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Basil Okoh MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas The Delta State chapter of the APC is on the broil-pot again, this time with enough condiment of intrigues, rivalry, backstabbing and conspiracies to cook for the entire members of the party in Delta State. And truly this time, the elite conspirators of APC Delta are committed to cook poisoned […] Read more
MaTaZ ArIsInGDallas, Texas In today’s Saturday column, I revised my previous opinions after finding out that Bayo Ojulari, the man rumored to be Tinubu’s favorite to succeed Mele Kyari, is a northerner: NNPC and Fresh Perspectives on Ojulari’s Identity By Farooq A. Kperogi Last week’s column on what I called the “relentless Yorubacentric take-over of […] Read more
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