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Op-ed EditorOctober 5, 2016

Onyeka Dibian: How I learnt the truth [Nigerian Voices]

My name is Dibian. What you are about to read is a brief account on how I learnt the truth ...

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Op-ed EditorOctober 5, 2016

Adeboro Odunlami: Say Cheese, sirs [New Voices]

They’ll tell you they love you; your gusto, your courage and the fierceness with which you do your work. They’ll ...

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Op-ed EditorOctober 4, 2016

Opinion: As we crawl from self-governance to good governance

by Ogundana Michael Rotimi Nigeria is not 56 years old- it is a journey of 56 years post-colonial rule and ...

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Op-ed EditorOctober 4, 2016

Peletiri Vivian: Narrow escape [Nigerian Voices]

It all started many years ago like 2003 if I can remember. I hardly eat after going through the heat ...

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Op-ed EditorOctober 4, 2016

Opinion: What’s church got to do with the Nigerian economy?

Without any iota of doubt, I am convinced that the following sequence of thoughts might erupt some form of controversy ...

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Op-ed EditorOctober 4, 2016

Opinion: Did we make a mistake in the quest for change?

by Blessing Iyamadiken We were fed up with the last administration, and all we wanted was someone different, a breath ...

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Op-ed EditorOctober 4, 2016

T.J Benson: Donga [Nigerian Voices]

Nobody stays in at night. In Donga at night time you are either young and wild or old and dying. ...

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Op-ed EditorOctober 4, 2016

Francis Nwafor: Victory story [Nigerian Voices]

It was 12:55am and I was just about going to bed after finishing the proposal my boss asked me to ...

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Op-ed EditorOctober 4, 2016

Mary Esang: Church romance [Nigerian Voices]

I grew to love his commanding aura. I loved how patiently he dealt with my childish ways. I loved him ...

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Op-ed EditorOctober 4, 2016

Victor Asemota: Beasts of no narrative

This one is strictly for Nigerians. HOW ANIMAL GO KNOW-SAY DEM NO BORN ME AS SLAVE? HOW ANIMAL GO KNOW ...

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Op-ed EditorOctober 4, 2016

Opinion: Why you should not run a ‘Nigerian’ business

by Ore Fakorede If you’re inclined to start a business in Nigeria, by all means do. Sell whatever you want. ...

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Op-ed EditorOctober 4, 2016

Ibidun Pelumi: Fear of the unknown [Nigerian Voices]

I pretty much didn’t remember much of my childhood but as a Yoruba adage says “ti omode o b aba ...

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Op-ed EditorOctober 4, 2016

Adetoye Sokunbi: You’re not special; you just have internet [New Voices]

Last week, I got an email from who would have been my new boss, that the offer for a writing position ...

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Op-ed EditorOctober 4, 2016

The Thread: Me, “asewo”?

Of all the insults a woman in Nigeria will receive on a daily basis, one of the most favoured and most ...

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Op-ed EditorOctober 3, 2016

Opinion: In pursuit of the Nigerian dream

by Chuks Okeibunor It’s 2AM but he’s up. The future is bleak, the odds are against him but his bag ...

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Op-ed EditorOctober 3, 2016

Opinion: The Nigeria of my dreams

by Adebayo Williams Nigeria the rich oil giant of Africa, rich in culture and tradition, the most populous country in ...

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Op-ed EditorOctober 3, 2016

Lagos Book and Art Festival (LABAF) to return this November [DETAILS]

Lagos Book and Arts Festival (LABAF) is organizing its 18th edition in Lagos. LABAF is a four day culture picnic primed ...

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Op-ed EditorOctober 3, 2016

Opinion: How to be a respected female in Nigeria

by Ololade Ajekigbe For the purpose of this article, let me quickly clarify that in this context, female refers to a ...

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Op-ed EditorOctober 3, 2016

Reuben Abati: What Nigeria means to me

The various reactions on Independence Day yesterday can only compel us to ask one question: what does Nigeria mean to ...

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Op-ed EditorOctober 3, 2016

The Thread: Historical structures still exist?

While many Nigerians would rather spend Independence day going on about how there is absolutely nothing to celebrate in Nigeria and ...

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Op-ed EditorOctober 3, 2016

Opinion: Let me tell you about Aunty Kola, the tailor

by Vera Ezimora I met Aunty Kola through my mommy. She’s a sweet, soft-spoken, and very respectful Yoruba woman. Kola ...

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Op-ed EditorOctober 3, 2016

Farooq Kperogi: “Budget Padding,” “Racist” Economist, “Tenants of Democracy”: English on the Move

One of the sources of Nigerian English that I have identified in several of my writings is linguistic improvisation. Linguistic ...

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Op-ed EditorOctober 3, 2016

Opinion: Nigeria at 56- the fortes and foibles

by Jide Ojo Hearty congratulations to fellow Nigerians on this auspicious occasion of our dear motherland’s 56 independence anniversary! Nigeria, ...

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Op-ed EditorOctober 3, 2016

HubCT Technologies and the German Consulate present Affordacity – an exhibition

Lagos-based design and construction company, HubCT Technologies Ltd. (also known as HTL), is set to exhibit a model of its ...

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Op-ed EditorOctober 3, 2016

Opinion: Can fossil fuel companies be banned from global climate negotiations?

by Chinma George ‘For the love of money is the root of all evil. Money answereth all things’. These are ...

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Op-ed EditorOctober 3, 2016

Opinion: Nigeria Police – creating a tenable environment for change agenda

by Adewole Kehinde “He Who Saves A Nation Breaks No Law” – Napoleon  The Nigeria Police is the principal law enforcement ...

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Op-ed EditorOctober 2, 2016

Emmanuel Egobiamu: Amidst the dark clouds [Nigerian Voices]

Two years before 2010, I had finished my WAEC  examinations and was nursing pains of a failed attempt at securing ...

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Op-ed EditorOctober 2, 2016

Badru Hamad: The escapades of Debo Badru [Nigerian Voices]

As I walked from the bus park to my house, I refrained fruitlessly from thinking to myself. One thing that ...

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Op-ed EditorOctober 2, 2016

Modupe Apoeso: Touched by the rain [Nigerian Voices]

This evening as the rain hits every surface; the roof, the walls, the ground, people, I feel at ease. Please ...

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