Tag: igbo

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August 29, 2013

Opinion: The Lagos ‘Babaloja’ impunity

by Ochereome Nnanna Igbo traders in Ladipo Motor Spare-parts Market kicked against the imposition of Oki as the leader of ...

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August 25, 2013

Simon Kolawole: The Republic of Southern Nigeria

by Simon Kolawole I hereby predict that the proposed “Republic of Southern Nigeria” would be a political disaster. It is ...

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August 22, 2013

Opinion: Is Femi Fani-Kayode the new Yoruba spokesman?

by Oguwike Nwachuku No, never will Fani-Kayode qualify to speak for the Yoruba, no matter how hard he tries. For ...

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August 22, 2013

Olusegun Adeniyi: Yoruba, Igbo and the media warriors

by Olusegun Adeniyi I am an admirer of Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola but I believe that his approach to dealing ...

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August 18, 2013

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 ...

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August 18, 2013

Tunde Fagbenle: My memories of childhood

by Tunde Fagbenle We used to sleep over at each other’s house interchangeably. And our families were so close. We ...

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August 18, 2013

Simon Kolawole: How to spend money (and be happpy)

by Simon Kolawole Most of our attention is usually on the Federal Government, especially Presidency. We hardly scrutinise what states ...

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August 18, 2013

Opinion: Femi Fani-Kayode and his blackmail of the Igbos

by Chukwuemerie Uduchukwu Chief Kayode should utilize his wisdom and intelligence to make useful contributions that will promote the national ...

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August 17, 2013

Opinion: Femi Fani-Kayode’s entangled web

by Henry C. Onyeoma Second, Fani-Kayode’s essays, especially the second one, turned history on its head. It should not be ...

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August 16, 2013

Femi Fani-Kayode: I am neither a tribalist nor a hater

by Femi Fani-Kayode And I am not referring to any of those exciteable individuals whose emotions have beclouded their thinking ...

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August 16, 2013

Opinion: This deportation ‘imbroglio’ must end

by Donu Kogbara Last year, Abia State Government ruthlessly purged its civil service of non-Abians. And I can’t even describe ...

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August 15, 2013

Opinion: Deportations, ethnic jingoism and political opportunism

by Is’haq Modibbo Kalu So almost on cue, the most chauvinistic vermin crawled out of the darkest crevice of ethnic ...

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August 11, 2013

Opinion: Of Femi Fani-Kayode and his gospel of hate

by Nnaemeka Meribe A million Fani-Kayodes cannot create a gulf between us. Lagos and the Yoruba need people from other ...

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August 10, 2013

SK Johnson: On Fashola’s ‘deportation’ of Igbos; people need to calm down for a moment

by SK Johnson The past couple of weeks have seen a slew of stories flood the media about the ‘deportation’ ...

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August 8, 2013

Femi Fani-Kayode: The bitter truth about the Igbo

by Femi Fani-Kayode It is the igbo people more than any other that have complained about marginalisation in Nigeria, forgetting ...

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August 2, 2013

The Lagos ‘deportation’ controversy is political – Fashola

Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola on Thursday said the ongoing controversy trailing the decision of the government to send some ...

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July 28, 2013

Opinion: Tribes and prejudices – My experience with an Igbo phone repairer

by David Olamide Craig So perhaps there is some truth in the prejudices you have heard. Perhaps Yoruba men are ...

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July 24, 2013

5 things SK Johnson took away from ‘Half Of A Yellow Sun’ trailer (WATCH)

by SK Johnson The trailer for the Biyi Bandele directed (and written) film adaptation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s novel, Half ...

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July 13, 2013

Music Review: Ego’s ‘Firsteps’ are confident, sure and steady

by Wilfred Okiche She endeared herself to us as a member of Lagbaja’s band where her soaring vocals easily distinguished ...

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June 8, 2013

Area father: Charly Boy steps out in fur looking regal? (LOOK)

by Akan Ido Charly Boy is no stranger to controversies, so your thoughts about him wearing a fur-like material draped ...

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May 30, 2013

“He was hungry for success”: YNaija Investigates the iROKO TV business (Conclusion)

READ: “Jason Njoku is only trying to distract everyone”: YNaija Investigates the iROKO TV business (part 1) by Adegoke Oyeniyi, ...

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May 30, 2013

“Jason Njoku is only trying to distract everyone”: YNaija Investigates the iROKO TV business (Part 1)

One of the easy success stories from Nigeria’s evolving technology space, Jason Njoku can’t stop talking about how successful he ...

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May 18, 2013

Opinion: The 12 top reasons why Igbos and Yorubas should not marry

by Vera Ezimora Whether you are aware of it or not, many inter-tribal relationships have died an untimely death because ...

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May 12, 2013

“Dokubo-Asari cannot fight any war” – David-West goes hard on ex-militant leader

by Akan Ido Former Minister of Petroleum, Professor Tam David-West has told anyone who cares to listen that the utterances of ...

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May 4, 2013

APC merger: The Yorubas are committing political suicide – Asari Dokubo

The leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force (NDPVF), Alhaji Mujadid Asari Dokubo, has declared that the emerging merger ...

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April 29, 2013

Opinion: ‘’Don’t speak Igbo in this house’’

by Ucheoma Onwutuebe The moment I eventually sat up in my grammar was when I turned ten and had to ...

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April 23, 2013

Opinion: Beyond our ethnic and religious differences

by Abd’Raqeeb Salako The unfortunate thing is that the moment we start fighting these ethno-religious battles, we are winning the ...

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April 16, 2013

‘Ola Ndi Igbo’: How to celebrate the best of our own

by Nkiru Okpareke Realizing that we stood on the shoulders of some giants to get to where we are, we ...

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March 27, 2013

Opinion: Who stole my tongue? Who told us green apples are better than mangoes?

by Chijioke Victor Uche It is hard, almost impossible for an Igbo person to make a complete sentence without at ...

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March 24, 2013

Simon Kolawole: There was a legendary Iroko

by Simon Kolawole In his civil war memoir, There Was a Country, which turned out to be his last work, ...

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