Godswill Akpabio may determine who wins elections in the oil-rich state of Akwa Ibom "Godfathers" in Nigerian politics don't usually run for office themselves, but many believe they are the ones who decide the election winners and losers. With campaigning well under way for general elections on 16 February, these are the men - and …
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Editorial At first only the British doctor could determine when President Buhari would resume office and return to Nigeria. Then he returns to Nigeria. Now only German engineers can determine when he will work from his office. God bless us when the Polish have anything to tell us when President Buhari has to do something. …
AFP President Muhammudu Buhari (left), 75, will face his strongest challenge from Atiku Abubakar, 71 In our series of letters from African journalists, editor-in-chief of Nigeria's Daily Trust newspaper Mannir Dan Ali looks at why a country where more than half the population is under 35 looks set to get another septuagenarian president after next …
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A former governor of the Mid-Western State and one time Chief of Army Staff, Major General David Ejoor has died at the age of 87. General Ejoor, who was also a former administrator of the now defunct Mid-Western Region, died in a hospital in Lagos state on the 10 February 2019. General Ejoor who had been ill …
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