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When a governor declares "I'm loyal to Yahaya Bello for life," we must ask: to whom is he primarily accountable - his political godfather or the citizens who elected him? In the complex tapestry of Nigerian politics, a troubling pattern has emerged across multiple states: governors installed by political godfathers who struggle to exercise genuine …
In the high-stakes theatre of Nigerian politics, where power is often seen as the ultimate prize, the philosophical stance of a leader on human life can define their legacy. Two presidencies, two men, and two starkly contrasting doctrines on the relationship between ambition and the blood of the citizenry have emerged, forcing a national introspection …
Democracy as a system of governance has its attractions, which include, but are not limited to, political tolerance, a multi-party system, control over the abuse of power, popular franchise, free and fair elections, free courts, and accepting election results. The authors of the system believed that these are part of the indices that make it …
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“When the taxpayer wakes up, the looter runs faster.” For years, Nigerians have lived in blissful moral confusion about public funds.Everyone loves “government work,” not for service, but for the sweet opportunity to chop small from the national pot. After all, as the saying goes, “government money no be anybody money.”That phrase has done more …
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A Warning From History—But Today’s Crowd Has the Volume on Mute**If the 20th century gifted humanity anything besides jazz, antibiotics, and the W221 S-Class, it was a very clear instruction manual titled “Don’t Do Fascism Again.”Unfortunately, in 2025, it seems millions tore out the warning pages and kept only the pictures.Because suddenly—suddenly!—a certain red-hatted movement …
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