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Oath Taking by Ogun Lawmakers
- By Chief Femi Robinson.
There are evidences on ground to prove to every one that Otunba Gbenga Daniel has been doing God’s will. The voice of the people, Is the voice of God. He has within a period of five years done what many Governors could not do. He has made it possible for many sons and daughters of Ogun State to come home to their state. There is no doubt that some parochial people who do not want the rapid in-flux of development will stop at nothing, to derail the process.
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Is Michael Jackson Really Dead?
- By Tosan Okotie
What kind of eulogy does Michael Jackson (MJ) deserve? It’s doubtful if anyone English professor is assigned the task of drafting MJ’s tribute, that, the write-up would satisfy half the readers because different people have too many good things to share about this distinguished man who mattered so much especially to the folks in Warri-Nigeria. MJ was not only an inspiration to people but he actually impacted huge millions of people/homes with joy across the globe.
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Edo: Roads Rehabilitation Commenced
- By Erasmus Ikhide
The Edo State governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole
is poised at fulfilling those electoral campaign promises to
the good people of the state that: ‘‘should he be elected to
govern, the terrible lanes of misery and the source of
social discomfort and the symbols of bad leadership shall be
a thing of the past’’.
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Nigeria’s Military Coup
Culture (1966-1976) – “The Best Book on the Period So Far” - By Ohsee of Toronto, Canada.
In the West, considerations of truth and objectivity in history are seen in some quarters as marks of a lack of sophistication. In Nigeria, however, they are matters of life and death. People there die as a result of history forgot, of lessons not learned. Many people die. Such questions loom large in Nigeria’s violent political history of the first two decades after independence. The most problematic have been, what really happened during the first two coups and the resultant civil war? It is here that Nigerians need to know the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, because such reliable knowledge has proved useful in the past.
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Accessible Roads are Catalysts to Economic Growth and Development in Akwa Ibom State
- By Dr. Ignatius Idio
In Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria , there are unlimited possibilities when the government and the people work together to build accessible road networks that link the villages to the state capital in order to stimulate real economic growth and development in the state. The reason I take this position is because the state has abundance of resources.
Understanding
Edo New Tax Administration (5)
- By Erasmus Ikhide
With the current tax administration, the government of Adams hopes to raise its Internally Generated Revenue, IGR to N2 billion monthly as against N400 million with all the strategies put in place to block all the loopholes in the system. One of the problems of taxation in all the developing countries of the world is one that is associated with getting the generated funds to the right account of governments for onward utilizations for the public goods.
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Why Nigeria’s Emerging Capital Markets?
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Tavershima Adyorough
Nigeria’s emerging capital markets offer very attractive opportunities for market operators and astute investors. For decades, the markets had been closed to foreign investors and functioned only as a government auction/trading post for Treasury securities and equity shares of statutory corporations and foreign subsidiary companies.
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ASSESSING NIGERIA'S 10 YEAR DEMOCRACY
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Mukhtar Ahmad Jarmajo
In 1999, the now white-beard Gen. Abdulsalam Abubakar handed over Nigeria to a democratically elected civilian government. This, he courageously did on the 29th of May and thus marked Nigeria`s third attempt at democracy since the fall of the Tafawa Balewa regime on 15th January, 1966. Today therefore we are celebrating ten years of democracy in Nigeria without a hitch. There is then therefore no doubt that this is a moment for sober reflection.
EKITI HOUSE REPS ON A WONDERFUL HOLIDAY
- John Babalola
Is it not just laughable that the reason ekiti state of assembly stopped sitting is as a result of the insecurity state in ekiti state.
I sincerely hope that these so called state assembly men paid to represent the interest of the ekiti people are not only jokers but cowards as well. The so called suspension action embarked upon if they do not realise it right now, have seriously undermined their integrity and call their commitment to serve the ekiti people into question.
Anambra Oni Baje!
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Uche Nworah
Published
June 1st, 2009
I owe the title of this piece to Okechukwu Obinwa (Ayola), a classmate at C.I.C Enugu who responded to an entry I made in my Facebook status with the ‘Anambra Oni Baje’ expression. I had jokingly suggested that since Governor Raji Fashola of Lagos state was kind enough to accommodate our brother Ben Akabueze in his cabinet as a commissioner, Anambra people should reciprocate such kindness and ‘borrow’ Governor Fashola as governor in 2010.
Understanding Edo New Tax Regime
- Part 4 -
Erasmus Ikhide
THE tax administration in Nigeria is not a cast-iron case without taking due cognizance of the denizens; the very poor, the not so poor, the rich and the supper rich. It is proportionate to all according to his or her earnings so as to curb undue exploitation of the poor to reward the rich. The people of Edo State must find a path back to those glorious days, to prosperity as it were, by describing how to respond to our depleting economy that left the vast majority behind poverty line even before Oshiomhole’s ascendancy. This, as we all know, is due mainly to greed, visionlessness, and corruption that rewarded injustice at the expense of hard labour.
MOT: Ministry of Thugs?
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Bapakaye I. Dibi, Esq
Published
May 23rd, 2009In Port Harcourt today, as you commute to and from work in your car, you may be stopped by a Police man and asked to show your "vehicle particulars"; you may be stopped by a Traffic Warden and asked to turn right and not left as you intended; next, on the same day, you may be accosted by an officer of the Joint Task Force (JTF) and asked to open your booth. An officer of Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) might stop you and ask why you do not have your seat belt on.
The Problems Of
Rebranding Nigeria
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Erasmus Ikedilo
"Nigeria must be rebranded to a model whose socio-economic cum political modernity and glamour would attract love, dignity and respect rather than disdain, name calling and disrespect with which other countries have treated us. All hands must be on deck now."
Don’t Envy Lekki Residents, Pity Them
- Uche Nworah
The Lekki part of Lagos may be home to expensive mansions but you can’t help but pity its residents, particularly during this rainy season when the roads become flooded after every downpour.
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Understanding Edo New Tax Regime
- Part 3
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Erasmus Ikhide
The tasks of reviving a comatose state or nation from outright collapse are more and more difficult than fixing it. It is like nurturing a child from diaper and unto formative years and then to adulthood. But the challenges we face today are surmountable given that Oshiomhole has the will power to overcome the human induced crises. With the will, we will have the means to combat crime, unemployment, infrastructure, human capacity development, security, poverty, human trafficking, prostitution and the like.
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A Day On The Devil’s Highway
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Uche Nworah
Published
May 12th, 2009
I am thinking that we should re-name the Lagos - Benin expressway 'The Devil's Highway' due to the state of the road and incessant armed robbery attacks on the road. Many road users have lost their lives on that road either from accidents caused by the poor condition of the road, or from armed robbers’ bullets. There are stories of those who have passed the night in their vehicles on the roads as a result of the gridlock.
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