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Dapo Thomas, the civil war and Nigeria’s perceived Igbo problem, By Segun Ayobolu
Is there an ‘Igbo problem’ that has persisted and increasingly grown more complex, compounded and nation-threatening in post-colonial Nigeria? In chapter 9 of his slim classic, ‘The Trouble with Nigeria’, titled ‘The Igbo Problem’, the late Professor Chinua Achebe dilated on this issue. According to him, “Nigerians of all other ethnic groups will probably achieve consensus on no other matter…
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Death, trauma and roaches’ paradise, By Bamidele Johnson
Osita Nwajah, currently the head of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s communications unit, calls me “The Man” up till today. Once in a while, Niran Adedokun also inserts The Man into our conversations. The name originated from a robbery experience Goodluck Ilajufi Ebelo and I had in May 2000, during which two lives were lost. It was at a…
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How Buhari cleared Niger-Delta States unpaid derivation deductions since 1999-Wike
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike at the opening of the new Law School in Port Harcourt on Friday praised President Muhammadu Buhari for his exemplary leadership. The governor, in the presence of Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, who represented Buhari at the event, Chief Wole Olanipekun, SAN, chairman, Body of Benchers, judges and other…
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‘I’ll mother as I see fit’, Italian leader Giorgia Meloni hits back at criticism for taking daughter to G20 summit
Italy’s prime minister has rebuked criticism she faced for taking her six-year-old daughter to the G20 summit in Indonesia. Giorgia Meloni brought Ginevra to the summit, where she met US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Ms Meloni was later criticised in an article in the Italian daily newspaper La Repubblica, which read: “Why in these four days that…
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Ghanaian top actress, Lydia Forson releases gorgeous pictures with mum
Lydia Forson, Ghanaian top actress on Friday released gorgeous pictures of herself and mother, Janet Forson to celebrate four years anniversary of her Kinky hair and beauty products. Lydia, past winner Africa Movie Academy Awards was in Lagos recently for the 18th edition of the continental showbiz event. Lydia and her mum have been known to share special bond and…
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Iṣẹ́, Ìṣe, Ìṣẹ́, By Simbo Olorunfemi
For different related and unrelated reasons, I often find myself interrogating our concept or understanding of work (iṣẹ́), specifically from the Yoruba worldview, which I take the liberty to assume is, in part, representative of the contiguous cultural configurations around the Yorubas, especially in Nigeria. How do we see work? What, for us, is the essence of work? Why work?…
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Atiku eyes southern votes with commitment to power devolution, By Bolaji Adebiyi
Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president of Nigeria and the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 general election was at the Nigerian Guild of Editors’ Forum in Lagos on Wednesday where he laid bare his plans, which he called his covenant with Nigerians. He spoke to a 74-page document that articulates his vision and mission for the country he had…
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Buhari: I feel freer when I have nothing
During his recent trip to London for routine medical checkup, President Muhammadu Buhari had time to meet and greet newly crowned King Charles 111 at Buckingham Palace. The President recounted the encounter thus later: “He asked me whether I have a house here. I said ‘no’. Even in Nigeria, the only houses I have are those I had before I…
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Osinbajo offers support for proposed Ondo deep Seaport project
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has offered his support for the initiative to build a seaport in Ondo State noting that he was “all for it, and I believe it is something we ought to get done.” Prof. Osinbajo said this yesterday when he received the Acting Governor of Ondo State, Mr. Lucky Orimisan Ayedatiwa, yesterday at the Presidential Villa.…
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‘Unopposed’ Infantino to continue for next four years as FIFA president
FIFA president Gianni Infantino is getting four more years in charge of football’s governing body after no candidate stepped up to challenge him. FIFA said the 52-year-old Swiss lawyer was the only person to enter the race by the time the deadline passed – exactly four months before election day on March 16 in Kigali, Rwanda. Infantino won a five-candidate…
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