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Op-Ed EditorDecember 13, 2014

.@MaxSiollun: Biafra – A lesson for the world in making peace?

by Max Siollun Nigerians are an opinionated and self-critical bunch. Dinner and beer parlour conversations among Nigerians almost inevitably turn ...

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Op-Ed EditorNovember 8, 2014

@Maxsiollun : The Lord’s Resistance Army #BokoHaram’s “Christian Cousin”? (Y! History)

by Max Siollun Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army in Uganda has often been compared to Nigeria’s Boko Haram. Both groups ...

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Op-Ed EditorOctober 26, 2014

@Maxsiollun: Is family planning the answer to Nigeria’s problems?

by Max Siollun What is the biggest danger facing Nigeria? Corruption? Kidnapping? Armed insurgency? Religious extremism? Nigeria’s ticking time bomb might ...

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Op-Ed EditorOctober 5, 2014

@MaxSiollun : Is it time for a female President in Nigeria?

by Max Siollun Ever since the political crisis fermented by former President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua illness, the word “zoning” has taken ...

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Op-Ed EditorSeptember 27, 2014

@MaxSiollun : Do you believe in Juju?

by Max Siollun Juju , native medicine, black magic….call it whatever you want, but do you believe in it? In ...

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Op-Ed EditorSeptember 18, 2014

@MaxSiollun: Are Nigerians naturally corrupt?

by Max Siollun Nigeria is internationally famous for three things: oil, its Super Eagles football team, and its spectacular government corruption. However, ...

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Op-Ed EditorSeptember 6, 2014

Max Siollun: Was Ojukwu a hero or villian? (Y! History)

by Max Siollun Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu is a man that evokes conflicting emotions. To some he is a born leader and ...

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Op-Ed EditorAugust 25, 2014

Max Siollun: Every Northerner is Hausa (Y! History)

by Max Siollun There is a tendency among southern Nigerians to ignorantly refer to any northerner as “Hausa”. A few years ...

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Op-Ed EditorAugust 17, 2014

Max Siollun: Biafra would have become Africa’s first world superpower (Y! History)

by Max Siollun With oil wealth and a vibrant citizenry, Biafra could have become Africa’s first world superpower. With citizens ...

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Op-Ed EditorAugust 9, 2014

Max Siollun: How Boko Haram was formed (Y! History)

by Max Siollun  According to Shehu Sani, the Taliban who survived these clashes then joined Mohammed Yusuf’s movement. The movement ...

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July 26, 2014

Max Siollun: #Nigeria’sForgottenHeroes; Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (Y! History)

by Max Siollun Despite political involvement, Balewa remained suspicious of Nigerian unification and feared that the Northern Region would be ...

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