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Lekki massacre: What next after Black Tuesday? – Seye Olaniyonu

|October 22, 2020

|in : #EndSARS, All News, Columnists, Guest Columnist, Hard Facts with Seye Olaniyonu, News, Opinion, Politics

|145 Views

Lekki massacre: What next after Black Tuesday? - Seye Olaniyonu

The Lekki massacre represents a dark day in Nigeria’s history. Indeed, development is not about having imposing skyscrapers. Rather, it is the measurement of the value of...

#EndSARS: Organizers losing control, while Govt adopts Machiavellian approach – Seye Olaniyonu

Posted by Gideon Ayogu

|October 20, 2020

|in : #EndSARS, All News, Columnists, Guest Columnist, Hard Facts with Seye Olaniyonu, News, Opinion, Politics

| 0 comments

|288 Views

#EndSARS: Organizers losing control, while Govt adopts Machiavellian approach - Seye Olaniyonu

For any keen observer, the strategy of the Federal Government against the #EndSARS protesters is becoming obvious. Allow the protesters to self-destruct and then w...

Wizkid vs Onochie: Controversial Buhari’s aide picked fight with the wrong person – Seye Olaniyonu

Posted by Gideon Ayogu

|October 08, 2020

|in : All News, Columnists, Entertainment, Guest Columnist, Hard Facts with Seye Olaniyonu, News, Opinion, Politics, Pop Culture

| 0 comments

|307 Views

Wizkid vs Onochie: Controversial Buhari's aide picked fight with the wrong person - Seye Olaniyonu

It appears that partisanship has now become a brain mortgaging activity where political leaders and political parties are assumed to be perfect even in the face of obviou...

E. BE. THINGS: The lessons so far in 2020

Posted by Adekunle Fajana

|October 08, 2020

|in : Opinion, Pop Culture

| 0 comments

|8 Views

E. BE. THINGS: The lessons so far in 2020

If 2020 was a person, it’s name would be E. BE. THINGS. There are so many things to talk about; every week comes with its own drama- sometimes negative, other times...

SARS, Yahoo boys are Siamese twins that we need to end – Seye Olaniyonu

Posted by Gideon Ayogu

|October 06, 2020

|in : All News, Columnists, Guest Columnist, Hard Facts with Seye Olaniyonu, News, Opinion, Politics

| 0 comments

|154 Views

SARS, Yahoo boys are Siamese twins that we need to end - Seye Olaniyonu

The recent pronouncement by the Inspector General of Police (IGP); Abubakar Adamu which ordered the removal of all operatives of the notorious Special Anti-Robbery Squad...

SARS: Government paying salaries to criminals – Seye Olaniyonu

Posted by Gideon Ayogu

|October 05, 2020

|in : All News, Columnists, Guest Columnist, Hard Facts with Seye Olaniyonu, News, Opinion, Police, Politics

| (1) Comment

|341 Views

SARS: Government paying salaries to criminals - Seye Olaniyonu

Imagine if the President in his Independence Day address had said: ‘‘I hereby order the immediate disbandment of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).’’ There wou...

10 years of the Local Content Act: An operator’s appraisal – Ken Etete

Posted by Lilian Osigwe

|October 03, 2020

|in : Economy, Guest Columnist, News, Opinion, Politics

| 0 comments

|24 Views

10 years of the Local Content Act: An operator’s appraisal - Ken Etete

The Nigerian Local Content bill received presidential assent on April 2, 2010. The Act was to provide a framework that would guide indigenous content and participa...

NLC Strike: Selfish Labour won, Nigerians lost – Seye Olaniyonu

Posted by Gideon Ayogu

|September 30, 2020

|in : All News, Columnists, Guest Columnist, Hard Facts with Seye Olaniyonu, News, Opinion, Politics

| 0 comments

|555 Views

NLC Strike: Selfish Labour won, Nigerians lost - Seye Olaniyonu

Monday, 28th of September 2020 was supposed to be the day of comeback for organized labour in Nigeria. For years, the once-feared Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade...

Vote buying: How Pastors, Imams can cripple thriving market

Posted by Gideon Ayogu

|September 26, 2020

|in : All News, Columnists, Guest Columnist, Hard Facts with Seye Olaniyonu, News, Opinion, Politics

| (1) Comment

|56 Views

Vote buying: How Pastors, Imams can cripple thriving market

For bribery to take place, there must be a giver and receiver, and for vote buying to take place; there must be a politician willing to buy and an electorate willing to s...

Visa restrictions for electoral interference: Who will ban US officials if they rig 2020 election? – Seye Olaniyonu

Posted by Gideon Ayogu

|September 16, 2020

|in : All News, Columnists, Guest Columnist, Hard Facts with Seye Olaniyonu, News, Opinion, Politics

| (1) Comment

|86 Views

Visa restrictions for electoral interference: Who will ban US officials if they rig 2020 election? - Seye Olaniyonu

The announced imposition of visa restrictions on some Nigerians allegedly involved in the manipulation of elections by the United States government is a welcome developme...