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Obasanjo On Obama: Two-faces And A Forked Tongue
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EVERY Nigeria ought to read “Obama’s election and the needed change,” in The Guardian of October 6, 2008. It is painful to read, but it was Aristotle, remember, who taught that “We cannot learn without pain.”
The article was penned by Olusegun Obasanjo. This is a man that had two chances to serve his [...]
January 24, 2010
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Yar’Adua: Poor Health And Half-truths
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FIRST, I send my sympathies and prayers to President Umaru Yar’Adua, who is lying on a sick bed in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Last week, he finally summoned up the courage to tell Nigerians that he has a serious health condition.
Regrettably, only Nigerians seem to keep faith with Yar’Adua, a favour that is not [...]
November 29, 2009
Tags: Churg-Strauss Syndrome, health, Nigeria, saudi arabia, Yar’Adua Posted in: Sonala Olumhense Comments
WHERE IS THE 2009 EFCC REPORT?
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by Sonala Olumhense
ON September 28, 2008, I questioned the whereabouts of the annual report of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to the National Assembly.
In the words of the EFCC (ESTABLISHMENT) ACT of 2004: “The Commission shall, not later than 30th September in each year, submit to the National Assembly, a report of its [...]
November 1, 2009
Tags: corruption, EFCC, Nigeria, Waziri Posted in: Sonala Olumhense Comments
The Contract Bazaar
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“On September 23, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) did not hold its weekly meeting.”
Reason: Nigeria’s Spectator-Leader, Umaru Yar’Adua, was away in Saudi Arabia seeking the medical care that would keep him alive. The Ministers took advantage of the opportunity and got out of town.
The Minister for Information explained to the press: “The Eid [...]
October 11, 2009
Tags: fec, Nigeria, saudi arabia Posted in: Sonala Olumhense Comments
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