Tag: patriotism

Editor November 3, 2017

[The Injustice Blog] Is it poverty or ‘un-patriotism’?

Nigeria is underdeveloped, Nigeria is backward, among other things we regularly complain about. We know things are yet to take shape as expected but, are we the only one in…

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Op-ed Editor July 20, 2017

Opinion: The mantra, ‘Nigerian unity is not negotiable’, is pseudo-nationalism

by Jideofor Adibe     Nigerians love mantras - statements or slogans repeated frequently enough that they begin to sound like established facts or self-evident truths. Recently in this column…

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Op-ed Editor February 1, 2017

Tunde Leye: Why Nigerians don’t have work

by Tunde Leye   One of the critical things we clamour for when foreign contractors win contracts or foreign countries provide aid or funding for infrastructure projects is that they…

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Op-ed Editor December 8, 2016

Opinion: Who is a ‘Patriotic Nigerian’?

by Jideofor Adibe In garden talks and beer parlour political conversations, one often constantly hears one side charging the other: “Please let’s put sentiments aside and be patriotic here”. Such…

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Azeez November 7, 2016

Online publications should be patriotic in their reports – Buratai

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai has urged online publications to show patriotism when reporting about terrorism, especially Boko Haram. Buratai said this while speaking with journalists at a…

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Azeez October 6, 2016

Jonathan, Jega’s patriotism shamed ‘prophets of doom’ – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said the magnanimity of former president Goodluck Jonathan was key in disappointing the “prophet of dooms” who predicted the disintegration of the country in 2015.…

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Adebayo Emuleomo August 6, 2016

Opinion: What has Mikel Obi done to assist his Olympic teammates?

by Simon Utsu There's something called patriotism- it's not every time we must allow our country to be ridiculed on the international stage. What am I even talking about? Well,…

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UgoTalksAlot September 5, 2015

Why I don’t want to have an ethnic group

I’ve told quite a number of people that I would rather not be affiliated with any Nigerian tribe, I just want to be a Nigerian. Because of that statement, my…

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Op-Ed Editor October 3, 2014

@Adegbuyii: The wrong type of patriotism

by Tiwa Adegbuyi I hate the fact that we don’t embrace our culture. I hate the fact that I see youths going around saying that they can’t wait to leave’…

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May 17, 2014

Opinion: The vow of the Nigerian military is patrotism to death, let’s support them

by Denzel Chukwudinma In the light of the unfair criticism that have been shot the way of our military officials in recent times, I write this article to bring what the…

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December 28, 2012

Ifeanyi Okoli: The cost of three bottles of blessings

by Ifeanyi Okoli The pulpit I sincerely believe is the most lucrative segment of our national economy and its not rocket science to keep the money coming... Nigerians are very…

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November 29, 2012

Akintunde Oyebode: For love or country (YNaija FrontPage)

Many skilled Nigerians are torn between their determination to remain in the country and the lure of endless possibilities around the globe. Despite the best intentions of the government, the…

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August 10, 2012

Opinion: Olympics – Is supporting a country wrong?

by Monica Mark “We know there are billions of galaxies and yet we’re still concerned with supporting one country. At the very least you should be thinking in terms of…

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