Nigeria today stands on wobbly legs, and wants needs to be done to make the country to stand steady and strong is to go back to where the rain started …
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Introduction According to the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics 2020, Nigeria is a country with a youth bulge where 19.44% of the total population belongs to the youth labour force and …
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On January 26, 1998, I authored an article, entitled ‘Lessons from the Dead’, in one of Nigeria’s foremost newspapers. In the piece, I attempted to eulogize the late Mother Theresa …
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Many African countries became authoritarian states in the early phase of their post-colonial state. Many leaders were able to combine elements of a democratic state with authoritarianism to command some …
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Two things made the sudden rise of Peter Obi possible. One is his larger than life image of an incorruptible persona, and two his non-shishi-giving pose. At the first instance …
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This is the Year 2023! As the New Year comes, it is custom for people to look towards new things. Unarguably, improvement over the present has always been the desire …
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First of all, ‘emilokan’ for my non-Yoruba readers simply means ‘it’s my turn’ in English. In Nigerian politics it’s a syndrome which affects a narcissistic few who believe they’re entitled …
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Brother Goke, could I have a word with you? How are you, Deacon, and how are Madam and the children? Everyone is fine, Bro. Madam is having their usual after-service …
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Originally, in the secular world, the State comes before the Church, because, by its institutional characteristics, it is the custodian of all other institutions. In other words, the State is …
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Come February 25, 2023, Nigerians will troop en masse to the polls to choose their next crop of leaders – President, Governors and Legislators – at the two levels of …