From Vanguard News
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‘Your career is dead,’ Davido claps back at Wizkid as beef reaches new heights
In the latest turn of events, tensions have escalated between Nigerian music icons Wizkid and Davido, sparking a heated exchange on social media.
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Lagos-Calabar coastal highway: FG begins enforcement of right of way
The Federal Government has commenced demolition of properties affected by the right of way of the Lagos-Calabar super highway from the Lagos end.
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Attorney-General Adoke and the burden of freedom, by Chidi Odinkalu
SENIOR Nigerian public officers are notoriously parsimonious with their recall once out of office. From among their club memoirs are the unusual. In a country ruled by whim, risk aversion is prudent when you are out of power. By feigning amnesia, yesterday’s men limit the likelihood that their successors may remember them for the wrong reasons. […]
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The Indian general elections
Unlike Nigeria, where we make a fetish of electoral materials and designate some of them as “sensitive”, India has since demystified theirs.
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SEDC Bill as a new foundation for peace, prosperity and justice in Nigeria
This has been the wish of every Igbo man of the South-East, hence, their overwhelming joy and support to the bill. To say the least, the bill is a catalyst to achieving development in the South-East.
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EFCC’s return of Enugu State assets
This role played by the EFCC in the Enugu State asset recovery saga has shown the importance of having a federal body which is capable of salvaging the people’s assets from powerful rogue politicians
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National Assembly Committee on Constitution Review – A journey to nowhere
The 1999 Constitution is neither the product of plebiscite, referendum, nor a national conference. It was bequeathed to us in 1999 by the departing military, and promulgated into law by military fiat. The result has been a litany of contradictions, omissions and inconsistencies ” – Former Senate President, David Mark, in Vanguard, November 20th 2008 By […]
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Our generals must know when to halt or pull back, by Owei Lakemfa
If this is the experience of a privileged elite with international connections, you can imagine what nameless locals with no connections are undergoing in the hands of a clearly angry military.
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Why Naira depreciated by 23% in 4 days — Currency dealers, analysts
A surge in demand for dollars in the parallel market driven by banks and end-users combined with slow forex disbursement to BDCs by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, caused the Naira, last week, to fall by 23 per cent against the dollar, thus recording the worst weekly performance of the Naira since February.
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Harsh economy: Nigerian women now shun maternity leave
•Hit the streets after birth to make ends meet There is no time the popular cliche: ‘no food for lazy man’, comes closer to the fore than in the daily life of every Nigerian, in these times. The economy is so telling on Nigerians that survival is more miraculous than strategic. However, Nigerians, known for resilience, […]
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Okuama-Ewu: We didn’t summon Amagbein, militant kingpin — Community
Okuama-Ewu community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, has denied inviting runaway militant leader and oil bunkering player, “General” Endurance Amagbein, amid controversy over how he (Amagbein) allegedly appeared unsummoned, on March 14 in the riverside community.
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Fuel scarcity’ll last for 2 more weeks — IPMAN
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, said yesterday that the petrol scarcity currently spreading to more states across the country will take at least two weeks to normalise.