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Corruption Roulette.... (II)

Wednesday, 16 May 2012 22:30 administrator

Cartelopia By Aisha Yolah

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Roulette (noun): a game in which a ball is rolled onto a spinning horizontal wheel divided into compartments, with players betting on which compartment the ball will come to rest in — Encarta Dictionary Without access to the international financial system it would be much harder for corrupt politicians from the developing world to loot their national treasuries — Global Witness

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Ibori: A lesson for Nigerians

Wednesday, 09 May 2012 23:06 administrator

GUEST COLUMNIST By Ike Willie Nwobu

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The 17th of April penultimate month marked the culmination of all the hoopla that rent the airwaves and cyberspace on speculations of the fate of erstwhile Delta State governor, Chief James Onanefe Ibori on the corruption charges leveled against him; he bagged a thirteen year concurrent jail sentence. The British law enforcement agencies and organisations also went further to make hogwash of Nigeria’s anti-corruption campaign, as their own version of icing on the lawful cake of punishment and sanction.

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President Umaru Musa Yar’adua, servant-leader

Wednesday, 02 May 2012 19:07 administrator

Cartelopia By Aisha Yolah

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Saturday, May 5th 2012 will make it two whole years since the passing away of President Umaru Musa Yar'adua (August 16th 1951 - May 5th 2010), Nigeria's 4th elected head of state. Just two years or 24 months - Yet it would be right to say that it feels as though he was our president, a lifetime ago.

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Corruption roulette and geo-political games (I)

Wednesday, 25 April 2012 19:51 administrator

Cartelopia By Aisha Yolah

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Is it possible that the era of 'meaningless probes' of public officials and lack of capacity to be outraged by 'staggering revelations of old, well-established criminal enterprise' is over? Is it possible? The fact that a man who won an election not once but twice, to govern one of Nigeria's richest states, was actually a convicted shoplifter may have finally shamed most Nigerians into acknowledging the depths to which they have fallen - and resolving to do something about it.

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The Nigerian Muslim and democracy

Wednesday, 18 April 2012 19:43 administrator

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Aminu Waziri Tambuwal

Nigeria as a democracy is given and it is my firm belief that the only way for democracy to strive in a plural society like ours is through the active participation of every segment of the society. Put differently by way of popular participation and constructive engagement and whenever these two elements are lacking, mutual suspicion and mistrust take centre stage.

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