Posts By Adeolu
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1.2KDEVELOPINGNigeria Broke? FG’s Confession Signals Disaster
The real reason for the hike in the price of petrol in Nigeria has been given: Nigeria is broke and needed to...
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Nigeria: Partial Strike as Workers Divided
Nigerian workers were divided in their response to their union’s directive that they should commence an indefinite strike today, to protest a...
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No Devaluation of Naira — CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has not devalued the naira, contrary to speculations. The apex bank’s acting director of...
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877LEAD STORIESThe End of a Scam?
Which labour union plans to protest the recent hike in the price of petrol? In his address on Wednesday, minister of state...
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Hell Let Loose as Fuel ‘Subsidy’ Goes
At last, Nigeria has removed one huge source of corruption: subsidy on petrol. But it has left ordinary people at the mercy...
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1.0KLEAD STORIESBefore the Mass Sack of Civil Servants
Finance minister Kemi Adeosun seems to have caught the bug. A characteristic of Nigeria’s public officeholders is repetitive behaviour – they say...
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Catholic Bishops Meet Buhari over ‘Herdsmen’ Attacks
Representatives of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) held a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari Monday night at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. It...
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1.0KLEADNaïve Governor
A lot was happening on the night of April 24: Mercenaries (now widely called “Fulani herdsmen”) were meeting at Odolu (Kogi State)...
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Oba of Benin’s Death Announced
The death of the king of Benin Kingdom, Omo n’Oba n’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo Erediauwa, has been announced. Governor Adams Oshiomhole made the...
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1.6KDEVELOPINGDeath-proof Vehicles for Senators
A year or two ago, I would have sworn that such a thing would not happen in a Muhammadu Buhari presidency: unproductive...