Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas During the modest celebration of the commemoration of Nigeria’s 64th independence on Tuesday, October 1, the conferment of national honours on the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, and the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, by President Bola Tinubu raised […]
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By Abdu Rafiu As I was saying…Artificial Intelligence more known as AI is stumping confidently like a conqueror through all lands. And I begin to wonder: Is this not the Orwellian world we were warned as far back as 1954 would come? When the Soviet Union, that unnatural union of a nation, disintegrated, thanks to […]
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The Federal Government is basking in the euphoria of attaining 64 years of nationhood and 25 years of unbroken democracy. Arguably, the government has enough reasons to celebrate, based on what has taken place in the past and its projections for the future. However, there are some sticky points worth reflecting on as the country […]
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By Abdu Rafiu There are and will always be all kinds of children. They consist of those that are well brought up and those that are ill-bred. There will be good children and vagabonds will abound. There are deprived ones, evincing lack of parental responsibility and care. A legion of them flooded the streets during […]
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By Babatunde Cole The Niger Delta area of the country is set for a remarkable development under the administration of His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR. This optimism is strengthened by the exemplary zeal, drive, and innovation that the new Minister of Niger Delta Development, Engnr Abubakar Momoh, FNSE., is putting into running the […]
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By Abdu Rafiu The country is stumbling from one crisis to the other. The Sword of Damocles which had been hanging over the nation’s neck has been partially put back in its sheath, partially because a governor, Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State only yesterday said that he would not be able to afford the minimum […]
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By Abdu Rafiu With an impassioned speech by Israel, except there is a miracle which can come only on an alignment of the volition of each party in the conflict, it does not appear there will be light soon at the end of the tunnel. The tunnel is getting longer with the possibility of engagement […]
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To truly end the rampant clashes between pastoralist herdsmen and farmers that have led to massive loss of lives, food insecurity, and unemployment in many parts of the country, outlawing open grazing, the process of which has started in the Senate, is the way to go. Those who insist on open grazing should know that […]
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By Abdu Rafiu As I was saying…From experiences of the aftermath of every struggle, the gains turn out to be illusions. The worker comes out worse in the end and, indeed, the general populace who have to grapple with fresh and enervating inflationary currents. The Scarghilian tool of yesterday does not necessarily fit today into […]
Continue ReadingBy Abdu Rafiu The nation was only a few steps away from potential chaos and confusion on Tuesday. We had a taste of the gloom that has been staring the nation in the face for a while with Labour flexing its muscles and threatening social and industrial peace. Not without justifiable cause, I must say. […]
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