Boko Haram is here to stay. Those who keep asking why the army is not able to “finish off” Boko Haram overnight do not understand that terrorism is a decades …
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The candidates who have so far declared their intention to contest the presidency in next year’s presidential election include two retired Generals, who ruled the country for nearly a decade …
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Let’s look at what 50 years of uninterrupted rule by men has brought Nigeria: civil war, one million dead bodies in the space of 3 years, systematized corruption, destruction of …
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As Nigeria’s foremost nationalist and first post independence Head of State, Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe was to Nigeria, what George Washington is to America, Nkrumah is to Ghana, Nasser is to …
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Imagine my horror in Durban on my way back when I drove to the Durban international airport only to be told by the security officer at the gate that “there …
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Nigeria has not won an international senior trophy for 16 years. That should tell you that Nigeria is not a very good football team despite what its people think…
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Nigerian fans can be annoying and inconsiderate brats at times. I had two guys carrying large Nigerian flags in the rows in front of, and behind me. The guy in …
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Stop whining about vuvuzelas everyone. In the stadium the noise is not so bad. It is only when little kids blow them in your ear at shops, restaurants and airports …
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Nigeria huffed and puffed but could not blow down the Argentine house. Osaze came on for a few good cameos, but for some reason ran the ball out of play …
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I am in South Africa to see the first ever World Cup on African soil. I hope the tournament will be a great success and will confound the prophets of …
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As Nigeria’s foremost nationalist and first post independence Head of State, Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe was to Nigeria, what George Washington is to America, Nkrumah is to Ghana, Nasser is to …
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Balewa was no firebrand political radical. He may have remained a teacher for the rest of his life had southern politicians such as the flamboyant intellectual Nnamdi Azikiwe not pushed …
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Many southern Nigerians ignorantly label Nigeria’s past northern leaders like Abacha, Babangida, and Abubakar as “Hausa” when in fact none of them was/is Hausa…
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As Nigeria’s foremost nationalist and first post independence Head of State, Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe was to Nigeria, what George Washington is to America, Nkrumah is to Ghana, Nasser is to …
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There has been no military coup in Nigeria for over 16 years. That is the longest period of time in Nigeria’s history without a military coup. But some troubling noises …
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The presence of Cuba and Nigeria on the List demonstrates that the U.S. has used the Mutallab affair as a pretext to get even with countries that it has long …