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A Stubborn INEC, Looking for Trouble

By Mobolaji E. Aluko, Ph.D.

1.       IntroductionIt is very clear that we have a very stubborn Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) headed by Dr. ...

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About "Security Breach" and "Coup Scare"

By About "Security Breach" and "Coup Scare"

The terms "security breach" and "coup scare" have become topical in recent weeks. Normally I do not muse about current or very recent events but the w...

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A Vote of No Confidence On Third term

By Geoffrey Ekenna

culled from The PUNCH, April 7, 2006The question of whether President Olusegun Obasanjo will stay beyond the expiration of his term of two four-year t...

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A Vice-President And His Governor-Friends

By Jonathan Manok

Given the increasing enthusiasm as to who succeeded President Obasanjo in 2007, analysts and prediction experts are having a busy moment examining the...

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A Tale of Two Theisms: The Quandary of Monotheism in Ebonia

By Chukwuemeka Uche Onuora

I have often wondered what makes me tick. To no avail, I have pondered that which drives my reasoning, and which hitherto placed limitations on the sc...

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A Tale Of Two Choices

By Simon Kolawole

culled from THISDAY, April 24, 2006It was the best of times,It was the worst of times;It was the age of wisdom,It was the age of foolishness;It was th...

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A President's Oily Fraud

By Tayo Odunlami

culled from THE NEWS, October 14, 2004 Claims of President Olusegun Obasanjo on subsidy and deregulation may border on fraudWho owns Nigeria's 35...

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A Preliminary Forensic Analysis of INEC’s Website So Far

By Mobolaji E. Aluko, Ph.D.

INTRODUCTIONOn April 12 and 19, 2003, elections to the National Assembly and to the Presidency/State Governorships of Nigeria were held.    ...

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A Peep Into My Mail Box

By Paul Mamza

The regular readers of my column had shown that they are concerned, some encouraging and others having an axe to grind with the various submissions. E...

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A Fight For A Future

By Joseph Adeyeye

culled from THIS DAY, September 2, 2005Unalloyed loyalty was the major attribute President Olusegun Obasanjo wanted in a vice president when he began ...

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A Country Where There Is No Justice

By Simon Kolawole

culled from THISDAY, July 30, 2006The wicked have done their worst. They have killed the flesh of Anthony Olufunsho Williams, unable to touch his amia...

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A Country Like No Other

By Godwin Agbroko

culled from THISDAY of August 24, 2004There is a sense in which Nigeria is like no other nation. This separateness goes beyond the usual differences a...

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A Call for an Overhaul of Government Structure

By Liberal Democratic Foundation Inc. USA

AbstractThe Liberal Democratic Foundation, Inc. is a non-governmental grassroots organization dedicated to instilling liberal democratic values includ...

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Africa's Sit-Tight Leaders

culled from GUARDIAN, December 6, 2005, a Guardian EditorialWith a few notable exceptions, there is and has been reluctance among Africa's leaders to ...

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A Birthday Reflection At 65

By Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida

Text of the remarks by General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida at a public lecture to mark his 65th birthday in Abuja on August 14, 2006When the organisers...

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