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Insecurity in Nigeria is a By-Product of a Failed Political, Economic and Social System

Nigeria have never had it this bad since the civil war. It seems like everything that could go wrong is going wrong. Kidnaping, banditry, insurgence, secession, ethnic and religious strife is happening across the country. They are numerous reasons for what is going on in Nigeria today. Bad leadership has been constant in Nigeria and …

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Gale of Defections ahead of Presidential Election

What a week in Nigerian Political scene. Senate President along with three governors, 15 Senators and 37 members of the House of Representative defected to the opposition parties. Majority of the defectors pitched their tent with the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the rest with two other smaller parties. The defections and counter defections by …

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People’s Democratic Party and 2019 Presidential Election

The People’s Democratic Party of Nigeria (PDP) is arguably the foremost opposition political party in Nigeria today even though they are currently mired in an intraparty warfare for the chairmanship of the party. The party is currently in a mess and they are so factionalized that they cannot even see straight. Mr. Ali Modu Sherriff …

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