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BY the time the Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose published his so-called “Death Wish” newspaper advert on Monday January 19, titled “Will You Allow History to Repeat Itself? Enough of State Burials,”

OUR democracy,which was not given too much hope of survival at the beginning in 1999,is maturing. I guess too that our desire is to let it remain mature and nothing more. We

LET me begin by registering my deep approval of the energy of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to hunt down General Muhammadu Buhari’s academic credentials. Some Nigerians feel that this is

READING through a syndicated story without a by-line in the dailies last week, I marveled at the ridiculous attempt by the governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole, to revise history. For those

AND before Alaba decides whether or not to oppose this declaration Trouble hastened to make himself clearer. Internally displeased persons, eternally displeased persons, internally disillusioned persons, eternally disillusioned persons, internally disgusted persons,

THERE is an old saying that power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. That saying is very applicable to the APC as it positions for power its candidate in the forthcoming Lagos State governorship elections

TWO weeks ago, I received from a Nigerian who identified himself as Professor EJC Nwana, a letter in which he told me he was “thoroughly worried that your hatred of President Jonathan

Continued from yesterday THESE measures, which touch upon teaching the central bank and the NNPC how to count, could undo corruption at source. Isn’t it embarrassing to have a Central Bank Governor