David Ejoor News Today

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Nothing I have written seeks to justify the January coup. I wish it never took place. I wish the hotheaded young ‘revolutionaries’ had reflected on their line of action or consulted saner heads. The deaths of our leaders that day need not have happened. I wish the British did not bequeath a skewered Nigeria to us upon independence, and the ineptitude of our politicians only worsened things.

Former Governor of Kaduna State, Col. Abubakar Umar (rtd), has admonished the political class to abhor corrupt practices in governance, for the growth of democracy and economy.

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After a few metres, they stopped. Then they began to argue among themselves what they would do with Fajuyi. It was at that point that one of them grabbed his gun, corked it, and shot him in the chest. That was how Fajuyi was killed.

Shaibu is the son of a pastor. Obadan, a pastor, was deputy governor. He did not become governor. All things being equal, the next governor of Edo State will come from Edo Central, land of the Esan. There is no justice in politics but after Ambrose Alli and Oserhiemen Osunbor, the chant ‘ Esangbedo’ ( Esan does not hurt Benin) will prick Obaseki’s conscience.

In this article, we look back memory lane at the first set high profile kings in Nigeria who have been dethroned.

By Emeka Obasi He is no Jack of all trade, this one knows his way round leadership and from the military, Jack Keonyemere Lincoln ( LKJ) Ogunewe is...

The Biafran War would not go away from the national memory. It is important that we continue to remember that we fought a war for 30 months and one million deaths later, our problem remained unsolved.

General Yakubu Gowon, who marked his 87th birthday this Tuesday, October 19, is the first Nigerian ruler to grow old.