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Opinion: How Nigeria survived COVID-19

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By Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa Gradually in every part of Nigeria, things are getting back to normal, as churches and mosques have been opened, schools are reopening and everybody seems to be in the mood for some action. It has been a long, tortuous journey indeed, from February 27, 2020, when we recorded the index case. It […]
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U.S. bans election riggers in Nigeria over impunity in Kogi and Bayelsa elections

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The U.S. has imposed visa restrictions on some individuals who “operated with impunity at the expense of the Nigerian people and have undermined democratic principles” in the Kogi and Bayelsa governorship elections, Daily Times gathered. In a statement on Monday, Mike Pompeo, secretary of state, said actions have also been taken against some persons in […]
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Columnist: Nigeria: A personal encounter (6)

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By Hope O’Rukevbe Eghagha The man Muhammadu Buhari, you may recall had been Head of State and Commanderin-Chief of the Armed Forces after a coup d’etat that kicked out the miserably inept but democratically elected government of Alhaji Shehu Shagari on December 31, 1983. Hmmmm! You see, Nigerians had become disenchanted with the corruption of […]
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OPINION: Which way Nigeria?

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By Ogbo Okolo I am not used to writing long write-ups but I am compelled to do so today as I can’t keep calm in the face of these challenges facing us all. The 2nd day in the month of September opened up another vista to our national lexicon. I won’t term what I have […]
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COLUMNIST: Nigeria: A personal encounter

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By Hope O’Rukevbe Eghagha So, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, former Governor of Katsina State (1999 to 2007), was sworn in as President on 29th May 2007 on the platform of PDP, the party that once boasted it would rule Nigeria forever! How things change! From all indications Yar’Adua meant well for the country. Simple. Very natural. […]
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Ghana Must Go: 1983 versus 2020

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In 1983, history witnessed checkered sturdy bags leave the shores of Nigeria on the heads and in the hands of migrants who had been ordered out of the country by Shehu Shagari. Half of these migrants were from Ghana. The year was 1983, the day, January 17. Shehu Shagari, the Nigerian leader who favoured long […]
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Nigeria: A personal encounter (4)

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By Hope O’Rukevbe Eghagha Did I say in my last narrative that MKO Abiola was arrested when he declared himself president? No. I didn’t. I have not reached that part of the story of my encounter with Nigeria yet. Abacha took over the reins of government and set about establishing himself as Military Head of […]
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OPINION: Nigeria and its insecurity plague

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By Ademola Adesola Nigeria is not at war with any external enemies. Yet, the human conditions of a vast number of its incredibly longsuffering peoples from South to North are indistinguishable from those of citizens in war-torn polities. Already undone by unremitting climb in unemployment, poor remuneration, dearth of requisite modern infrastructure, weak education system,
“If Nigerians meet $1m requirement, they are free to trade” - Ghana Trade union
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$1m requirement: Nigerians should comply, we didn’t complain about border closure — Ghana Trade Union

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Ghana Union of Traders Association acting Vice President, Clement Boateng, responded to the controversial $1 million fee being enforced by the Ghanaian authorities on foreigners trading in the country. READ ALSO: Nigerian traders are unfair to us, Ghana govt denies alleged maltreatment Boateng said the payment of the $1m fee being enforced by the Ghanaian authorities, […]
OPINION: Happiness in our country
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OPINION: Happiness in our country

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Happiness as a word or as a concept is or must be a subject that belongs to the domain of philosophy, and specifically and pertinently to the warm, expensive and expansive room of moral theory. This may be a controversial remark to begin with. But it is a correct one. And there should be no […]
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COVID-19, Nigeria records zero death

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Nigeria recorded zero COVID-19 death For the first time in close to three months, this was made known by the official Twitter handle of the NCDC. Daily Times gathered that the last time the country recorded no coronavirus-related death in its daily count was May 23, 2020. READ ALSO: COVID-19: CACOVID donates N1.4bn medical equipment, […]
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Nigeria’s COVID-19 recovery rate drops

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Nigeria’s COVID-19 recovery rate recorded a significant drop on Sunday with less than 150 people discharged within 24 hours. This is the first time in 17 days that the country has recorded less than 200 recoveries in its daily count of discharged patients — before August 9, the last time such a figure was recorded […]
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EDITORIAL: On restructuring Nigeria

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The restructure-Nigeria discourse went a notch higher recently when a sociocultural group of prominent Yoruba sons and daughters rose from a meeting and declared that it would mobilise its members against the 2023 elections except Nigeria was restructured. The tension in the country is palpable. The ship of state is drifting, and the nation’s rulers […]