More water for Tinubu’s desert, By Lasisi Olagunju

The headline came quietly, harmlessly on Thursday: ‘Senate wants more revenues for FG, moves to alter allocation formula.’ The report said the Senate is considering a bill sponsored by Senator Sunday Karimi (Kogi West) which seeks to “rescue” the Federal Government by increasing its share of the federation account. A week earlier, I had discussed […]

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Niger’s war of blood and water, By Lasisi Olagunju

One of the bitter lessons Bola Tinubu may have learnt in his abortive war against Niger Republic’s military junta is that with northern Nigeria, blood will always be thicker than water. In this matter, Niger Republic is blood; Nigeria, especially the part of it outside the Muslim north, is water. Northern Nigerians will not sacrifice […]

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Nigerian soldiers fighting Boko Haram display the water they drink at the front (Video)

A Nigerian military personnel has taken to social media to share a video clip of the water he and his colleagues who are fighting Boko Haram and the other insurgencies consume. The security operatives in the video shared, revealed that they found the water after traveling for 29 days. Watch the video below: View this […]

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