Opinion
What a pity that some individuals, especially in leadership positions, have never learnt to leave well alone! Oyinlola, embattled governor of Osun State on multiple fronts, raced to Sydney, Australia, to seek audience with Ulli Beier, seeking a way out of the unsavory dilemma into which he had been thrust by his former military boss …
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Paul Rasmussen, the Danish Prime Minister, is said to be the most accessible Head of Government in the world. He answers telephone queries from Danish citizens personally.
-Time magazine (2005)
Do Nigerians really mean anything to our leaders? Sorry, let’s put it another way: Do public office holders in Nigeria answer calls, reply text messages or respond …
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Coming as I do from a country without a state (Nigeria) and living in a state without a country (South Africa) I must have a unique luck for being in the mainland area of Chaoskan, the state and country of chaos players, awon arije nidi ‘daru: those veritable amaphithiphithi, inhabitants of isiphithiphithi.
“During the …
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There can be nothing more perturbing in a democracy than a judiciary which offers no hope of justice to members of the society. It has been established over time that a loss of faith in the judiciary is a portent for dictatorship, totalitarianism, anarchy, pandemonium and all that run on a parallel line with democracy. …
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It is not unlikely that you have heard the story before. The Queen of England, President Bush and President Obasanjo all died and at the Gate of Heaven they were all refused entry and were sent to Hell. After a few months in Hell, they requested to check how their subjects – in the case …
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