It’s time to talk about treason.We now know, according to U.S. officials briefed on intelligence reports cited by the Washington Post, that in early December 2016 Jared Kushner and Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak “discussed the possibility of setting up a secret and secure communications channel between Trump’s transition team and the Kremlin, using Russian diplomatic …
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It is sad that many Nigerians today talk glibly about the possibility of a coup or of military intervention in politics. They make it seem as if this democracy is something we can exchange for something else. We need to be reminded, as we celebrate democracy day 2017, how we got to this very moment, …
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WITH the latest update on the 2017 budget upheavals taken to a ridiculous level by the two key arms of the Federal Government – the Executive and the Legislature, we draw attention to the wider policy implication of the continued delay in putting the spending plan into operation. Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, is yet …
After two years of repeated statements of intent, the Federal Government moved a step towards its dream of a national carrier recently by appointing a group of advisers to actualise this long-nurtured ambition and develop other aspects of the domestic aviation industry. While restructuring and liberalising the sector is long overdue, the government should halt any …
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