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The 27 Million Naira Form
At a time when Babatunde Raji Fashola has just delivered a thought provoking speech on values in Nigeria today, it is clear that the APC elite are either not listening, or having heard, refuse to think and act. How else does one explain the N27m price tag that the party has put on the nomination…
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Ben Carson: A Tragic Anomaly
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An Election Strategy for Nigeria 2015
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