For me, one of the most disconcerting facts about public discourse in Nigeria—including intellectual exchanges—is the rampant, if not default, deployment of ethnic or religious sentiments…
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The sad events of the past couple of days – which were reportedly orchestrated by some disgruntled members of the Edo State House Of Assembly – paint a horrible spectacle …
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God ruleth in Jacob and unto the end of the world, his judgment is sure. The righteous shall rejoice when the wicked rulers are dethroned and jailed…
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It is only in Orji’s Abia State that a government could not account for the money it has so far received from the Federation Account…
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Hatred is a satanic category. It fuels unreasoned behaviour. It helps to throw caution to the wind. It blurs the intellect. It retards the intellect…
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Most OPEC Member-states are members of the United Nations and so, are bound by the UN Charter. OPEC’S discriminatory act violates ARTICLE 2 of the African Charter on Human and …
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My impromptu trip to Nigeria was an experience that will continue to linger in my mind. The news of my mom in comatose made me very unsettled and agitated…
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A contemptible, uncreative elite, its obsession with conspicuous consumption matched by its inability to produce anything of value, has overseen Nigeria’s obscene, record-setting squandermania…
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When the name June 12 comes up, everyone fidgets and wonders the direction of the ensuring political discourse. Even if one were to be thinking or referring to something absolutely …
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This piece analyses the burgeoning intensity of violence in the North-Eastern part of Nigeria, consequent to the apocalyptic campaigns of Boko Haram – a fundamentalist Islamist group that has been …