Tag Archives: Obafemi Awolowo
A week before Nigerian governor, Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom state in Southern Nigeria confessed that he “pre-rigged” the election of Senator Aloysius Etok of Akwa Ibom North Senatorial District, I was having a discussion with a Nigerian citizen who … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, Op-ed, West Africa
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Tagged Akpabio, AkwaIbomState, Godswill Akpabio, IndepthAfrica, Karl Marx, Nigeria, Nigerian, Obafemi Awolowo, Obasa, United States
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The Nigerian president condoled with the family of the deceased. President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday visited the matriarch of the Awolowo family, Hanna Awolowo, in Ikenne, Ogun State, to commiserate with the family over the death of Oluwole Awolowo, the … read more »
Posted in News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Awolowo, Gbenga Daniel, God, Goodluck Jonathan, Ikenne, IndepthAfrica, Lagos, Nigeria, Obafemi Awolowo, Ogun State
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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 »
Posted in Article, Columnist, Nigeria, Obinna Akukwe, West Africa
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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 Okenwa R. Nwosu, M.D “Then, and more so, even now, I still believe that despite the intellectual foundations of the book, it can only serve to draw us back and to divide us further as a nation. And everything … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Babatunde Fashola, Biafra, Brown University, CHINUA ACHEBE, Igbo, Igbo people, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Obafemi Awolowo
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Ken Saro-Wiwa Early in this long-awaited memoir of the Nigerian Civil War, Chinua Achebe, Nigeria’s most famous and respected writer, recalls a conversation between himself, his future father-in-law, T.C. Okoli, and Christie, his future bride. “In the course of the … read more »
Prof. Chinua Achebe’s latest book titled, There was a country: A personal history of Biafra”, has expectedly stirred up an important but desirable controversy, notably from the disciples of the late Pa Obafemi Awolowo. This was predictable. Achebe, true to … read more »
By Dr A. B. C Nwosu PROF. CHINUA Achebe’s latest book titled: There was a country: A personal history of Biafra”, has expectedly stirred up an important but desirable controversy, notably from the disciples of late Pa Obafemi Awolowo. This … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria
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Tagged Achebe, Albert Schweitzer, Biafra, CHINUA ACHEBE, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigerian Civil War, Obafemi Awolowo, Yakubu Gowon
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by Major General Alexander Madiebo Many people have been commenting on Professor Chinua Achebe’s comment on Chief Obafemi Awolowo in his book, There was a Country. What Achebe said, as I told some people, in all aspects, is correct. In fact, … read more »
By Tolu Ogunlesi Chinua Achebe’s latest book, There was a Country, has appeared fifty-four years after the author’s first novel, Things Fall Apart, today arguably the best-known novel ever written by an African. In the time between the two books, a … read more »
By Issa Aremu, Daily Mail opinion Mni — Controversy continues to trail Chinua Achebe’s latest memoir, entitled ‘There Was A Country: A Personal History of Biafra,’ the book which focuses on the Nigerian Civil War. Devils remain in the petty … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria
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Tagged Achebe, Biafra, CHINUA ACHEBE, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, Nigeria, Nigerian Civil War, Obafemi Awolowo, Things Fall Apart
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By Ahmed Olayinka Sule, CFA In the aftermath of the release of Chinua Achebe’s book titled There Was a Country: A Personal History of Biafra and his article published in the Guardian on 2 October 2012, there have been many debates about … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria
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Tagged Biafra, CHINUA ACHEBE, Igbo, Igbo people, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica African news, Nigeria, Nigerian Civil War, Obafemi Awolowo, Yakubu Gowon
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By JohnThomas Didymus Today, October 1, is Nigeria’s independence day. Fifty two years ago, at the Race Course in Lagos, the British anthem was sung for the last time and the Union Jack lowered. A green-white-green flag was hoisted in … read more »
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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Remembering Chief Obafemi Awolowo Cameron Duodu In the unstable Nigeria of the 1970s, this journalist met Chief Awolowo and tried to press him over the political situation in the country. Only later did the writer realize the meaning of Awolowo’s … read more »
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Tagged africa african news, Awolowo, Business and Economy, Embassies and Consulates, Government, Indepth Africa Magazine, indepthafrica africa news, Jubril Aminu, Nigeria, Obafemi Awolowo
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New York [RR] USA–”with his impeccable command of written English, often delivered in rib cracking humor-like format, Nnanna nwa de Agommuo has been agog with peddling calculated falsehood targeted at General Muhammadu Buhari. His purpose, if you wonder? To cunningly assure a continuation of … read more »
Posted in Analysis, Election, News, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Africa maps, Africa news, African news, African tribes, breaking news, Embassies and Consulates, Goodluck Jonathan, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, News local news, Nigeria, Obafemi Awolowo, Shehu Shagari, Umaru Dikko, United States, World news
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February 7, 2011 by benim
Political corruption is not a recent phenomenon that pervades the Nigerian state. Since the creation of modern public administration in the country, there have been cases of official misuse of resources for personal enrichment.The rise of public administration and the … read more »
Posted in Analysis, Article, News, Talk Africa
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Tagged Boko Haram, corruption, corruption in nigeria, MAIDUGURI, Nigeria, Nigerian, Obafemi Awolowo, Public administration, United States, West Africa
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October 25, 2010 by benim
A former vice president and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant, Atiku Abubakar has again raised the alarm over the state of the nation’s economy, and warned that unless something drastic was done, it might collapse. Mr Abubakar, in a … read more »
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Tagged Atiku Abubakar, Goodluck Jonathan, Ibrahim Babangida, Indepth Africa, Nigeria, Obafemi Awolowo, Olusegun Obasanjo, Peoples Democratic Party, President
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