Godfather – Godson War – Ray Ekpu
Nigerian politics is renowned for accommodating an often benign figure – a godfather. During Godwin Obaseki’s campaign for the governorship of Edo St...
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Roads of rage in Nigeria – Ray Ekpu
Until now I thought that the cutest insult delivered to Nigerians on the horrible nature of our roads was the one by a foreign automobile company that assem...
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Atiku: will he or will he not? – Ray Ekpu
The Supreme Court has brought the 2019 presidential election to an end with its October 30 verdict that the petition filed by the PDP candidate Atiku Abubak...
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Buratai and his BOMFOG – Ray Ekpu
Every statement that comes out of the tongue of the Chief of Army Staff; Lt General Tukur Buratai has the limitless capacity of attracting attention. That i...
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Jumbo cost of governance in Nigeria – Ray Ekpu
A number of factors have conspired to put the issue of the jumbo cost of running Nigeria on the front burner. It is alleged that we spend about 25% of our f...
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Big Brother Naija: The Wrangling continues – Ray Ekpu
The Big Brother Naija reality show is condemned to a life of controversy. Such controversy is good for the show and it makes the organisers to watch their money grow by l...
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OSINBAJO: The tipping point – Ray Ekpu
A few years ago Professor Yemi Osinbajo, Vice President, did what is not done in our clime. He gave the Ministers in President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet bo...
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Emmanuel: Stellar Steps of a performer – Ray Ekpu
Under Emmanuel Udom, Akwa Ibom is a breath of fresh air. At age 32, Akwa Ibom State is inching its way slowly but steadily into the rarefied zone of...
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Gracious David West: going away gracelessly – Ray Ekpu
Mr. Gracious David West, the self-confessed serial killer from Buguma in Asari Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State does not look like a text-book ver...
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The Mugabe Legacy – Ray Ekpu
Without any speck of doubt Mr. Robert Mugabe can be regarded as the icon of the liberation struggle of Zimbabwe. He was one man, among a few others, who ros...
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