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Wanted: A dumb rubber stamp N/Assembly?

Even with its belated passage and equally delayed assent by acting President Yemi Osinbajo last Monday, there are indications that the 2017 Budget may

Time to debate Biafra and Nigeria’s future

Last Friday was remarkable in the annals of the Nigerian legislature as the Eighth National Assembly marked the second anniversary of its advent havin

Budget 2017: As public angst builds over delay

The current stint as Acting President for Vice President Yemi Osinbajo came with considerable sympathy for him, following the wide spread perception t

The year 1967, and fifty years later …

Many thanks must go to the governments of Kano, Kwara, Lagos and Rivers states for marking the fiftieth anniversary of the creation of states in the c

Some gossip and the joys of recovery

Dearest Buhari,  You know, to be honest, the most difficult part about you being away is not spending time with you in the other room. But I will