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Debo Adejugbe: Election petitions – Contradictions worth revisiting (Y! Politico)

by Debo Adejugbe  To say the conduct of elections in Nigeria is nothing near the ideal case is stating the obvious (including the phantomly rigged 2011 election); but the handling of election petitions…

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Salihu Tanko Yakasai: Nigeria – The death of objectivity and the rise of sentiments (Y! Politico)

by Salihu Tanko Yakasai Why can't one have his views without those that are opposed to it lambasting him with derogatory insults? Why can't we agree to disagree amicably? Why…

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Ife Adebayo: Nigeria’s untapped wealth (Y! Politico)

by Ife Adebayo   If a good number of Nigerians are trained in a particular sector they can become an army and make good gains for the sector. Nigeria is a wealthy…

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Olusegun Dada: What do young Nigerians really want? (Y! Politico)

by Olusegun Dada The new party comes with a lot of challenges in its baggage.  selecting its candidates for elections, among a long list of favourites... What do we really…

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Gbenga Olorunpomi: Oranmiyan Movement – The people’s revolution that has come to stay (Y! Politico)

by Gbenga Olorunpomi Sadly, no government, no matter how good, exists without detractors and Osun state has more than its fair share. However, it is comical that the loudest of…

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Debo Adejugbe: The politics and promises of the National Health Bill (Y! Politico)

by Debo Adejugbe The speed and conviction with which they passed the anti-gay law could have fooled anyone into believing that the National Assembly is proactive... but such vigour is channeled into…

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Salihu Tanko Yakasai: Isa Yuguda’s U-Turn and the total lack of shame (Y! Politico)

by Salihu Tanko Yakasai It is only a matter of time, two years to be precise, that Mr Yuguda will vacate that seat and become an EX like those before…

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Michael Orodare: Adopting the Jagaban model of ‘Familitocracy’ (Y! Politico)

by Michael Orodare  The story of Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte is enough for Emperor Jagaban to learn from, one day the Grande Armee will be utterly damaged and the mighty will…

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Salihu Tanko Yakasai: Nigeria needs many more State of Emergencies (Y! Politico)

by Salihu Tanko Yakasai All in all, our primary concern is the safety of our people. When we criticize GEJ it is not because we hate him, it is simply…

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Ife Adebayo: Quality and affordable healthcare – Another basic need for Nigerians (Y! Politico)

by Ife Adebayo We need to move from the era of doctors treating patients like beggars to an era where healthcare is an industry that caters to the needs of…

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Olusegun Dada: A revised version of the Devil’s dictionary (Y! Politico)

by Olusegun Dada Name given to everyone opposed to any evil agenda of the GEJ administration, every other thing from bombings, rape and miscarriage is also blamed on them. Nigeria…

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Debo Adejugbe: Pension reform act and the politics of an amendment (Y! Politico)

by Debo Adejugbe  I’m just a lowly engineer, but with all that I have read on this issue, it portends grave dangers to the administration of the funds as these…

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Michael Orodare: Amaechi’s doctored video footage cannot stand against the truth (Y! Politico)

by Michael Orodare President Goodluck Jonathan assumed office, although, not loved by many but he is determined to rid Nigeria of impostors, dictators and emperors and ensure that votes do…

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Ife Adebayo: Food is what Nigerians really need (Y! Politico)

by Ife Adebayo What we need is not a waste of tax payers’ money by buying mobile phones for farmers to get fertilizer at subsidized prices at this current government…

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Debo Adejugbe: Why do we need Local Councils in Nigeria? (Y! Politico)

by Debo Adejugbe This is the era where there is total dependency on the revenue coming from the FG, where the LGAs are now uber-lazy, lacking in creativity to generate…

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Atom Lim: Jonathan, a PhD holder lacking street wisdom (Y! Politico)

by Atom Lim For all you know, Jonathan might be a First Class brain who just lacks the street wisdom of Donald Duke or Rotimi Amaechi and therefore appears clueless.…

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Salihu Tanko Yakasai: Amaechi’s victory and its effect on Jonathan’s 2015 ambition (Y! Politico)

by Salihu Tanko Yakasai Though Governor Amaechi isn't a saint, it became a case of 'lesser of two evils'. His victory is seen as a huge blow to President Goodluck…

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Michael Orodare: 2015 Elections – Threading the path of war (Y! Politico)

by Michael Orodare Threading the path of war is definitely not the right way to the 2015 elections; it is a route which should never be taken if we sincerely…

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Olusegun Dada: Letter from a corrupt politician (Y! Politico)

by Olusegun Dada I am virtually invincible and indestructible, because I am a disease, a virus, that lingers in your mind and thoughts Dear Citizen I have watched and listened…

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Gbenga Olorunpomi: Blood everywhere and the tonic in the APC manifesto (Y! Politico)

by Gbenga Olorunpomi In one week, the murders we have witnessed can only be compared to the genocide taking place in Syria at this point. And we are not officially…

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Debo Adejugbe: Nigeria’s politics of revenue sharing (Y! Politico)

by Debo Adejugbe How is the present revenue accrued to the various federating units deployed? Has it, in all honesty, led to a better standard of living for the populace?…

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Salihu Tanko Yakasai: Nigeria – How long can we keep talking? (Y! Politico)

by Salihu Tanko Yakasai I'm tired of talking, and I'm sure I am not alone in this, the MALT approach should be our religion from now onwards. More Action: Less…

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Michael Orodare: Ondo Tribunal – A social revolution (Y! Politico)

by Michael Orodare Just as I'm looking forward to a day INEC will conduct an election that will never be contested by any party at the tribunal, so also I'm…

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Ife Adebayo: The hunger for change is the power of the APC (Y! Politico)

by Ife Adebayo What we have now is a national shift in political advisers; Nigerians are tired of listening to their empty stomach for political advice and are instead hungry…

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Gbenga Olorunpomi: The birth of APC – INEC’s moment in the sun

by Gbenga Olorunpomi Now, the ACN has shown its hand. It is time for the other partners to follow suit. On Thursday, April 18th, the leadership of the Action Congress…

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Debo Adejugbe: There will be a country – Achebe’s last prophecy (Y! Politico)

by Debo Adejugbe Corruption is now a staple in our homes. Tribalism -acknowledged or not- is now a seam in our national fabric. I finally read Chinua Achebe’s “There Was…

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Atom Lim: 2015 and the arrogance of social media activists (Y! Politico)

by Atom LimThe new cool is ‘activists’ accusing the rest of the Nigerian youth population of lacking interest in politics and not being involved, often without any proof.Lately, there has…

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Michael Orodare: The resurgence of the neglected generation (Y! Politico)

by Michael Orodare They thought they were doing it right, not knowing they sat on a keg of gun-powder and their attitudes to the coming generation re-filled the keg daily.…

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Ife Adebayo: Fixing Nigeria from the bottom-up (Y! Politico)

by Ife Adebayo The politics of serving our elected officials instead the officials serving us is not only happening at the state and federal levels but also in the local…

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Olusegun Dada: I agree, let us pray for the PDP (Y! Politico)

by Olusegun Dada The PDP is everything that is wrong with this nation, the constituents of this evil cabal are numerous, they consist of drug lords, criminals of the highest…

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