Year: 2016

2016: Kudos President Muhammadu Buhari

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By Charles Ibekwe  The year 2016 is one in which many Nigerians groaned as they get used to a different way of doing things, it will go down in history as the year we decided to stick with change irrespective of the difficulties associated with the process. We have President Muhammadu Buhari to thank for remaining committed to seeing the process through despite the harsh criticisms from the very people whose future he is working so hard to secure. Someone gave an analogy that what some people would have preferred…

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Re: Political Maneuverings: Buhari Extends Gen Olonisakin’s Tenure By One Year

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By Abdulkadir Suleiman A news story published in the Vanguard newspaper on December 21, 2016, “Political maneuverings: Buhari extends Gen Olonisakin’s tenure by one year” has set the record for the absurd in the ongoing onslaught on common sense in Nigeria. The story took a neutral development, around a decision taken in the interest of the nation, and turned it into a circus. It sought to whip up division where non should exist. For the news story, which read more like an opinion piece as opposed to factual reporting, it…

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The Noisy Noise Over General Olonisakin’s Tenure

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By Prince Success Nigerians are very difficult people. Most times, we baselessly portray ourselves as people who infinitely fault everything, including our own shadows, which we have no idea about its existence. To have a probing mind is a positive asset, especially when it is devoted to positive use.  But in our case, we are more prone to the negation offered by useless and unproductive criticisms steeped in lies. I was amazed at recent media reports faulting the extension of the tenure of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General…

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Wike, As Executive Tout-General Of Nigeria

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By Abiodun Israel Certainly, many Nigerians believe Rivers State govornor, Barrister Nyesom Wike ought not to be the executive governor of the state. No debasing lexicon can sufficiently define Wike’s roguery and thuggery instincts. As a lawyer, Wike knows the limit of freedom of speech and what to say on any matter that would offend the law. But for the simple reason of foibles to conquer his beastly character, Wike overlooks his executive status and frequently parrots profane things like a woman under perpetual heat. The long overdue Rivers state…

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NAF’s Contributions To Fight Against Insurgency

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By Sini Tizhe Kwagga The exceptional contributions of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) in the on-going Internal Security (IS) Operations (Ops) in the country towards the defeat of Boko Haram terrorists in the North East, cattle rustlers in the North West and militancy in the Niger Delta region has been beyond belief. This is even more surprising considering the many challenges of the Federal Government (FG) as a result of economic downturn and unwillingness of many foreign nations to sell weapons and aircraft to Nigeria that would have adequately equipped the NAF.  One therefore wonders, how is the NAF able…

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Thank A Soldier Today

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By Hadiza Abdullahi Recently, I noticed top politicians wearing the Armed Forces emblem with the Remembrance Day a month or so away, a day set aside to celebrate fallen soldiers and veterans. So I am here thinking when do we celebrate serving men and women? I am not sure if it’s part of our culture, but we Nigerians sure know how to celebrate the dead. I wonder if there is anything that stops us from celebrating people whilst they are alive. For a military wife like myself and many others,…

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Lai Mohammed’s Wrong Season of Silence

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By: Bukar Raheem Surely, many Nigerians never heard of Alhaji Lai Mohammed before the famous merger of the coalition of opposition parties in Nigeria, to form the APC, preparatory to the 2015 general elections. Fondly called Lai, Nigeria’s current Minister of Information and Culture had sublimely existed in Public Relations circles in the country for years, in the operative capacity of a pro-establishment mouthpiece, before his job as APC national publicity scribe. However, Lai, also an author became a familiar character and singsong in millions of Nigerian households when he…

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President Buhari And Gov El-Rufai’s Unrewarding Jibes

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By: Philip Agbese The corridors of power is wrapped in some mystique and those familiar with the internal workings of the seat of governments would readily concede to the existence of an inner circle which influences major decisions. In Nigeria, it is loosely referred to as the “kitchen cabinet.” Most times, it is a combination of informal busybodies who arrogate to themselves the powers of scratching the leader’s conscience or claim usurpation of his wisdom to tilt perceptions and decisions on leadership issues. They regale in it and often display…

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PDP Congratulates Governor Benedict Ayade On His Supreme Court Victory

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…Continue With Your People Oriented Programmes The Senator Ahmed Makarfi-led Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday congratulated Cross River State governor, Prof Ben Ayade over his victory at the Supreme Court last Friday. The statement reads, “The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ahmed Makarfi, CON, on behalf of the National Caretaker Committee, the Board of Trustees (BoT), the National Executive Committee (NEC), the National Caucus, Management and Staff, and the entire PDP family congratulates H. E. Prof. Senator Benedict Ayade on his victory at the Supreme…

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