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The North Is Healing

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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
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That EL-Zakzaky Interview

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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

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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

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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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NBC and the Freedom of the Press

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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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The Corp Member as a True National Hero

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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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2023: Nigeria’s riggers united

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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?

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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 […]
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Governor Ifeanyi Okowa the fearless

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By Tony Afejuku Nobody anywhere knows the true mind of the typical politician anywhere. I may be wrong to utter this line. But I know from experience, real and imagined, that the average politician, especially from our clime, can take or takes, his time to revise, re-touch, hide his tricks and tracks. He is like […]
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Suspend all ‘Suspendables’

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Hope O’Rukevbe Eghagha The imperial and nationalist federal government of Nigeria has finally summoned the courage to do what it ought to have done eons ago by suspending the impervious, cantankerous, divisive and nosey Tweeter, that breezy all-comers social media platform giant created by an American capitalist to poke its big ugly Uncle Tom nose […]
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Remembering the stateless people of Nigeria

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Olanrewaju Osho Zephaniah Dantani was excited to hear the good news of his success at the job interview to recruit young professionals for the Central Bank of Nigeria. He was overwhelmed with emotions as he hurried up to confirm from his electronic mail the good news broken to him a while ago via a text […]
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For DSO, a little consideration for the ordinary Nigerian

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Okoh Aihe The monetization and other advantages of the Digital Switchover (DSO) remain the most compelling narrative of this convoluting story. The entertainment sector will open up with foaming opportunities. The league of talents available in the sector will suddenly sponge up the opportunities – whether in the movies, music, comedy, live theatre shows, technical […]