You have been wronged. Someone has cheated you, threatened you, or done something that makes your blood boil. You want justice, swift, visible, and humiliating for the other party. So you do what feels natural. You go to the police station. This is where the education begins. The Welcome The officer at the counter greets …
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What makes you nervous? Nerves of steel and walking on the path of righteousness
INEC said it investigated its chairman and found him not guilty of the allegation that he tweeted partisan support for Bola Tinubu in the 2023 election cycle. If na you nko? How can you fail an exam you set and graded? How can you find yourself guilty in a court you established, where both the …
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(Now Featuring the Judiciary, EFCC, and Frequent-Flyer Miles) Nigeria is the greatest country in the world, particularly for those who understand the system. For everyone else, resilience will be provided at no extra cost. Take the judiciary, for instance — the last hope of the common man and the first refuge of the well-connected. Justice …
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“Then, Murtala was killed. I think it is public knowledge that Obasanjo fled on the day Murtala Muhammed was killed. He remained in hiding until the coup was aborted and he reached out, first, to M.D Yusuf (Inspector-General of Police), who then called him and he came out of hiding, and joined us in Dodan …
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