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by Tope Fasua

January 22, 2016

Politics0

Ita Enang, and Buhari’s Neglect of the Patriots

I still cannot understand what Buhari has in common with Enang, and where they met. Maybe it’s all polictics and we were fooled. But anyone who, under Jonathan, sought to undermine the unity of this country should not be in this government. Anyone who never bothered whether their actions and utterances could set the country...

by Tope Fasua

January 6, 2016

Blog0

Seriously, Which Carpenters “Constructed” Nigeria’s 2016 Budget?

I remember when as a young bank worker in 90s Lagos, we sewed our suits with different wannabe Nigerian ‘tailors’, with varying disastrous or comical effects. Some simply swelled around the shoulders, some developed bubbles in the front, for some the ‘stays’ fell off, making the jacket sag in different places, while some changed colours...

by Tope Fasua

January 3, 2016

Life0

Why Its Difficult to Admire A Nigerian

Thank God for BVN (Bank Verification Number), the banks will tell you there are millions of us carrying different valid ID cards… in different uncorrelated names. This is the reason why the National ID Card project is shambolic, why INEC records are rubbish and cannot be relied upon or synced by other agencies (again thank...