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By IKECHUKWU AMAECHI Let me state from the onset that calling Senator Ned Nwoko an irresponsible old man is not an insult. It is a statement of fact. Born on December 21, 1960, he will be 65 years next month. Some people believe that is his political age, which means he could be older. But let us stay with what we know. Even in countries like Hong Kong, Republic of San Marino, and the Principality of Monaco, where life expectancy exceeds 85 years, as a convention, a person over 65 years is referred to as elderly. It is even more so in…

By SHEDDY OZOENE When Chief Uche Nnaji tendered his resignation last week as Nigeria’s Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, it brought a painful but predictable end to a once-promising political career. The announcement, made in a statement from the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, came after weeks of damning revelations, public denials, and frantic attempts at damage control. For many who have watched Nnaji’s career over the years, the scandal was not a bolt from the blue; it was a slow-motion fall that had been long in the making. Chief Uche Geoffrey Nnaji, popularly…