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Love, like death, is a leveller. That is why a 70-year-old army general whose visage strikes terror into his rank and file could have his beard tweaked by a 20-year old damsel without serious consequences. But trouble starts when wives or mistresses of powerful people transfer their influence to the political space.
Whatever her admirers may …
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When TheNEWS (18 April 2005) published a cover story, entitled, “Änti-Corruption War: N85 billion Scam At The Ports. Bode George’s Board Indicted”, the retired navy commodore went to town, claiming that it was concocted. George, who was then deputy national chairman, South, Peoples Democratic Party, and former Nigeria Ports Authority, NPA, board chairman, even accused …
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The expected finally happened last week. To a privileged class of Nigerians in the know of the intrigues in government concerning the fate of former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Nuhu Ribadu, it came as no surprise that the Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Police Service Commission, demoted the police …
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The value system of Nigerians has, over time, changed drastically. In the past, life was considered sacred, such that a corpse could not be left by the roadside for more than a couple of hours without the authorities or even individuals taking action to evacuate it.
Nowadays, however, such scenes hardly evoke sympathy and revulsion. People …
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When Alhaji Umar Yar’Adua was sworn in as President and Commander-in-Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, he advised his countrymen to lay aside cynicism and strive for the good society that is within the people’s reach. “Let us discard the habit of low expectations of ourselves as well as our leaders,” Yar’Adua admonished.
Mr. President …
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