Tag Archive: Social Commentary

Sep 19

Guest Post: A Tale of Two Governors by Paul Odafe Utho

The recent developments in the Nigeria polity makes one wonder if we are progressing or retrogressing and if we are living under a military regime or in a democratic dispensation. Military regimes are known for their obnoxious decrees & immovable decisions, irrespective of the feelings of the citizens and how it affects them. Rather than …

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Jan 16

Occupy Nigeria Protests: Hits and Misses

First a very Happy New Year to you. Great to be back to blogging! May all your breams and aspirations come to pass this year in Jesus name. Amen! After 6 working days of sustained nationwide strikes and street protests in Nigeria, the Labour movement caved in today and “suspended” their strike action. Here is …

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Aug 04

Nigerian oil pollution may need world’s biggest clean-up: UN

Hmm… Decades of oil pollution in Nigeria’s Ogoniland region may require the world’s biggest ever clean-up, the UN environmental agency said Thursday as it released a landmark report on the issue. The UN Environment Programme also called for the oil industry and the Nigerian government to contribute $1 billion to a clean-up fund for the …

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