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Same Terrorist, Two Death Announcements — And The State Says “Trust Us This Time”?

Nigeria’s Presidency has announced the killing of ISWAP commander Abu-Bilal al-Minuki in a joint operation involving Nigerian security forces and international partners in the...

Middle East Conflict: The Reality in Nigeria

The US and Israel are on one side. Iran is on the opposite side. Tempers are flaring. There are irreconcilable differences. Accusations and counter...

US, Israel, and Iran: Nigeria’s Hypocritical Culture

Hypocrites are subliminal enemies to humanity. They are everywhere – in churches, mosques, communities, and work environments. They usually present a misleading façade, sometimes...

MLK: A Tribute to a Quintessential Black American

"We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools." - Martin Luther King Jr. "The ultimate measure of a man is...

Donald Trump as the Scourge of American Democracy

Democracy is when the indigent, and not the men of property, are the rulers-Aristotle.  In democracy the poor will have more power than the rich,...

Thank you, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan!

Those who have seen the causative effects of thunder will refrain from taking part in abusing Sango---the King of Koso (Ẹni tí Ṣàngó bá...

Donald Trump and the Emerging Questions on Electoral Democracy

As I lay back and watched the news last night on the developing events in Washington, DC, the best phrase to describe what I...

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Jonathan’s Two Quiet Months

It’s one of the amazements of Nigerian life that the tumultuous events of last January seem now so terribly dim and faraway. But it was in January, two short months ago, that President Goodluck Jonathan incautiously increased the price of fuel...

Italian Police Arrested my Husband on False Charges too…!

By Joy Amanchukwu I have decided to come out and...

Exploits of Nigeria Para-Powerlifting Federation President Ezenwanne

The President of the Nigeria Para-Powerlifting Federation, Ichie Chiemeka Charles...

Infusing Character Education into Nigeria's school Curriculum

Apart from the immediate family setting, the school is the next most important agent of socialisaton. But with eroding family values as a result of 'errant and absent' parents, the school is fast becoming an indispensable character molder of children...

Prof. Attahiru Jega; A Vote of Thanks Thunderous Applause From A Grateful Nation

Elections are over and inaugurations are scheduled to take place nationwide in a matter of days, and nobody is asking for Professor Jega's head. What could the secret be?

Boko Haram Regime of Repainted Terrorists

The powers-that-be of Boko Haram have never had it...

Ekiti as an Amazing Story

By Funmilola Olarewaju In the past few days, videos of...

Africa needs a new “Berlin Conference”

A cursory look at the map of Africa will reveal a continent broken up into weak nation-states that can barely sustain themselves. In reality, very few African countries are actually viable by themselves without a measure of foreign aid and consequently intervention...

Deportations of Nigerian Citizens by Governments Foreign and Domestic

Recently, I became aware of the kidnapping, bundling and dumping of Nigerian citizens who are afflicted with one disability or the other, including destitution and abject poverty. Nigerian citizens with disabilities who resort to meager subsistence through requests for alms or street begging...

Child Sexual Abuse: Recreating Tomorrow by Taking Definitive Action Today

Statistics detailing the extent of perpetration of child sexual...