EDITORIAL
2019: Political Parties Should Adopt Direct Primary
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The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Aliyu Adams Oshiomole, recently declared that the party’s primary for the forthcoming Osun governorship election would be done through direct elections. Speaking at the end of the National Working Committee meeting, Oshiomhole said the use of direct primary would prevent corruption and monetisation of […]
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The Osun governorship election
IF the relative success of the 2015 general election called for hope and confidence in the electoral system in the country, the elections conducted ever since have questioned that expectation. In particular, the recent governorship [...]
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WORLD PEACE DAY AND IMPERATIVENESS OF PEACE IN NIGERIA
Last Friday, the world soberly stood still in honour and commemoration of peace and its importance among mankind. Lovers and advocates of peace gathered in various venues across the globe to commemorate the 2018 International Day of Peace with the view to recognising the efforts of those who have worked hard to end conflict and […]
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Paying for Nigeria’s wrong choices
A recent statement by a United States government official, blaming Nigeria’s woes on government’s wrong choices and bizarre spending pattern, is unlikely to sit well with the authorities; but the aptness of the remark cannot be faulted. The USAID Country Representative, Stephen Haykin, said that Nigeria’s scarce resources were being lavished on subsidies on petroleum […]
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PURPORTED DEPUTY GOVERNOR’S IMPEACHMENT AND TRIUMPH OF RULE OF LAW IN IMO STATE
A few months ago, constitutional democracy was threatened in Imo State when Deputy Governor Eze Madumere was impeached under questionable circumstances by Governor Rochas Okorocha-controlled State House of Assembly. That is why there has been jubilation in Imo State and among lovers of democracy and the rule of law in the country when, last Tuesday, […]
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Stop The Killings On The Plateau Now
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From Plateau State are gory tales of wanton killings that need urgent action from the powers that be. Each day presents a spectacle of lamentations over mindless bloodshed. The state is fast assuming a killing field where hundreds of lives are daily wasted by unknown gunmen. Hardly a week passes without reports of fresh attacks […]
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The strike over new minimum wage
ON September 26, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) declared a strike over the stalled process of providing a new national minimum wage for workers. But the strike was quickly suspended after a few days because [...]
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