If we assume that kidnapping, insurgency and other security problems are politically motivated, then the solution is political, not military, and we must tackle these challenges through dialogue. As …
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Let us imagine that the opposition parties will boycott the forthcoming elections scheduled for next year. How will such a boycott affect the country and our democracy? And is a …
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On May 27, 1967, the then Head of State, General Yakubu Dan-Yumma Gowon (91) GCFR, said “the main obstacle to future stability in this country is the present structural imbalance …
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Mr. Timothy Omo-bare was Deputy Inspector General of Police when he attended the Aburi Peace meeting held in Ghana on 4th and 5th January, 1967. The meeting was designed to …
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Tuesday, July 29, 2025 will be the 50th anniversary of the overthrow of General Yakubu Gowon GCFR. He was overthrown in a bloodless military coup on the same Tuesday, July …
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About Ayo Adebanjo, Clark, Yakasai & Amechi – Eric Teniola writes about the big 4
The other day, Alhaji Salihu Abubakar Tanko-Yakasai (95) lamented that no nation spending 80 per cent revenue of its revenue on Governance would ever develop. He said “At the moment …
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On Friday December 19, 2008, Prince Vincent Eze Ogbulafor (24 May 1949- 6 October 2022) from Olokoro, Umuahia South local government of Abia State declared that his party the People’s …
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Only three Nigerian leaders have been invited by the British Monarch for state visits to Buckingham Palace. They are General Yakubu Gowon GCFR (90) and his wife Victoria Gowon (78) …
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Appointments of ambassadors or high commissioners by the President is a constitutional obligation. There should not be any delay in such appointments. Section 171 of the Constitution of the Federal …
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I share some similarities with the celebrant of today, Comrade Jola Ogunlusi. Before 1996, we were both from the old Ondo state. I am from Idanre in Idanre local government …