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Yesterday, May 10th 2013 marked the tenth year precisely when this column, Within the Nation  began to feature in this weekly. A week before then,  Garba Deen Muhammad, then editor, Weekly Trust invited me to his office in Kaduna and suggested that I should consider contributing on weekly basis articles for publication on different issues mainly revolving around politics, economics and the sociology of Nigeria.

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> Ten years ago

Yesterday, May 10th 2013 marked the tenth year precisely when this column, Within the Nation  began to feature in this weekly. A week before then,  Garba Deen Muhammad, then editor, Weekly Trust invited me to his office in Kaduna and suggested that I should consider contributing on weekly basis articles for publication on different issues mainly revolving around politics, economics and the sociology of Nigeria.

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A little over two weeks ago, hell was let lose in Baga town, Borno State where tens of innocent lives were reportedly massacred by the Nigerian troops allegedly in retaliation of an attack launched on the Joint Task Force that was in the area to tackle the menace of the Boko Haram insurgency.

Read more: Baga Genocide: who do we hold responsible?

> Baga Genocide: who do we hold responsible?

A little over two weeks ago, hell was let lose in Baga town, Borno State where tens of innocent lives were reportedly massacred by the Nigerian troops allegedly in retaliation of an attack launched on the Joint Task Force that was in the area to tackle the menace of the Boko Haram insurgency.

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When Nigerians especially from the North rose in unison and requested the president to consider dialoguing with the insurrection that has kept Nigeria especially its Northern part on its knees, a bravado typical of inexperience and incapacity was brought to the fore.

Read more: …. And now, who blinks?

> …. And now, who blinks?

When Nigerians especially from the North rose in unison and requested the president to consider dialoguing with the insurrection that has kept Nigeria especially its Northern part on its knees, a bravado typical of inexperience and incapacity was brought to the fore.

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I think one reason why we have problems in Nigeria today and like it was yesterday is that there seem to be a mix up on the relationship between politics and governance. People in positions of authority have since failed to understand the point of continuation and departure between politics and governance.

Read more: Between politics and governance

> Between politics and governance

I think one reason why we have problems in Nigeria today and like it was yesterday is that there seem to be a mix up on the relationship between politics and governance. People in positions of authority have since failed to understand the point of continuation and departure between politics and governance.

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Finally the coffin is being prepared to finally bury this monster that has made life so unsafe and unbearable. Nigeria is under fire from those who claim to hold our mandate in Abuja. Life is now so short and no Nigerian, especially in the North, goes to sleep with his two eyes closed.

Read more: Now that the Party is dying

> Now that the Party is dying

Finally the coffin is being prepared to finally bury this monster that has made life so unsafe and unbearable. Nigeria is under fire from those who claim to hold our mandate in Abuja. Life is now so short and no Nigerian, especially in the North, goes to sleep with his two eyes closed.

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