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True and false “liberations” – fighting the ghosts of neo-colonialism

Ihesiulo Grace 18 May 2022 0

Ghosts of new aggressive, neo-colonial war of the empire, hungry for more territory, cast their dark shadows on these days, which are usually connected to celebration of peace. This year, the celebrations of the victory in the World War II are being overshadowed by blood and suffering on the

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2023: President Buhari, The Time To Write Your Name In Gold Beckons – Prof. Nwaokobia Jnr

Silas Ntinuokwu 9 March 2022 0

The National Co-ordinator “Got Your Back Nigeria” , Prof Chris Mustapha Nwaokobia Jnr has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene and bring to an end the crisis rocking the All progressive Congress ( APC). Prof Nwaokobia Jnr ,in a press statement made available to news men call on Mr President to protect the Party […]

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PMB And His New Clan

Silas Ntinuokwu 9 March 2022 0

By Friday Peter About every single Nigerian alive today rues the choice of President Muhammadu Buhari, who rode to power as a civilian president on the expectation that he was the antidote to the epidemic of corruption that has held the country back from emerging as a viable and competitive country. When in his first […]

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Abu Bello And His Failed Coup Against Buni

Silas Ntinuokwu 9 March 2022 0

By David Adejare I have long stated to whoever cared to listen that the All Progressive Congress (APC) harbours some very despicable elements, those that know next to nothing about democratic tenets. Yet, they rode on the tidal wave to elective positions in the country. It was ordinarily expected that these people would align themselves […]

Opinion

The North Is Healing

Ihesiulo Grace 6 January 2022 0

By Philip Agbese Thanks to President Muhammadu Buhari, the North is actually healing. Once upon a time, the North was bleeding. But today, the narrative has significantly changed. Who says it isn’t. It is no longer news that the security crisis in Northern Nigeria indeed disrupted socio-economic activities. It is also a statement that since […]

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Human Rights Group applauds Chief of Army Staff over release of female soldier

Ihesiulo Grace 26 December 2021 0

The Save Humanity Advocacy Centre ( SHAC) has commended the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Faruk Yahaya, over the release of the female soldier detained for accepting the proposal of a corps member at the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Orientation Camp in Yikpata, Kwara. In a statement signed by its Executive Director, Joyce […]

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Not Assenting To The Electoral Bill: Baba’s 18 Paragraph Letter To NASS Unassailable

Ihesiulo Grace 24 December 2021 0

I have patiently followed the raging debate on Mr President’s refusal to sign into Law the Electoral Bill. I have wondered why conspiracy theorists will ignore the 18 paragraph unassailable reasons adduced by Mr President. And I am bemused why we are most times more emotive, emotional and partisan than logical. Is it possible to […]

Opinion

That EL-Zakzaky Interview

Ihesiulo Grace 21 December 2021 0

By Philip Agbese I read the news making the rounds due to the interview granted by the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Ibrahim El-Zarzaky, with laughter on how he attempted to be clever by half with allusions and statements that were not credible. I ordinarily expect that Ibrahim El-Zarzaky should at this […]

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A Legacy and the NYSC Trust Fund

Ihesiulo Grace 21 December 2021 0

By Gabriel Agibi The country has been inundated with the proposed NYSC Trust Fund, a vehicle intended to pool funds to enhance the Skill and Entrepreneurship Development Programme for corps members to actualize their dreams even after the service year. I must add that initially, I was sceptical about the desirability of establishing the NYSC […]

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Remarks By Former Nigeria Chief Of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai At Groundbreaking, Fundraising Tukur Buratai Research Centre

Ihesiulo Grace 21 December 2021 0

ADDRESS BY AMB. TY BURATAI (LT GENERAL RETIRED), CHIEF HOST AT THE OCCASION OF THE GROUND BREAKING CEREMONY AND FUNDRAISER OF TRBC ON DECEMBER 18TH, 2021. THEME: RESEARCH AND LEADERSHIP FOR DEVELOPMENT: FINDING SOLUTIONS TO DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGES THROUGH RESEARCH AND TRAINING PROTOCOLS SALUTATIONS Allow me to begin by expressing my joy at seeing you all […]

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Sections 44 (3) And 163: Nigeria’s Constitutional Socio-Econimic Albatross

Ihesiulo Grace 16 December 2021 0

Olajide OlagunjuBakke Graduate University, Texas, USAolajide.olagunju@bgu.edu “……..The entire property in and control of all minerals, mineral oils and natural gas in under or upon any land in Nigeria or in, under or upon the territorial waters and the Exclusive Economic Zone of Nigeria shall vest in the Government of the Federation and shall be managed […]

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NEDC bags TheNigerian star award for national intervention and recovery

Ihesiulo Grace 10 December 2021 0

The North East Development Commission(NEDC) has been nominated for an award of excellence by UK-based media group, TheNigerian News. In a letter addressed to its Managing Director, Mohammed Goni Alkali, the company said the NEDC will be recognised as Most Outstanding Agency for National Intervention and Recovery. According to the company, NEDC alongside other agencies […]

Opinion

NBC and the Freedom of the Press

Ihesiulo Grace 10 December 2021 0

By Niyi Adesina The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has come under some undeserved scathing criticism in recent times and a lot of these upbraiding are targeted at the Director General of NBC, Mr. Balarabe Shehu Ilelah, possibly because the world class reforms he stands for has ruffled feathers across board. It is interesting that those […]

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NYSC boss Ibrahim, Scheme bag TheNigerian star awards

Ihesiulo Grace 10 December 2021 0

The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brig-General Shuaibu Ibrahim has been nominated for an award of excellence by UK-based media group, TheNigerian News. Ibrahim will be recognised as “Pathfinder of Youth Empowerment” at an event to mark the company’s fifth anniversary. The NYSC Scheme will also be conferred with an award as

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The Corp Member as a True National Hero

Ihesiulo Grace 25 November 2021 0

By Kolawole Abe It is the dream of every graduate of tertiary institutions in Nigeria to adorn the NYSC brown Khaki uniform. We have been regaled with tales of how newly deployed corp members wear their attires posing for the cameras and sending them to their parents and loved ones. The feeling is usually ecstatic, […]

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Day the Anosikes bade farewell to their matriarch, Mama Joy Ementa

Ihesiulo Grace 17 November 2021 0

Nkiru Nwagbo, Awka The crowd of sympathizers that gathered at Nneyi village in Umueri town in Anambra East Local Government Area of Anambra State on Friday, November 12, 2021 presented a picture of a mother that lived her life in service to humanity. Hundreds of sympathisers, family members, friends and associates that gathered to bid […]

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PIA: It’s robbing Peter to pay Paul – Mike Ozekhome

Ihesiulo Grace 20 August 2021 0

By Mike Ozekhome The PIB Bill just assented to as an Act of Parliament by President Muhammadu Buhari, is a mere ruse, a monstrosity, an artifice and device, carefully crafted, incubated and delivered, to actually do irretrievable violence to Nigeria’s progress and juris corpus. The Act constitutes a direct assault on age-long cherished principles of […]

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The Abba Kyari indictment in America: The unmasking of The Nigeria Police Force (1)

Ihesiulo Grace 7 August 2021 0

By Emeka Ugwuonye The criminal indictment of Nigeria’s most decorated police officer is the best thing to happen to Nigerians and the worst thing to happen to The Nigeria Police Force! Nothing could have saved Nigeria from The Nigeria Police without some external involvement, especially by the most powerful nation on earth. In that respect, […]

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2023: Nigeria’s riggers united

Ihesiulo Grace 26 July 2021 0

By Wole Olaoye “It is not our diversity which divides us”, said Nelson Mandela, “it is not our ethnicity, or religion or culture that divides us. Since we have achieved our freedom, there can only be one division amongst us: between those who cherish democracy and those who do not.” Wise words, assuming the process […]

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Debt bondage or slavery?

Ihesiulo Grace 22 June 2021 0

By Julie Okah Donli Debt bondage which is also known as bonded labour or debt slavery is a form of human slavery and a component of human trafficking, it is also a gross violation of human rights because in most cases, Victims are forced to work to pay for debts they never incurred. Despite been […]