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Popularity versus Capacity—Peter Obi and Yele Sowore in Nigeria’s 2023 Election.

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For the very few people that knew me from a very young age, it has always been obvious to them that Babaolowo is a different breed of human. Growing up without a silver spoon as never been an excuse for greed or opportunistic lifestyle, I have always employed the use of my own wits and depended largely on my capacity to think and identify what is value and what is not, and for this I have been...

South West Politicians, The Brave Scouts of Sick Presidents.

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Is South West Nigeria the harbinger of sick presidents or this is just a myth? The South of Nigeria has produced perhaps the heaviest weight of politicians in Nigeria since her independence, but is South West Nigeria the harbinger of sick presidents or this is just a myth? In my opinion, South West politicians are largely responsible for the leadership problems we are facing in Nigeria since...

Trader Moni and the Silver Cycle

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In an average democratic clime or semblance of it, the election year is always a very interesting year. After the government might have gone to sleep six months after the previous election is won and the juicy offices and portfolio are shared, all parties are usually united in corruption, shaking hands and sharing the commonwealth of the people without rancour, leaving just the few that feeds on...

Breaking News: Supreme Court Upholds Gov Wike’s Election

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The Supreme Court in Abuja has reportedly upheld the outcome of the April 11 governorship election that ‎brought Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State to power. An unanimous judgment by the court restored the declaration of Wike as the valid winner of the poll by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC; upturning the concurrent judgments of both the Rivers State Governorship Election...