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The first lady holds her sick husband hostage for the gains of the cabal she heads
By Oluokun Ayorinde/ Abuja
Early last week was very busy for the cabal which, like a thief in the night, smuggled President Umaru Yar’Adua back into the country in the wee hours of Wednesday 24 February from Saudi Arabia, where he [...]
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BY ADEMOLA ADEGBAMIGBE
It was not like a normal reception, but a shrouded and closely guarded evacuation for Nigeria’s President Umaru Yar’Adua, as he returned to Abuja last week after spending 93 days in Saudi Arabia, where he received treatment for acute heart and kidney ailments. The Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport was literally shut down, with [...]
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What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet
-Juliet (Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet)
Many Nigerians will stoutly and loudly disagree with Juliet Capulet, the character in the Shakespearean tragedy because to many Nigerians, there is something in a name that a person bears. If anyone still had [...]
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These are the actors whose roles in the Yar’Adua hand-over impasse leave a sour taste in the mouth
By Nehru Odeh
South-East Governors
The South-East governors never hid their support for President Umaru Yar’Adua’s continued stay in power. In a meeting that lasted over five hours in Enugu on Wednesday 27 January, they dismissed protests over Yar’Adua’s absence, [...]
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TheNEWS magazine scores another point by correctly predicting Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan’s ascension to the presidency
By Olusola Olaosebikan
TheNEWS magazine has a reputation for rightly analysing national issues based on prevailing circumstances. It is often accurate in its prognostications. In its 14 December 2009 edition titled: Nigeria’s Next Leader? the magazine explored factors that could throw [...]
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