segments are always obvious and unarguably considered to have links with their ‘principals’. Still, the human potential, his capacities as well as exploits have broken the ‘long surviving’ jinx, as certain fields which […]
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Tuesday, August 4th, 2015
By Obinna Akukwe – Diezani Madueke, Nigeria’s former oil minister is the person the entire watchers in the oil industry including the international community, government officials, oil magnets and friends of Jonathan believe as the super minister that stole Nigeria’s $6.2 billion dollars as revealed by Adams Oshiomhole, Edo State Governor. President Buhari of […]
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Sunday, August 2nd, 2015
By. Eleshin Lawal – For having the gut to offer himself for service and balance the power equation in the House of Representatives, the Deputy Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Lasun Yusuf has been vilified, called many names and in fact, almost being ostracised quite, in a rather twisted negative irony, by the southwest […]
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Sunday, August 2nd, 2015
By Muhammad Ajah – “Our government will reinvigorate the civil service and critically review appointments, postings, placements, secondments and other related political appointments and rationalization of allocations and re-allocations of government buildings and infrastructure. This will ensure they confirm to best procedural practices, protect our historical monuments and ensure conformity with extant civil service rules […]
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Friday, July 31st, 2015
Written by Obinna Akukwe, @ObinnaAkukwe – Dayo Olutayo, Senior Pastor of Good Tidings Bible Church International (GTBCI) has displayed traits and unction which qualifies him to be addressed as possessing an apostolic dimension of divine favor. Dayo Olutayo is the controversial in-law to Bishop David Oyedepo, by reason of being the younger brother to Faith […]
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Thursday, July 30th, 2015
By Oludayo Tade – The reversal of the unpopular policy of reassigning candidates by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) by the Federal government is commendable. While announcing the reversal, the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, MacJohn Nwaobiala claimed the policy had been discussed with ‘parents and other stakeholders’ before JAMB commenced implementation. […]
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Wednesday, July 29th, 2015
By Nnanna Ijomah – The late American president, John Kennedy during a Yale commencement ceremony speech sometime in the 60’s said this, “The great enemy of truth is very often not the lie-deliberate, contrived and dishonest-but the myth-persistent, persuasive and unrealistic. ‘ He continued by adding “Too often we hold fast to the clichés of […]
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Tuesday, July 28th, 2015
Concerning the recent sad news and confirmed murder of kidnap victim, Mr. Emmanuel Chukwuemeka Udemba in Anambra state, indications abound that some “bad eggs” in the Nigerian Police Force, who previously functioned in the same state, might have, at some point, cooperated with the masterminds of the kidnap and unfortunate death of Mr. Emmanuel Chukwuemeka […]
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Sunday, July 26th, 2015
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu – Disaster, be it man made, or natural, had remained a serious cog in the wheel of progress of nations of the globe, including Nigeria. It has over the years, wreaked havoc in parts of Nigeria, including rendering people homeless, especially in the rural Communities. For instance, affected victims and communities […]
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Friday, July 24th, 2015
By Odimegwu Onwumere – The other day, Chief Edwin Clark who is regarded as Ijaw leader having also served as Minister for Information, advised General Muhammadu Buhari not to allow the amnesty programme instituted for the purpose of rehabilitating ex-militants in the Niger Delta to go on errand. Just immediately this news filtered into the […]
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Thursday, July 23rd, 2015
Francis Sagbama – Since the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) fixed December 5 for the governorship election in Bayelsa State, all eyes have been on Bayelsa, the Jerusalem of the Ijaw nation. Political activities have also heightened with some disgruntled members of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) in the state decamping to the All Progressives Congress […]
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Thursday, July 23rd, 2015
By Francis Sagbama – In sane climes, Chief Timipre Sylva, self- acclaimed opposition leader in Bayelsa State would bury his head in shame for putting Bayelsa, the glory of all lands in reverse gear for about five years. As governor of the littoral state between 2007 and 2012, a period characterized with oil boom, the […]
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Tuesday, July 21st, 2015
By Muhammadu Buhari – This month, the world moved a step closer to the defeat of Boko Haram, the jihadist group that has terrorized hundreds of thousands in the northern states of Nigeria. In one of my first acts since taking office as president six weeks ago, I have replaced the heads of Nigeria’s army, […]
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Tuesday, July 21st, 2015
By SULEIMAN ABUBAKAR – A recent frivolous and ill-advised interview granted by the National Vice Chairman (South-South) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Cairo Ojougboh, and reported on page 3 by the Daily Trust newspaper of Monday July 13, 2015 titled “Jonathan’s Centenary City is Crime-Personified – PDP Vice Chair” was also carried by […]
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Tuesday, July 21st, 2015
By Prof R. A. Ipinyomi, University of Ilorin Nigeria – Most Nigerians are aware that General Muhammad Buhari had been on the campaign rallies since before 2003 with the object of giving Nigeria society a human society face, especially to increase the chances that the less privileged could also survive here. May be we need to […]
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Sunday, July 19th, 2015
By Muhammad Ajah – It pains and true patriots writhe in fury when we talk of Nigeria’s unity and secularity, but governors of the South East continue to marginalize the Muslims and institute overt political exclusion against them. That is why one may need to query the relevance of the Muslims’ visits to the governors […]
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Saturday, July 18th, 2015
By Ignatius Okpara, Owerri – Resident of Egbelu Nguru community in Ngor Okpala Council Area of Imo State are now living in perpetual fear and apprehension, following alleged invasion of the area by suspected kidnappers and rapists. AFRICAN EXAMINER gathered that the development had made some of the villagers to flee the community, especially young […]
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Saturday, July 18th, 2015
By Tajudeen Balogun, Head, African Examiner, Nigeria Bureau – Expectedly, the appointment of the new Service Chiefs has evoked mixed reactions from Nigerians. But notably among the trailing comments was the appreciation by the Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose to President Muhammadu Buhari on the appointment of his kinsman, Major-General Abayomi Gabriel Olonishakin as the […]
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Saturday, July 18th, 2015
By Nnanna Ijomah – It has been a common practice in Political circles for politicians to float an idea, a concept or proposal through a third party and if the proposal fails to generate public support or acceptance, deny they had anything to do with it. So it is, with the recent brouhaha in Abia […]
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Friday, July 17th, 2015
By Daniel Iworiso-Markson – Four more years! This is the rising crescendo as Bayelsans and friends of Bayelsa call on Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson to come out quickly to re-contest for the position of Governor of Bayelsa State after a first term of uncommon leadership and unprecedented development that is changing the state for good.
Indeed […]
