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Josiah Majebi is the fifth Chief Judge of Kogi State (in north-central Nigeria) in four years and the fourth to exist almost entirely in the pocket of the state governor. He has been in office as substantive Chief Judge since the beginning of February 2023
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Furthermore, currency is an instrument used to facilitate exchange of values within an economy. The value of a Nation’s currency in comparison to another country is a measure of how the value of human capital and resources compares between them.
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We continue our serene trip in Professor Olu Obafemi’s Nigerian boat of public universities’ funding. The pudding we are being served is bewitching to tongues of all who are tasting it.
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Certainly, this is not the best of times for Nigeria. Every socio-economic index is a pointer that Nigeria is at its lowest level. Both the governments at all levels and citizens across religious, ethnic and even political divides are unanimous that Nigeria
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In his poem, The Volunteer Day, C. Lewis took an emotional and retrospective glance at the travails, trauma and tribulations of the volunteers of war for ancient England. “It was not fraud or foolishness, glory, revenge or pay! We came because our eyes could see no other way.
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Rights and responsibilities are the twin words that best describe the inception and the increasing impact of digital technology, a major strand of which is the dynamic contemporary telecommunication services.
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Walter Lippmann, an American and a political commentator once said “where all agree, none think much”.
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Around the mid-week of April 2021, the U-17 World Cup-winning goalkeeper Dele Ajiboye and Enyimba striker, Tosin Omoyele, urged billionaire businessmen Aliko Dangote and Femi Otedola to invest in the Nigeria Professional Football League.
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Barring any unforeseen hitch, the 2024 UTME exams took off, according to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) website, on Monday, April 19 and ends on Friday, April 29.
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The Mid-West reserved its position on the clause ‘which may involve the use of arms’. (3) Training facilities, depots and stores shall be organised on a Regional basis. Recruitment shall be the responsibility of the Regional Commissioner of Police acting in accordance with policy laid down by the Regional Government.
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Without a shadow of a doubt, Abraham Lincoln’s characterisation of democracy, jurisprudentially grounded in the ideals of equality, freedom and liberty, as the government of the people, by the people, and for the people, has withstood the test of time, and is the prevailing global political orthodoxy.
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It was America’s 36th president, Lyndon Baines Johnson, who said: “A compassionate government keeps faith with the trust of the people and cherishes the future of their children. Through compassion for the plight of one individual, government fulfills its purpose as the servant of all the people.”
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Prevailing and dominant concepts of politics were born from the crave for the ‘scientific’ study of politics, to make the study of politics more empirical; to demonstrate what is, what people actually do in politics rather than what they ought to do.
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Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle says the Nigeria Navy has recruited 1,486 personnel to boost the manpower needed for effective internal security operations in the Niger Delta.
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Hilary Obioma Ibegbulem is a man of many parts, excelling as a philanthropist, politician, and business magnate. Born into the family of Mr Gilbert Okafor & Mrs Flora Adaubulu Ibegbulem, of the Ute Okpu community in Ika North East LGA of Delta State, Hilary's academic journey as a young boy born into a family of…
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The National Association, Nigerian Students (NANS) has described the appointment of Jim Ovia as Chairman of the Board of the newly established Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFund) as square peg in square hole. NANS President, Lucky Emonefe, in a statement, expressed optimism that the renowned banker will leverage his expertise, wealth of experience to ensure…
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