In the name of the Supreme Council of the Revolution of the Nigerian Armed Forces, I declare martial law over the Northern Provinces of Nigeria. The Constitution is suspended and the regional government and elected assemblies are hereby dissolved. All political, cultural, tribal and trade union activitites, together with all demonstrations and unauthorized gatherings, excluding …
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Birthday card from a moron Some friendships are made in heaven — peanut butter and jelly, wine and cheese, Arsenal and heartbreak. Others are forged somewhere much, much warmer — like Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein.The two were once spotted together at parties in the ’90s, laughing, drinking, and probably debating whether democracy was overrated. …
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DESPITE an escalation in kidnapping, armed robbery and banditry across the country, the prosecution of suspects has been few and sluggish. So alarming has been this worrisome gap in the dispensation of justice that the President, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd), recently recommended that special courts are established to expedite trials. The proposal unerringly strikes the …
ABUJA – In a move that has left absolutely no one confused because it is perfectly clear, the Federal Government of Nigeria today issued a robust, double-barrelled statement regarding the former Governor of Kogi State, His Excellency Yahaya Bello. The statement, read by a specially trained spokesperson who can maintain a completely straight face, aimed …
A people who elect corrupt politicians, impostors, thieves, and traitors are not victims… but accomplices. – George Orwell I know I must be sounding like a broken record but I have to say it again and again without any equivocation that those currently strutting around for elective positions, particularly for the position of the president …
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Centre for Nigeria Progress 