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The phrase, Nigeria’s Westernized elite,’ coldly crept into my linguistic repertoire and morphed into my new consciousness about the elite one mild afternoon in August 2024. The experience occurred in Gombe after I yielded to a disease that plagues my lifestyle: bibliomaniac, collection of books.  Unseen forces in season and out of season ignites a […]Continue Reading
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Key Points: The speech was devoted to recounting what this government has achieved, some not relevant to the protests It didn’t directly address the issue of hunger and hardship The mood was more of a threat than compassion for suffering Nigerians The president was not exact with data about the negative impacts of the protests […]Continue Reading
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Key Points: Why smaller political parties lose those elected into parliament to bigger parties Most party members are ignorant of the philosophies, aims and objectives of their political parties Most parties do not have a database of their members Most parties do not have clear-cut strategies for attracting more members Staff members of most political […]Continue Reading
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Key points: Floods destroys farms and infrastructure, causing devastation. Devastating drought withers crops, threatening food security and livelihoods. Governor Bala Mohammed seeks urgent assistance from the Federal Government for affected farmers and communities. Residents of Mayo Belwa, Adamawa State, come together in interfaith prayers, seeking divine intervention to Continue Reading
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Key points: Encourage dialogue between the FG and protesters  President Tinubu inherited problems and can’t solve them instantly. The constitution isn’t meeting people’s needs, and democracy is empowering selfish leaders. Reducing government costs, like National Assembly members’ salaries, is a positive step. Borrowing should fund productivity, not Continue Reading
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Senator Ndume will no longer be entitled to several financial privileges He may be ex-communicated from the inner caucus of the National Assembly As from 2025, he may not be able to insert projects in the Appropriation Bill Ndume has been punished by the Senate previously, but he was always undaunted His political future now […]Continue Reading
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BY CLEMENT OMANIBE Chief Comrade Amitolu Shittu is a man of many parts. He is a political scientist, analyst and security consultant. He is also an environmentalist and farmer. His impacts in the sociopolitical and economic development of Nigeria are legendary and transcends several positive results. His voice in national issues is as firm as […]Continue Reading
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Key points: 78 countries, not only Nigeria, signed the EU-ACP Samoa Agreement EU financial support is worth 79.5 billion Euro Nigeria to export goods to EU now More EU investments expected in Nigeria EU to follow-up the agreement with training activities By Emmanuel Kwada The Samoa Agreement, signed between the European Union and 48 African, […]Continue Reading
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Key Points: Boko Haram uses more female than male suicide bombing How the sect persuades women to become suicide bombers Gwoza still under Boko Haram control Borno residents worry as government ‘pampers’ repentant Boko Haram fighters ‘Government must defeat Boko Haram before granting them amnesty’ By Theophilus Abbah Boko Haram terrorists choose women for suicide […]Continue Reading