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How Nigeria’s poor women turn out willing ‘Boko Haram Mums’

Ihesiulo Grace 7 September 2017 0

Over 134 suicide bombings have occurred since 2009 when Boko Haram unleashed a campaign of terror on Nigeria’s north-east region. According to research by Combating Terrorism Center at West Point and Yale University, at least 244 of the 338 attacks since 2011 where gender is identifiable,

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Can the echoes from the Kaduna quit notice on Igbos truly go away?

Ihesiulo Grace 2 September 2017 0

The controversial Kaduna declaration of June 6, 2017, during which a Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG), ordered Igbo’s residing in the 19 Northern states to quit and relocate to the South East before the 1st of October, 2017 or be forcefully ejected has come and gone, but the ripples generated by the order still hangs […]

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Analysis of Benue – the state that has been hit hard

Ihesiulo Grace 1 September 2017 0

No fewer than 15,000 persons have been rendered homeless as flood wreaked havoc in Benue communities last weekend. Then, on Wednesday, 30 August, Makurdi, the state capital, was again flooded after a five-hour downpour. The downpour, which started around 12.24am, lasted till 5am, rendered thousands of residents homeless, and destroyed lots of properties. The areas […]

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Beware of the Smoker Next Door: Non-smokers have high tendency to danger, medic warns

Ihesiulo Grace 1 September 2017 0

The slogan, Smokers are liable to die young has long slipped from genuine health warning tag on tobacco adverts; it has become another decoy on cigarette packs. Smoking, the practice of lighting up and inhaling smoke from substances rolled up substances straight into the blood stream, was once frowned at by societies across the globe, […]

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Resurgence of insurgency: Need to identify the missing link in sustainable security architecture

Ihesiulo Grace 1 September 2017 0

Crucially, the initial coordination in effort between the four Lake Chad countries has deteriorated, allowing Boko Haram to exploit the cracks within the differing operational strategies mounted against it. There has also been increasing friction between the Civilian JTF and the military on the one hand, and the military and international aid agencies on the […]

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#DTNExplains: The Constitution Review

Ihesiulo Grace 25 August 2017 0

A video analysis of the Constitution review process currently being embarked upon by the National Assembly.

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Analysis: Impunity, law enforcement inadequacies blamed for rising cases of jungle justice

Ihesiulo Grace 24 August 2017 0

Esther Demshak, the girlfriend of an upcoming comedian, Chinedu Paul (also known as MC Think2ce), who was lynched by members of a vigilante group in Ikorodu in July, tried unsuccessfully to stop the tears as she spoke to a reporter recently. “He was not a cult member. I didn’t even know what Badoo meant until he […]

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#AskTheArmy, what nonsense!

Ihesiulo Grace 22 August 2017 0

In the modern Nigerian era where we had the EFCC handle winning fans thanks to the openness and willingness of its erstwhile handler to connect with the public in a no-holds barred, quip-for-quip way – and the heavens did not fall, it is rather baffling now that a spokesperson of a government agency, like the […]

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Impunity, law enforcement inadequacies blamed for rising cases of justice justice

Ihesiulo Grace 21 August 2017 0

Esther Demshak, the girlfriend of Chinedu Paul, an upcoming comedian, also known as MC Think2ce, who was lynched by members of a vigilante group in Ikorodu in July, tried unsuccessfully to stop the tears and mucus running her eyes and nostrils as she spoke to a TVC reporter. “He was not a cult member. I […]

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Bishop palaver: Pope may shut down 163 Catholic Churches in Imo

Ihesiulo Grace 20 August 2017 0

The Catholic pontiff, Pope Francis, is said to be considering the total closure of the 163 parishes that make up the Catholic Diocese of Ahiara, Imo State, over the protracted crisis generated by the appointment of Peter Okpalaeke, an Anambra indigene, as bishop. Okpalaeke’s appointment in 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI, following the death of […]

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States free to generate their own power, what could it mean?

Ihesiulo Grace 16 August 2017 0

State governments are free to generate and distribute their own power, subject rules by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission. Heavy consumers of power also have the liberty to purchase energy from sources other than Distribution Companies (DISCOs) but will have to pay a rate between N30-N80 per kilowatt. This was stated in a communique issued […]

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Femi Adesina does not know who is footing President Buhari’s hospital bills, what is his job?

Ihesiulo Grace 15 August 2017 0

One of President Buhari’s media advisers, Femi Adesina, has said he has no idea who is bankrolling the president’s medical treatment in London. Mr. Adesina, however, acknowledged that as a president, Buhari’s medical bill can be footed by Nigeria. “I do not know who is paying, but as a president, he has a right to […]

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Analysis: Murder in God’s house

Ihesiulo Grace 7 August 2017 0

Ginika Enemonwu was an Mbaise native who grew up in Ozubulu, Ekusigo LGA of Anambra state. He was killed in far away Johannesburg, South Africa, in October 2013. His murder set in motion a chain of events that led to a massacre of church goes in Ozubulu almost four years later. Gunmen yesterday invaded St. […]

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How CSR will shape brands in 2017

Ihesiulo Grace 23 January 2017 0

All over the world, one of the central issues for brand owners in the new business year is improving on their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in terms of aims and objectives, visibility, reporting, among others. Analysts believe that for companies to make a bold statement in their commitment to corporate social responsibility this year, they […]

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Spring in Army Generals’ steps

Ihesiulo Grace 23 January 2017 0

Before last month’s heroic capture of the Boko Haram stronghold at Sambisa Forest in Borno State, the Nigerian soldier had not had a good public image for 45 years. The last time soldiers were seen as heroes here was during the Nigeria Civil War, which ended in January 1970. In those days Federal soldiers had […]

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Unilorin EX VC And The ASUU Satanic Blackmail

Ihesiulo Grace 8 January 2017 0

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in Nigeria ought to be a congregation of revered intellectuals in the country. It is a union which should be the beacon of exemplary leadership and excellence. But one is beginning to harbor fears that the loudly decried decline in the standards of education in Nigeria has also […]

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Fayose’s Final Assault On Himself

Ihesiulo Grace 4 January 2017 0

No one expected Nigeria to become such a bad and almost inhabitable country, within a short time and so fastened to a stalk, ready to hang itself. None ever expected it. But the day and the hour hover on the heads and shadows of every Nigerian presently. And nowhere is the heat felt in a […]

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Open letter to Buratai, Nigerian Army

Ihesiulo Grace 29 December 2016 0

SIR: It is with unimaginable tears of joy that I express my hearty congratulations on your victory against the deadly Boko Haram sect. The entire country has been thrown to a hysterical moment with the news of this victory. Big congratulations to you and our gallant soldiers who achieved this great feat. Words really can’t […]

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Boko Haram: The End of A Nation’s Woe

Ihesiulo Grace 26 December 2016 0

Whether it was borne out of his operational knowledge or out of belief driven decisiveness, the directive by Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt Gen Tukur Buratai to troops fighting in the northeast to deal Boko Haram the final blow turned out to be prophetic. It was similar to the scenario that played out in […]

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Nigerians in Diaspora commends Nigerian Military for chasing Boko Haram out of Sambisa Forest

Ihesiulo Grace 25 December 2016 0

The Nigerians In Diaspora Monitoring Group(NDMG) is happy to learn that the Nigerian Army has cleared out ‘Camp Zero’, which until that action was Boko Haram terror group’s last hideout in the dreaded Sambisa Forest. This will successfully bring an end to the nefarious activities of the terrorists which were planned, incubated or hatched from […]