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A Nation in Crisis

By Mahmud Jega

culled from Weekly Trust, October 22, 2006Three "governors", two Chief Judges and two impeachment panels existed side by side in one state. Two more g...

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Regionalism And Challenge Of National Integration

By Chimaroke Nnamani, Governor of Enugu State

… you shall not go to Mecca, oh Nomad, the road you have followed leads to Turkistan(…admonition of the strayed Nomad in an Afghanistan village wh...

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PORT OF CORRUPTION: This Port Stinks

By Seyi Oduyela and Osawemwenguan Airhuoyo report.

In the eyes of the Nigerian public the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, is perceived as a den of corrupt practices. And perhaps this much was well captu...

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The State Of Emergency In Ekiti State And The Nebuchadnezzar Non-Option

By Mobolaji E. Aluko, PhD

Twenty-Four Days to A State of EmergencyOn Tuesday, 26th September, 2006,  the 26-man Ekiti State House of Assembly (ESHOA) passed  a motion...

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Obasanjo's Obsession And Nightmare

By Ibanga Essien

culled from VANGUARD, October 22, 2006Without bothering the reader with countless dictionary definitions, let me just say that to be obsessed with som...

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Interpreting Justice In Ekiti State: The Law And The People

By E-11

The recent impeachment of Mr. Ayo Fayose as Governor of Ekiti State and his Deputy, Mrs. Abiodun Olujimi has elicited a lot of emotive and varied comm...

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Communiqué: On The State Of The Nation

By The Nigeria Governors' Forum

After deep reflection on the prevailing political situation in the country, we the elected Governors of the thirty-six states of the Federation do res...

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EFCC’s Hasty Graft Index

By Jide Ayobolu

The chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu recently named former Head of State, General Sani Abacha as th...

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Impeachment As A Political Weapon Against Opposition

By Robert Obioha

 culled from THE SUN, October 26, 2006Those who drafted the 1999 Nigerian Constitution and put in it the impeachment clause did not envisage to w...

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The Rape Of A State And A Continent

By Farouk Martins, Omo Aresa

If you rape or defile a State or a Continent once, the sin is on you. We all agreed that Africa was raped once by outsiders and calls are made for ato...

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Emergency Rule In Ekiti As The 1999 Constitution Holds

By Bamidele Aturu

culled from GUARDIAN, October 26, 2006The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has made a proclamation of a state of...

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Senate Approval Order For The State Of Emergency In Ekiti State

The approval Order Paper  in the Senate reads: *Whereas there is a manifest collapse of the orderly machinery of government in Ekiti State o...

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The Vulture Targets Senate President

By Duro Onabule

culled from THE SUN, October 27, 2006The vulture is a patient bird and normally feeds on the efforts of others or at least allows the predators to per...

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Investigative Panel Reports On Misconduct Of Ekiti Governor And Deputy Governor

REPORT OF THE INVESTIGATIVE PANEL INTO ALLEGATIONS OF GROSS MISCONDUCT AGAINST HIS EXCELLENCY, THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR OF  EKITI STATE, DR. PETER ...

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EFCC - Between Petition And Conviction

By Pini Jason

culled from VANGUARD, October 10, 2006It was clear to any discerning observer that Mallam Nuhu Ribadu's performance, almost a burlesque, on the floor ...

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