Poverty, Nigeria’s albatross
— 18th June 2016I have tied the performance of our democracy to the economy because the two complement each other and
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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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— 17th April 2018Molly Kilete, Abuja The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says its fighter aircraft, engaged in the counter-insurgency
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COTRA lauds Gov. Wike’s giant strides in Rivers, peace in Ogoni
— 17th April 2018Tony John, Port Harcourt COTRA: Chairman of the Council of Ogoni Traditional Rulers (COTRA), King Suanu
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Edo govt. to revamp college campus to train basic school teachers
— 17th April 2018NAN The Edo State Government says it would revamp the Abudu campus of its College of Education in Orhionmwon
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FG initiates contingency plan to check oil spill
— 17th April 2018NAN The Federal Government has initiated a National Oil Spill Contingency Plan (NOSCP) for cleanup and
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300,000 students displaced by herdsmen incursion in Benue
— 17th April 2018Rose Ejembi, Makurdi Executive Secretary of Benue State Teaching Service Board (TSB), Prof. Wilfred Uji,
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Nollywood’s Ojukokoro, 3 others, screened in U.S.
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Oranmiyan staff
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Living with prostitutes
— 11th April 2018Nkechi Onyele & Marcus Nkire A red light area is not only a place where prostitution
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Residents send distress call to governor over collapsing bridge in Aba
— 11th April 2018…Want contractor back on site Okey Sampson, Aba Residents of part of Ogbor Hill, Aba, the commercial
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Features
Dan Anyiam Stadium: From grace to grass
— 17th April 2018•Decrepit facilities, weeds and reptiles define historic complex Joe Apu Dan Anyiam Sports Complex
Literary Review
Writers celebrate seven years of rare literary grant
— 14th April 2018Henry Akubuiro, Lagos Perhaps more than any other group in the last three decades, the Association of
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Lifeline
Unending sex-for-marks scandals
— 17th April 2018Nigerians express concern over sexual harassment of female varsity students by lecturers Tessy Igomu
Education Review
Nigerian varsities churning out “internet professors” – Academic
— 17th April 2018Geoffrey Anyanwu, Awka Former Vice Chancellor of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Prof.
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Day desperate female fan offered me free sex -Yomi Fabiyi, actor
— 13th April 2018Fatimah Muhammad-Omolaja Fast rising actor, Yomi Fabiyi lost his beloved mother recently. But much as
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Authority looting and other matters
— 17th April 2018Oludayo Tade In the light of many eye-sore and ear-sore episodes which have characterised contemporary
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The girl said ‘No’
— 17th April 2018Last week, on April 14, Nigeria marked the fourth anniversary of the capture and abduction of 276 young
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Wanted: A ‘Tinubu’ in South East
— 17th April 2018Every March 29 his disciples gather for an intellectual banquet. This year’s feast attracted President
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Let’s vote Buhari again
— 16th April 2018The mistake we have been making in this country since our democratic evolution is to vote for political
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Okorocha’s impossible gambit in Okigwe South (1)
— 16th April 2018Okigwe South Federal Constituency is fast gaining popularity as the nation prepares for next year’s
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Lessons Buhari has taught me
— 16th April 2018Last Monday, the All-Progressives Congress likely standard bearer in the 2019 presidential election finally
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Adeniyi’s misguided attack
— 16th April 2018As a newspaper publisher, I am quite familiar with the famous journalism dictum: “Comments are free,
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Who will jail our ex-presidents?
— 16th April 2018The Federal Government has been releasing what it calls the looters’ list. The first episode of the
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Randy lecturers have no business in academic environment
— 15th April 2018Often times, I wish I was never on WhatsApp because it can be annoying. My phone beeps endlessly with
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“When I take you, I want you fully aware!”
— 15th April 2018It is another windy and rainy day, everyone has closed and I even had to force Debbie to leave, assuring
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More money, more problems?
— 15th April 2018Money is good. It enables you live well and work well. The argument of the poor that money is bad is
