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FUEL SUBSIDY: THE GOVERNMENT IS RIGHT

A lot has been said and is still being written about the recent removal of oil subsidy by the Nigerian government – and rightly so. But I think, when considered dispassionately, the government is right on this one. I’ll give a simplified view.

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NIGERIASTAN: WHEN GOODLUCK IS NOT ENOUGH

Boy! ‘Boko Haram’ is still winning. It is winning big, and it is winning ugly. It is becoming increasingly and unbearably painful to read now on a regular basis, the bombings taking place in Nigeria and the attendant wanton and unnecessary loss of..

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MURTALLABIAN TENDENCY

Also known as dangerous incompetence. We were bequeathed this phenomenon of course by that our brother, Umar Farouk Abdul-Mutallab. Sometime in 2008/09, Farouk, well into his twenties, developed a taste for baby diapers. Eventually, on Christmas day..

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Nigeria's Olympic team 'must work together'

Nigeria's U23 team need to "work harder" if they are to make progress at the Olympic qualifying tournament, according to striker Danny Uchechi.

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Nigeria's Boko Haram claim bombings

Nigeria's Islamist Boko Haram sect was responsible for a string of weekend bombings targeting government buildings and churches in Geidam in the northeast, its purported spokesperson said on Monday.

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Fired anti-graft boss 'takes sack in good faith'

Fired Nigerian anti-graft boss 'takes sack in good faith' - Three days after she was fired as the Chair of Nigeria's anti-corruption Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mrs. Farida Waziri has broken her silence, saying she takes the sack in good..

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Jonathan to ensure Nigerians in diaspora vote in future polls

President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday pledged that his administration would do all it could to ensure that Nigerians in diaspora are able to vote in future elections, a news release issued by the Presidency said. According to the presidency, Jonathan, who..

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Ojukwu's place in Nigeria's history is assured

Ojukwu's place in Nigeria's history is assured, says President Jonathan - Saying that Ojukwu's place in Nigeria's history is assured, President Goodluck Jonathan said on Saturday that he received, with sadness and a deep feeling of great national loss, the..

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