By Anthony Chuka Konwea, P.E. A common joke on the Nigerian street has it that if all Nigerians were miraculously transplanted to Germany while all Germans were reciprocally transplanted to …
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It was Theodore Roosevelt who said that “It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of …
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The Ozubulu Church Massacre And The Moral Question In Igboland
by Our Reporterby Our ReporterA month ago, precisely on Sunday, 6th August, 2017, a hooded gun man swooped on worshippers, attending the early morning Mass at St Phillip Catholic Church, Ozubulu, Anambra State. By the …
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The untold stories in the case against Nnamdi Kanu
by Our Reporterby Our ReporterBy Aloy Ejimakor The following are some of the untold stories as well as points to ponder in the adjourned case of the State versus Nnamdi Kanu. In this piece, I …
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A COLONY OF MONKEYS AND A CONGRESS OF BABOONS
by Our Reporterby Our ReporterBy:Femi Fani-Kayode On August 3rd 1857, in what can only be described as one of the most profound, moving, passionate and inspiring speeches in human history, Frederick Douglas, the former …
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By Ikechukwu Amaechi After listening to President Muhammadu Buhari’s three minutes, fifty-six seconds national broadcast on Monday, August 21, his first since coming back to the country from a 103-day …
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Nigeria 2019: Why Mahmood Yakubu’s INEC must make provisions for Diaspora voting in 2019 federal elections
by Our Reporterby Our ReporterI have it on good authority that the Independent National Electoral Commission is considering Diaspora voting. Dr. Mahmood Yakubu, sources say, made the declaration citing reasons why it is under …
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Malfeasance In NNPC: NAPIMS As Upstream Cesspool
by Our Reporterby Our ReporterBy: Ifeanyi Izeze To say this country has remained a theatre of absurdities is an understatement of the fact, if not how can you explain that the two topmost government …
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Farouk Martins Aresa The most objective way to tell the history of a people or ethnic group like the Bini is to look at historiography from their perspective. In other …
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Drawing a line between hate speech and Constructive criticism by Gbenga Odunsi
by Our Reporterby Our ReporterFew weeks back, the Nigerian government drew a line on hate speech in the country, equating it to terrorism. The Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, stated this at the National Economic Council …