Time to rethink Nigeria, By Zainab Suleiman Okino

Two things happened recently that should make us rethink the direction Nigeria should go with regards to the laws that govern us as a nation and the electoral law that guide the conduct of elections in the country. Former INEC chairman, Professor Attahiru Jega’s opinion that the electoral laws should be amended and the revelation […]

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Diezani, Malami, Magu: Shame of a Nation, By Zainab Suleiman Okino

The former minister of Petroleum, Mrs. Diezani Madueke had not openly spoken, or granted any interview in the last five years that she’s been standing trial in absentia for corruption and embezzlement. But when she did about four weeks ago, she pontificated on morality and social values at a virtual event organised by the Ijaw […]

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The New Era of Balkanisation, By Zainab Suleiman Okino

Those who refer to the amalgamation of the Northern and Southern protectorates by Lord Lugard in 1914 as a mistake are, once in a while, proved right by the mutual suspicions among us, even though the Nigerian nation is still standing. Not even the apocalyptic prediction of a doomed Nigeria by 2015 by the West […]

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The Way the Cookie Crumbles, By Zainab Suleiman Okino

The latest scandal in President Buhari’s crumbling governance structure is the open squabble over schedule of duties between the national security adviser, Mohammed Babagana Monguno and the all-powerful chief of staff, Abba Kyari, in a series of scandals, controversies, and confusion that have dogged this administration. This time, as it has been observed over time, […]

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