OPINION
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780Why More Commissions Are Not Needed
By ABBA MAHMOOD — The recent rejection by the House of Representatives of the bill seeking to establish a South-East Development Commission...
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960The Biafra Declaration at Arewa House
When Umaru Musa Yar’Adua visited us at a newspaper, just before the 2007 general election, he stressed that good leadership would emanate...
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1.1K19 Years After Abacha
By ABBA MAHMOOD – It’s exactly 19 years since Nigeria’s head of state General Sani Abacha died in office; he became the...
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1.1KThe Ideal President for Nigeria
In every local government area today, Nigeria boasts men and women who can lead it effectively without distractions. But such people are...
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8492 Years of Buhari-Osinbajo
By ABBA MAHMOOD — This Monday marked the second anniversary of the Buhari-Osinbajo administration. It is a good time to take stock...
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781Osinbajo: An Academic on Probation
University teachers are fond of criticising people in government as well as government programmes and policies. Like spectators watching a football or...
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961Ohanaeze Ndigbo on Biafra @ 50
By John Nnia Nwodo Jnr — I am grateful to Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Foundation, Ford Foundation and OSIWA – the co-sponsors of...
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1.1KLand Grab: The Chinese in Jigawa
By Mohammed Musa — The Hausa definition of the English word “citizen” is “dankasa” which literally means “son of the soil”. This...
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1.0KThe Trains We Will Need in the 2020s
The politicians may spend the two years left of the current regime talking about rail projects for which they’re seeking almost $6billion...
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831Kano: The Need for Caution
By ABBA MAHMOOD – Like many well-meaning people in Nigeria and around the world, I have been following the recent developments in...