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By Prince Charles Dickson “it is 9 o’clock, do you know where your children are?” Frank Olizeh, popular retired NTA anchorman || My working title for this week’s admonition to beloved Nigerians ordinarily was ‘The Nigerian Child’, sadly as I … read more »
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Tagged Ahmadu Bello, bokoharam, Didier Drogba, Harry Porter, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IPad, Nigeria, Stella
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Obafemi Awolowo is the undisputed hero of the Yoruba tribe of Nigeria whose wartime policy of starvation and currency change helped kill the Biafran dream. The post colonial era of Nigerian history was dominated by three actors, Nnamdi Azikiwe, Obafemi … read more »
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Tagged Ahmadu Bello, Awolowo, Biafra, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigerian, nigerian newspapers, Nnamdi Azikiwe, Obafemi Awolowo, yoruba, Yoruba people
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By Nuhu Ribadu I am sceptical about awards in our country. From the national honours given by the federal government, to the honorary doctorates that our universities bestow on individuals, and to the smallest of awards in our clubs and … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Ahmadu Bello, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, indepthafrica nigeria news, Lagos, Ngozi, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria, Nigerian, nigerian newspapers, Olusegun Obasanjo, World Bank
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Bayo Olupohunda, Nigerian Punch Bayo Olupohunda | credits: In 2014, Nigeria will mark the centenary of the amalgamation of the Southern and Northern protectorates which gave birth to present day Nigeria. As a former colony of the British, the country … read more »
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Tagged Action Group, Ahmadu Bello, Biafra, bokoharam, House of Chiefs, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Sharia, United States
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by Mwongera Kioga This review is from: There Was A Country: A Personal History of Biafra (Kindle Edition) Chinua Achebe is a great writer, with well thought out and concise work that is well presented and easy to read. However … read more »
JON GAMBRELL, huffingtonpost “There Was a Country: A Personal History of Biafra” (The Penguin Press), by Chinua Achebe Before Nigerian author Chinua Achebe became a famous writer, he was a journalist first, rewriting radio scripts for the state-run broadcaster. That … read more »
by Anthony A. Kila At today’s Independence Anniversary declaration, we are compelled to analyse the history of Nigeria once again. The first imperative is that although a lot of people try to make it appear a complex and peculiar incredible … read more »
Beloved countrymen and women, on this day, fifty-two years ago, our founding fathers brought joy and hope to the hearts of our people when they won independence for our great country. Nigeria made a clean break with more than six … read more »
by Justine John DYIKUK A tale of Tafawa Balewa, the man and Tafawa Balewa, the town, is nothing other than a toast of truism. Yes, it is about a man and a place; his ancestry. Whether this wine will be … read more »
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by Remi Oyeyemi “Conscience is an open wound, only the truth can heal it” – Uthman Dan Fodio (1754-1817) – “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” – George Santayana, The Life of Reason, Volume 1, … read more »
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Tagged Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Action Group, Africa news, African news, Ahmadu Bello, George Santayana, IndepthAfrica, Life of Reason, Nigeria, Obafemi Awolowo, President of Nigeria
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KADUNA — Arewa Youths Forum,AYF, yesterday, demanded an apology from all their leaders who have ruled the country at one time or the other for neglecting the region while they were in power. This was the outcome of an emergency … read more »
Posted in News, Nigeria, Spotlight, West Africa
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Tagged Abdulsalami Abubakar, africa african news, Ahmadu Bello, Atiku Abubakar, Boko Haram, Ibrahim Babangida, indepthafrica africa news, Kaduna, Muslim, Nigeria
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Generals Olusegun Obasanjo and Yakubu Gowon are the two men who have ruled Nigeria the longest and are most responsible for the current conditions in Nigeria. When they speak Nigerians should listen. OBJ ruled as both a soldier and as … read more »
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