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..the unpalatable reality is that in Nigeria, institutional checks and balances, the very scaffolding of democracy, are now a mirage.…
By Azu Ishiekwene The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) is an animal that eats its curator for lunch. To…
By Zainab Suleiman Okino Until last week or so, citizens observing political developments in Nigeria had given up on the…
By Rudolf Ogoo Okonkwo I don’t know about you, but I’ve never been great at expressing appreciation to those who…
By Owei Lakemfa The Nigerian National Assembly, NASS, while earning one of the highest incomes in the world, has one…
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu On 6 December 1977, Olusegun Obasanjo, Nigeria’s military Head of State, received a group of young…
By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu The deadly kwashiorkor disease that was so much associated with the Biafra war has made a…
By Uche Ugboajah One of my favourite Igbo names is Nwannedinamba. Never mind that it has, over time, become more…
By Owei Lakemfa Governor Mohammed Umar Bago, the 51-year-old Governor of Niger State who wears mullah-like beards, is once again trending in…
By Abdul Mahmud One month ago, in Abuja, a small circle of friends, literary enthusiasts, human rights activists, politicians, public intellectuals…