Introduction:The paradigmatic approach to politicking and governance as usual should have no place in the unfolding political dispensation in Nigeria as we move towards the 2007 general election. Every conscionable Nigerian, home or abroad, male or female, should brace up for the task of good governance and responsible leadership by getting involved one way or …
Ladies and gentlemen, gather round. Trump’s USA has made a request so ambitious, so cosmically bold, that even NASA had to put down its coffee and ask, “Wait… what now?”According to the mood music coming out of Washington, the United States—under its current Trumpian remix—would like the world to stop spinning so that it can …
DSS If Nigeria were a Nollywood movie, the Department of State Services (DSS) would be that nosy neighbor who is in every scene—wedding, burial, birthday, even school PTA meetings. So it wasn’t a surprise when the DSS decided that the trade union vs. Dangote conflict was their new calling. After all, why limit yourself to …
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The automatic retirement of officers senior to an appointed service chief is a deeply ingrained military tradition in Nigeria, though it is not formally written into the armed forces' terms of service. It is widely understood that officers of higher rank or superior seniority (based on their year of graduation from the Nigerian Defence Academy) cannot …
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When Nigeria appoints a new set of service chiefs, the world watches in awe — not because of the strategy or vision they bring, but because of the instant mass retirement festival that follows. It’s the only ceremony on Earth where dozens of highly trained generals — some who spent decades learning how to fight …
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