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While the nation’s capital is buzzing with whispers of phantom plotters and shadowy figures in Aso Rock’s broom closets, we have all been spectacularly distracted. The actual, successful, and shockingly brazen coup against the Federal Republic of Nigeria did not happen in Abuja. It happened in a Lagos press conference, and the general’s name is …
Waterboarding an Iraq prisoner Friends, Americans, countrymen, lend me your timelines and tweets; I come to bury Dick, not to praise him. The evil that he did lives after him; The good, he shot a trial lawyer will be interred with his bones; So let it be with Dick. Dick Cheney, who served as the …
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The First Amendment is a cornerstone of our democracy. The FCC does not and will not revoke licenses for broadcast stations simply because a political candidate disagrees with or dislikes content or coverage. — Jessica Rosenworcel, Chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission . In the American political arena, communication from leaders has traditionally been a …
There’s a new political soap opera in Edo State, and its title may as well be: “Monday Loves Bola: The Chronicles of a Political Superfan.” If Nollywood had any sense, they’d have already bought the script and cast Osita Iheme as the narrator. Since stepping into Osadebe Avenue, Governor Monday Okpebholo, the “Eldest son of …
Orji Uzor Kalu’s continued relevance in Nigeria’s politics reveals a deeper story — about political recycling, national amnesia, and the culture of immunity that keeps old politicians forever young in power. If Nigeria were a reality show, Orji Uzor Kalu would be one of its longest-running cast members — unvoted, unbothered, and unretired. Each time …
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