Opinion

Rivers State and the Vanity of godfatherism in politics – Sunday Onyemaechi Eze

The vanity of godfatherism in Nigerian politics is boldly engraved on the crisis currently rocking Rivers State. It should have been very clear to politicians by now that imposing their preferred candidate on the people does not guarantee any peace or mutual respect between the godfather and godson. The selfish …

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El-Rufai: Tinubu’s Election Delivers Four Lessons to Religious and Ethnic Bigots

Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, emphasized that the recent election of President Bola Tinubu has swiftly conveyed important lessons to religious and ethnic bigots. El-Rufai commended President Tinubu for his fair appointments, effectively silencing his critics. El-Rufai made these remarks as the keynote speaker during the book launch …

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Protesters In Delta Demand Better Nigeria, Ask FG to Arrest Banks MDs

Motorist, traders, human rights activists, and angry youths, protesting the fuel and new naira notes scarcity, barricaded the Asaba-Onitsha Expressway in Asaba, call for a better Nigeria, and also urged the Federal Government of Nigeria to arrest Managing Directors of commercial banks for allegedly hoarding the new Naira notes. Speaking on …

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Insecurity, Bad Governance, Others The Cause For Mass Migration In Nigeria – Peterside Dakuku

Forced migration and its concomitant enslavement of the Africans was a blight on the world’s collective conscience between the 1500s and 1800s. The repercussions still reverberate through time to the present. Africans are calling for payment of reparations to their motherland by the European powers to date. It is paradoxical …

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OPINION: FFK Is Danger to Democracy, Honour, & Integrity – Osaretin Peter Enogieru

On Monday, 30th May, 2022 Femi Fani Kayode (FFK) authored an article titled “PDP’s Great Betrayal And The Choice Before The APC” published on reubenabati.com.ng. In the said article, FFK made wild and fallacious allegations and assumptions against the PDP and His Excellency Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. It is necessary to …

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Ejele Is Accessible Leader In Delta South – Dr. Opa Williams

Sunday 1st of May, 2022, I left Asaba very early with my crew to honour an appointment with the immediate past chairman, Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, DESOPADEC, Governing board, Evang. Michael Diden, A.K.A Ejele; our rendezvous is the headquarters of Mega Praise Church of Christ, Sapele, Sapele …

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What Tinubu Told Atiku In His Congratulatory Message

A Presidential Aspirant, and the National Leader of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu, has commends all contestants in the just concluded presidential primary election of the People’s Democratic Party,PDP, for the orderly and peaceful way they conducted themselves throughout the entire process. Tinubu at first congratulated …

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Before Nigeria sinks deeper into poverty

The World Bank’s latest Economic Update on the Nigerian economy, which indicated that the poverty rate in Nigeria could even worsen beyond what it currently is, except a new trajectory of development is followed should not be ignored by authorities in the country. The World Bank’s Economic Update also projected …

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Terrible economics of the border closure

Closing Nigeria’s borders to stop smuggling of rice and other goods into Nigeria from neighbouring West African countries is one of the most crude and retrogressive decisions and actions of the Buhari government in recent times. A rational and deep-thinking government with long term strategies of maximising Nigeria’s strengths and …

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Askia: The Pacemaker in control of DESOPADEC

By Andrew Umukoro The appointment of Snr. High Chief Askia Ogieh as the new Managing Director/CEO of the Delta State Oil Producing Development Commission (DESOPADEC) bodes well for that strategic agency, given the empowerment master’s antecedents Strategic appointments such as the MD/CEO of DESOPADEC are often a state concern for …

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