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News IGP obtains court order to scrutinise Sowore's bank accounts There are nations where public officials resign over plagiarism, undeclared gifts, or even the crime of eating pineapple on pizza. Then there is Nigeria — where shame has not only packed its bags but has caught the next available night bus to Cotonou. Take, for …
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Edo people, take a close look at this so-called MoU that was proudly flashed on Arise TV. Two signatures.Signature 1: Secretary to the State Government, Umar Musa Ikhilor.Signature 2: Dr. Loretta Oduware Ogbobor, Director-General, Edo State Diaspora Agency. And that’s it. Not a single signature from EuroAfrica CCI, the supposed “investor” bringing in $250 million. …
If corruption in Nigeria were a musical, the bottleneck would be its lead dancer — twisting, turning, and blocking every move forward until someone drops a little something in the drummer’s hand. We Nigerians don’t just have bottlenecks; we manufacture them with the same dedication Toyota manufactures cars. You want a driver’s license? A passport? …
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There’s a new event in the global hypocrisy Olympics: Deflection 100 metres — sponsored by selective outrage and whataboutism. Whenever the world raises questions about Israel’s bombing campaigns in Gaza — civilians buried, hospitals hit, journalists silenced — some supporters of Israel sprint to a well-rehearsed line: “But what about Nigeria?” Apparently, if you mention …
The biggest single massacre of journalists in modern memory took place more than a decade and a half ago. About 100 armed men linked to a powerful local political clan in the southern Philippine province of Maguindanao ambushed and killed 58 people who were part of a convoy headed to register an opposition candidate in upcoming …
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