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Opinion: Is it not time we talked about Biafra?

by Tobe Osigwe Two incidences that occurred in recent years have made me question seriously the unity of this country. First, was when Chinua Achebe memoir, There Was a Country,…

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Okey Ndibe: When smart people prostrate to imbeciles to survive

by Okey Ndibe Odds are that Iyabo Obasanjo is at peace with herself, after pouring out her soul. No question, she must have her faults, perhaps even grievous ones, but…

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ASUU strike update: Lectures begin at AAUA as students return to school

by Akintomiwa Agbaje Adekunle Ajasin University Lectures at the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State were said to have begun yesterday however reports held that a good number of the student…

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Opinion: Ndigbo and their battle for the soul of Yorubaland

by Francis Ojo Ndigbo is aggressive and determined in pressing their agenda with deliberate focus as they buy up indigenous family homes,concubinate with Yoruba divorcees, marry their children and jubilate…

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10 things you didn’t know about the history of marriage

There are so many arguments about what marriage should be, and most are based on the world we live in today. These arguments have been going on since the beginning…

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How the Golden Eaglets made history by beating Mexico in Abu Dhabi

Nigeria Golden Eaglets became the most successful team in FIFA U-17 World Cup history with a 3-0 win over holders Mexico at the Mohammad Bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.…

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10 things you didn’t know about the history of marriage

by Julia Austin  When did government get involved?Only in the last several centuries did marriage become a legal matter 1. Polygamy was once the norm Now only reserved for certain religions and…

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Opinion: Re-writing the Nigerian story through youth development

by Philip Amiola There are change agents investing their time, resources and entire personalities towards cultivating a new generation of young men and women who will change the Nigerian story.…

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Better days ahead: We will soon eradicate Boko Haram – Chief of Army Staff

by 'Jola Sotubo In a bid to reassure Nigerians of the success of army efforts to rid the nation of terrorists, the Chief of Army Staff, General Azubuike Ihejirika, has…

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7 reasons why men cheat on women

by Laura Travis This is in fact a real medical condition that should be treated 1. Fights at Home When a man fights regularly with his wife and these quarrels…

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“You’re overthinking it” – Miley Cyrus defends her MTV VMA performance

Miley Cyrus claims she wanted to "make history" at the MTV Video Music Awards in Brooklyn. The singer has spoken for the first time since her much-talked about performance at…

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Chuka Odom: Truth, bigots and purveyors of ignorance

by Chuka Odom The Third Mainland Bridge and virtually all major roads in and out of Lagos were all constructed and some are still being constructed by the federal government…

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Opinion: Femi Fani-Kayode’s entangled web (Part 2)

by Henry Onyema For every Soyinka there is an Achebe; for every D'Banj there are the P-Square twins; for every Lola Shoneyin there is an Adaobi Nwabuani; for every Sefi…

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Opinion: There is darkness looming over northern Nigeria

by Perry Brimah And with the lack of northern role models, the scarcity of northern activists and truthful historians, the famine of northern writers, the bankruptcy of true religious leaders…

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Inspired: Meet the 10-year-old Nigerian girl who made Forbes magazine history

by Isi Esene Zuriel Oduwole, a ten-year-old Nigerian girl Zuriel Oduwole has made history as the youngest person ever to be interviewed in Forbes, the global iconic magazine title. The…

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Opinion: Reclaiming Nigeria’s lost history through early education

by Kemi Ogunniyi Schools in developed nations take history very seriously. Primary and secondary school students in the UK, for example, are taught the history of their nation in good detail.…

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“A positive storm is brewing” – Bola Tinubu’s rousing speech at the ACN Convention [READ]

SACRIFICING THE PARTY TO SAVE NIGERIA Protocol 1. History is upon us, asking something bold of us. Those who hear must respond to its call because history is impatient. If…

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Opinion: How to go down in history President Jonathan style

by Bayo Oluwasanmi Well then, it is fair to say that President Jonathan so far is incapable of taking control of his domain – Nigeria.  He has no guiding principle…

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Remi Olutimayin: Understanding your place in history (30 Days, 30 Voices)

Heed the dead, follow up the past, and the soul of the people will again grow great - Tseng-Tzu Of all the places in the world, your heritage as a…

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Stephen Igbinedion: A Nigerian perspective (30 Days, 30 Voices)

 I sometimes want to exalt Nigeria’s growth, but deep down I know the hope most Nigerians hold onto is gradually fading away. It all started on a certain evening, I…

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PHOTOS: #WhenWeWereKings – (A bit of) Nigeria’s history in pictures

by Isi Esene Today's photo story is a collectors' item, it takes us back memory lane to an era in the history of Nigeria when we were kings and our…

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Alibaba: We have lost our educational values and expectedly, our future

And if our future is standing on oil... It's a slippery future if you ask me. It was sometime in 1995, that it first hit me that we, as Nigerians,…

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