Nigeria’s crises: Who should speak, who should not?
— 11th June 2016SINCE the current crises that have hit the nation went haywire there have been a persistent accusation
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One year of Buhari: It’s now or never
— 4th June 2016LAST Sunday came and passed as every other Sunday before it. There was no fanfare or blitz usually
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Fundamental human rights and democratic freedoms (2)
— 28th May 2016THE first part of the two-part series in today’s column was published last week. It dwelled majorly
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Fundamental human rights and democratic freedoms (1)
— 21st May 2016THIS week I have chosen to dwell on a subject I have always found germane and central to the survival
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The Fulani herdsmen imbroglio
— 14th May 2016AS I indicated in this column last week there would not be any need ab initio for the unhealthy rivalry
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Are prophets of doom being proved right?
— 7th May 2016THE recent events in our dear country seem to give some credence to the doomsday prophecy that was
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Suffering amid plenty
— 30th April 2016NOTHING has made me as miserable as the sufferings a majority of Nigerians goes through at this particular
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The agony of Japan and Ecuador
— 23rd April 2016THE world woke up last Thursday and Saturday respectively to the news of the earthquakes that rocked
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Of weak institutions and national development (2)
— 16th April 2016IN response to the first part of this series published last week somebody asked a rhetoric question:”
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Of weak institutions and national development (1)
— 9th April 2016I WAS in the United States the entire period of the Easter season, and came into Europe on March 29.
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Eko Disco announces power outage in Ikoyi, Victoria Island
— 22nd June 2017The Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDP) on Thursday said there would be interruption of power
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EU leaders agree on measures to counter terrorism
— 22nd June 2017Leaders of the European Union (EU) on Thursday agreed on measures to counter terrorism, European Council
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Nigeria to begin yam exports to Europe, U.S by June 29
— 22nd June 2017Chief Audu Ogbeh, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, says the country will on June 29,
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British RAF to train Nigerian Air Force
— 22nd June 2017The UK has deployed officers from the Royal Air Force (RAF) Force Protection (FP) Wing from RAF Lossiemouth
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$1.2bn loan: Etisalat Nigeria not under investigation -Management
— 22nd June 2017Etisalat Nigeria has dismissed reports making the rounds in the media that it is being investigated by
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Entertainment
I almost took my life after my ex dumped me –Nzube Onyia
— 21st June 2017By RITA OKOYE Nollywood starlet, Nzubechi Maureen Onyia popularly called Nzube Onyia, dreads heartbreaks
South-West Report
Monarchs at war
— 22nd June 2017• Rumble in Ekiti communities over chairmanship of traditional council From Wole Balogun, Ado-Ekiti
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Abuja Metro
My daughter’s journey to death, by Odama
— 21st June 2017As the controversy over the death of Joy Odama rages, her nother, Mrs. Philomena Odama, has opened up
Oriental News
Medical succour for 12,000 Imo residents
— 21st June 2017From George Onyejiuwa, Owerri This year, no fewer than 12,000 persons have benefited from the three-day
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Features
4 Reasons a blog doesn’t grow as expected
— 22nd June 2017Most blogs out there don’t get the kind of traffic or attention they desire, and this is mainly because
Literary Review
Ben Obumselu (1930 –2017): An extraordinary literary life
— 12th June 2017By Isidore Diala Professor Ben Obumselu, who was laid to rest on Friday June 9, 2017,
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Lifeline
Rain of pain : Five-day downpour destroys bridge linking North with South-West
— 22nd June 2017•Thousands of commuters stranded; travellers in desperate search for food, water •We need help from
Education Review
PHONEY, PHONEY IDENTITY
— 20th June 2017• A revealing encounter with Nigerians who don’t know the meanings of “whistleblower” and “whistle
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Marketing Matters
Indomie, Coca-Cola, Delta State come out tops at 2016 ADVAN Awards
— 30th November 2016It was a unique gathering of major stakeholders in Nigeria’s marketing industry when the Advertisers
TSWeekend
MMM partners ISEE for Women skills acquisition workshop
— 19th June 2017Mavrodi Mondial Movement (MMM) a peer to peer donation community of people helping each other with their
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Igbo and their trapped trillions
— 22nd June 2017There is every reason to believe that the Indigenous People of Biafra ( IPOB) whose activities triggered
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DANDELION: Wonderful Beauty Provider
— 22nd June 2017Taraxacum officinalisWigg. Family- Asteraceae Common names: priest’s crown, monk’s head, irish daisy,
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A trilogy on twins: Conjoined twins
— 22nd June 2017The title of today’s outing is strictly not an original of mine. It is a recall of when I read that
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Ubah Games Village: An economic boon to Nigeria
— 22nd June 2017TO most of us, the strident calls for heavy investments in the southeast ring hallow and have fallen
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Wanted: A new generation of time keepers
— 22nd June 2017African time, a bastardisation of the global norm and culture in keeping to time, has eaten into every
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‘FRSC needs psychiatric attention’
— 22nd June 2017In the executive pronouncement by Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, during an official on-the-spot
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Modernity is by subscription, not imposition
— 22nd June 2017The matter with religious leaders is that they begin their logic and sentiments with a sense of their
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Dousing the fire on Nigerian mountain
— 21st June 2017Since a coalition of motley Northern Youth groups issued the Igbo of South-East Nigeria a quit notice
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National Hospital, Abuja: When ignorance is disease
— 21st June 2017The Nigerian elite and the wealthy class do not patronise Nigerian hospitals. Truth. The reasons are
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Hidden spiritual knowledge (6)
— 21st June 2017“Sir, I’ve been sick for a long time. The sickness has consumed a lot of money for over 30 years.