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“The Labour of our Heroes Past:” But who truly are these heroes?

The aftermath of the #EndSARS protest has revealed some shocking news Nigerians are finding difficult to wrap their heads around. The latest shocker being a statement about former Head of…

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The Thread: All the leaders who caused Nigeria’s problem

Political Twitter NG is such an interesting playground when it's not tedious. Nigerians can be found there putting on any of these caps where they serve- expert, analyst, overlord. One…

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Chidi Anselm Odinkalu: As Buhari fights corruption without a strategy

by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu President Buhari’s much-advertised fight against corruption has degenerated into a demolition derby. As happened with many previous efforts to fight corruption in Nigeria, different outposts of power…

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President Buhari's bodyguard allegedly linked to Boko Haram

President Buhari has a strong message for Niger Delta militants

President Muhammadu Buhar has urged militants in the Niger Delta region of the country to give the unity of Nigeria a thought even as the bombing of oil installations and…

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Gowon reminds Biafra protests that Zik had love for ‘One Nigeria’

For the love of Zik! Former Head of State, Yakubu Gowon, has words for Igbos who are agitating for the breakup of Nigeria, noting the role played by the late Premier…

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Jonathan is doing his best, says Gowon; US warns of possible Boko Haram attack in Lagos & other important news you should know today

by Oge Okonkwo Jonathan is doing his best, says Gowon A former Head of State, Yakubu Gowon, has urged Nigerians to support the Federal Government in its bid to tackle…

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Tunde Fagbenle: Saleh Sambo – An enigma departs

by Tunde Fagbenle Times had drawn us apart and I did not reconnect with Mallam Saleh Jambo in the intervening years before his death. Yet, there was a true Nigerian…

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How the Yoruba will determine who becomes President in 2015

by Azuka Onwuka The combination that will likely attract the highest number of votes from the North and South-West may be that of Buhari-Fashola or Buhari-Tinubu. The voting pattern of…

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America’s secret files: The untold Biafran story

Forty three years after the Civil War, the Americans have released their dossiers—21,000 pages of diplomatic dispatches by agents of the United States government. We’ve combed through them all to…

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Chimamanda reviews Achebe’s new book: “The reader is left with a nagging dissatisfaction”

  by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Nigeria, at independence from British rule in 1960, was called the Giant of Africa. With a large population, an educated elite and many natural resources,…

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