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WIMBIZ meets 2019 female candidates, advocates for greater representation Of Women In Politics
On February 13th, 2019, Women in Management Business and Public Service (WIMBIZ) as part of its efforts to advocate for increased female participation in politics, held the WIMBIZ Women in…
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Opinion: Women at the top is the new axis of power
by Tony Ogunlowo In less than a months’ time, Americans will be heading to the polls to elect a new President. And unless Republican contender, Donald Trump, can pull a…
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Opinion: Negotiating with terrorists only encourages terrorism
by Kenechukwu Oraelosi You’ve got to be strong, not weak. The only way to deal with these people is to bring them to justice. You can’t talk to them. You…
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Nelson Mandela, Margaret Thatcher, Chinua Achebe & other deaths that shook the world in 2013
by Rachel Ogbu We wonder what Christmas in heaven will be like this year. On earth, while we celebrate the birth of Christ, we also mourn the passing away of…
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Boko Haram leader claims responsibility for the Maiduguri attack
by Oke Efagene Leader of the Boko Haram sect, Abubakar Shekau, has said today, that the sect was behind the shocking raid on military installations in Maiduguri on December 2.…
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“I am dismayed by your lack of vision”: Read the blistering letter OBJ wrote to Margaret Thatcher in 1986
by Hauwa Gambo July 1970Sitting on the Conservative front bench during the state opening of Parliament in her role as Secretary Of State For Education. All we can saw is…
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Femi Fani-Kayode: A word for our leaders
by Femi Fani-Kayode Why do we always take ten steps forward and twenty steps backwards? Why is our case and example one of constant failure, ineptitude, defeat, shame, lack and…
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“In a way we’re all Thatcherites” – 31 Margaret Thatcher funeral quotes
David Cameron arrives at Margaret Thatcher's funeral. Photograph: Chris Jackson/Getty Images "In a way we're all Thatcherites." – David Cameron on Radio 4 Today programme. "Watching the funeral, finding it hard not…
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Margaret Thatcher’s final journey: The Queen joins 2,000 from 170 countries at stunning funeral service (PHOTOS)
Richard Chartres said in address: 'After the storm of a life led in the heat of political controversy, there is a great calm' David Cameron says Iron Lady's 'difficult decisions,…
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Opinion: Margaret Thatcher, Sanusi Lamido, and the feminists
by Ayisha Osori 1988In Washington with then US president Reagan during an official trip to the States. Politics was and still remains a very male-dominated world where being female is…
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“You’re very charming, fresh, beautiful, intelligent & confident”: Idi Amin’s 1975 letter to Thatcher (READ)
I think Idi Amin had just acquired the title of Doctor of Philosophy (Honoris Causeu) of Makerere University in preparation for leading the whole of Africa as the OAU chairman.…
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Elnathan John: Peckham smells of kpomo and crayfish and other gist
by Elnathan John Lord Lugard Lord Lugard was sleeping with a girl and the girl, probably without any clothes on or worse, in post coital excitement, blurted out the…
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Opinion: Yes, Margaret Thatcher was a witch (and I will sing to that)
by Adam Jung In short, she was a vile human being whose 'bravery' can be attributed to just not giving a shit about people. As I write this, Judy Garland's Ding…
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Flashback: When Margaret Thatcher visted Kano in 1988 (PHOTOS)
by Akan Ido Late Prime Minister of Britain, Margaret Thatcher was in Nigeria in January 8, 1988 visiting Lagos and Kano. Here are some of the photos of her visit…
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A biography: The life of Iron Lady, Margaret Thatcher (VIDEO)
Margaret Thatcher Margaret Roberts, the daughter of a grocer, was born in Grantham, Lincolnshire, on 13th October, 1925. After graduating from Oxford University she worked as a research chemist. Later…
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Lord have mercy: “Nigeria is safe and secure”, GEJ insists
by Isi Esene President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday maintained that Nigeria is a safe place to live and do business despite the incessant bombing and attacks experienced in several parts of…
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#InCaseYouMissedIt Margaret Thatcher says no to Meryl Streep – Won’t watch ‘The Iron Lady’
Photo credit: London Evening Standard by Wilfred Okiche The family of Margaret Thatcher, the first and only female prime minister of England refused an invitation to an early…
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History in a bag: Margaret Thatcher’s iconic satchel auctioned for charity
by Yemi Olowu The iconic black bag which was famously carried by Britain’s first female prime minister, Margaret Thatcher, has been auctioned at Christie’s for 25,000 pounds. The auction was hosted…
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YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy
YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy