by Tunde Bakare On whether I see the APC as credible alternative to the PDP, particularly with the type of people the party is currently fraternizing with, let me put it this way, if you take on a Sango (god of thunder) worshiper and tell him he is an idolater, he might not agree with you.... Read More

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Opinion: The centenary of an Amalgamation that never existed

by Jibrin Ibrahim It was the Sardauna of Sokoto who first referred to the amalgamation as “the mistake of 1914”. That was in the early 1950’s, when he flagged the secession banner, because he felt that Southern politicians were unwilling to understand the attitudes of the Northern elite towards independence. In the years leading to... Read More

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January 6, 2014

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Perry Brimah: 100 interesting facts you should know about Nigeria

by Dr. Perry Brimah Not really a northern caucus, but it was late M. K. O. Abiola that orchestrated and sponsored the Buhari /Idiagbon coup and then again the Babangida coup overthrow of Buhari. –Shagari memoir, “Beckoned to Serve;” Babangida, “Karl Maier – Midnight in Nigeria.” (Max Siollun) 1. Nigeria, with a 2013 estimated population... Read More

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January 5, 2014

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Simon Kolawole: Rethinking the mistake of 1914

by Simon Kolawole But what was the “Mistake of 1914”? Was it the fact or the act of amalgamation? Those who blame the “fact of amalgamation” say there should never have been a Nigeria, that Nigeria is a fraud, that the various ethnic groups had nothing in common and that Nigeria is just a colonial... Read More

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January 2, 2014

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‘Stop taking Nigerians for granted’ – Atiku warns FG

by Oke Efagene Nigeria former Vice President, Abubakar Atiku has warned the Federal Government not to take Nigerians for granted. Atiku, said it would be wrong to take their resilience for granted, as the country marks 100 years of amalgamation of the Lagos colony with the Northern and Southern Protectorates by the British Colonial occupiers forming one... Read More

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November 2, 2013

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Opinion: Cracking the Da Vinci Code in the Nigerian system

by Lanre Daodu Let’s talk about the dreaded,hydra-headed monster called corruption.Corruption has since become legalized institution in the Nigerian System and to beat your chest that you are a different breed is an express admittance to corruption in itself.Any system that intently turns its back on merit and competence is a broth media for the... Read More

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October 8, 2013

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Ochereome Nnanna: Take note Fashola, Nigeria is 100

by Ochereome Nnanna There should be no need to question whether Nigeria will be 100 years by January 2014. Nigeria was conceived and born on January 1, 1914. It was from that day that its inhabitants started being known as “Nigerians”. Yes, it was under the imperial rule of the British Crown, the parent nation.... Read More

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April 16, 2013

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Elnathan John: Peckham smells of kpomo and crayfish and other gist

by Elnathan John Lord Lugard was sleeping with a girl and the girl, probably without any clothes on or worse, in post coital excitement, blurted out the name NIGERIA. The fact that Mr. Lugard later found himself married to this woman is beside the point. The Internet is an amazing thing. It saves you... Read More