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Ikeogu Oke: First Person Lyrical
What do we mourn when we mourn the death of an individual to whom we had an enduring, personal attachment? Is it merely the perceived or actual cruelty of the manner of passing that wounds us? Is it the relative brevity of the life, the fact that death arrived the right address at the wrong time? Is i [...]
Osaro Onaiwu’s 60 Odysseys
Over the years, Earl Osaro Onaiwu, has like old wine, mature into a rare and fine specie of those endowed with grace and are living gracefully.
Onaiwu, though a man of many parts, lives the conviction of his belief, one reason he has weathered not a few storms to remain a near-permanent feature [...]
How distance threatens school attendance in Kano
Nigeria faces a three-fold problem of access, quality and infrastructure in educating her growing children population. In some parts of Kano state, the ambition to acquire education places a demand on the child, not only of hard work but also of long distant trekking to access available schools.
< [...]Experts raise alarm over Nigeria TB burden
How persistent is that cough? If it is more than two weeks, you are advised to visit the hospital for a check-up, for it may be Tuberculosis, TB. As it is estimated that two out of every 1,000 Nigerians will have TB.
Nigerian economy drifting to another recession?
What is really the problem? Why are we just this way? Why the drag Back? Why do we keep taking two steps forward and five steps backward? Why do we have leaders without courage? We must stop the carnage of our natural resources and direct our economy to growth and benefit of the majority. L [...]
Mass defection looms, mode of primaries tear APC
When the National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress, APC, first met with the National Executive Council of the party, it was obvious to many that the outcome of the meeting will be a long drawn battle over the mode or method to adopt in the conduct of its primary election ahead of the [...]
Adeosun’s resignation: patriotism, integrity under scrutiny
The resignation of Mrs Olukemi Adeosun as Minister of Finance on Friday, Sept. 14, for forgery has raised questions over the workings of Nigeria.
The issues border on honesty, integrity, patriotism, weakness and incompetence as well as relationship between the s [...]
Delta 2019: PDP, APC battle of the titans
As the race to 2019 elections gathers momentum, the two dominant political parties in Delta State, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and All Progressives Congress, APC, are currently a beehive of activities as aspirants have been thronging the various state party secretariats to tidy up loopholes or [...]
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