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Japheth Omojuwa: African integration is more of an economic question than a political one (Y! FrontPage)

by Japheth Omojuwa Africa would begin to trade with itself when African countries produce the finished goods needed by Africans. The other factors that have often come on the radar for…

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Temie Giwa: Plane crashes – The act of God in the hands of men (Y! FrontPage)

by Temie Giwa The recent drama about the N225 million BMW shopping spree is ironic and incredibly sad, especially when one considers reports that the NCAA, agency in charge of…

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Alkasim Abdulkadir: After trade and railway, China to export culture to Nigeria (Y! FrontPage)

by Alkasim Abdulkadir China he said will continue to make efforts to balance bilateral trade and train talents for Nigeria; he also called on Nigeria to create favourable conditions and a…

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Japheth Omojuwa: What blogging has done for me… and could do for you too (Y! FrontPage)

by Japheth Omojuwa I have written about how many have used social media to better their lives. I have spoken about the boundless reach of our activities on these platforms.…

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Collins Uma: #AnambraDecides – Between Chris Ngige and Willie Obiano (Y! FrontPage)

by Collins Uma Politics is a hard game, and its vagaries can swing any ambitious mortal from one pole to the other. As a result, politicians learn to ‘pitch tents’…

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Hauwa Gambo: On the madness of Femi Fani-Kayode (Y! FrontPage)

by Hauwa Gambo His is tainted with malice, with evil, with the basest of human sentiments ­ support of tyrants and dictators, advocacy for wars and genocides, destroyer of marriages and relationships, cauldron…

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Alkasim Abdulkadir: Citadels of learning, Boko Haram’s new slaughter fields (Y! FrontPage)

by Alkasim Abdulkadir The insurgency in Nigeria’s North Eastern corner has once more thrown up the precarious balance between life and death, these days’ scores of people are killed on…

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Japheth Omojuwa: Corruption as Commander-in-Chief and 100 days of ASUU strike (Y! FrontPage)

by Japheth Omojuwa   There will be no fight against corruption under this government. Nigeria will not win the war against corruption under the current administration of President Goodluck Jonathan. You…

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Collins Uma: The Nigerian critic (Y! FrontPage)

by Collins Uma This is the anatomy of the Nigerian critic. He is headed for doom who waits for the approval of these critics before embarking on a project. On Monday,…

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Mina Ogbanga: Transportation in Nigeria – Which is the safest mode? (Y! FrontPage)

by Mina Ogbanga   Your wealth and ability to purchase a Buggati would amount to nothing if it cannot comfortably ply the roads. ‎- 400 passengers escape death as jet makes emergency landing…

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Alkasim Abdulkadir: For Independence Day, let’s visit a real centenary town, Zungeru (Y! FrontPage)

by Alkasim Abdulkadir The cache of history in the ambit of Zungeru town is enormous, ironically it has become one of those town cut off from the centre. Our tour…

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Japheth Omojuwa: Let me tell you what you need to know about blogging (Y! FrontPage)

by Japheth Omojuwa Integrate your blogging to your overall business plan. Be subtle about it. Don't go selling to people directly. Subtlety wins all the time. I am taking a…

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Mina Ogbanga: Nigeria is 53 but the taps are still dry (Y! FrontPage)

by Mina Ogbanga It is sad that what many developed countries take for granted, provide with all due urgency and maintain with equal precision, is totally absent in many African Countries with…

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Collins Uma: The need for a new class in Nigeria (Y! FrontPage)

by Collins Uma The solution to Nigeria's problems do not lie in the hands of the class that created them. Voted for, they will only create more problems. This is why…

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Temie Giwa: Extra-judicial killings in Nigeria – Show me your particulars (Y! FrontPage)

by Temie Giwa Here is the remarkable fact, they are killing us. All of us. They kill us in our cars, at our shops, in our homes sometimes just negligently…

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Alkasim Abdulkadir: #OurNASS – Who will pay the hardship allowance of 112 million poor Nigerians? (Y! FrontPage)

by Alkasim Abdulkadir The protest is not just about the National Assembly it is a metaphor for the sky rocketing cost of governance in Nigeria in the midst of such…

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Japheth Omojuwa: #OurNASS – The legitimization of waste (Y! FrontPage)

by Japheth Omojuwa  This is one more opportunity to make a demand on our society and its so-called democracy. Some have said this will not achieve anything. Some have offered other…

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Mina Ogbanga: Where are all our technology geniuses? (Y! FrontPage)

by Mina Ogbanga "With many a youths involved in technology building,refurbishing,repairs and maintenance,how come we still deal with a seeming large number of technicians who,in saving your device, still turn…

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Alkasim Abdulkadir: The man, Michael Anthony, died (Y! FrontPage)

by Alkasim Abdulkadir But what did Michael do? He braved all odds, stopped for a moment to stop thinking about himself avoided the "me-self" pervasive syndrome that has become our bane…

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Japheth Omojuwa: It’s time to test this democracy (Y! FrontPage)

by Japheth Omojuwa We will march to the National Assembly in Abuja and demand that this script of injustice be re-written to fit into the order of justice. We will…

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Temie Giwa: Conversation on class (Y! FrontPage)

by Temie Giwa ....the fascinating conversation died out when the proponent of the ‘Child not bride’ initiative focused on moral outrage while ignoring the huge elephant in the room: inequality and…

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Alkasim Abdulkadir: Shell Oil, wastelands and the long road to justice (Y! FrontPage)

by Alkasim Abdulkadir For a known fact the control and maintenance of oilfield infrastructure in Ogoniland has been and remains inadequate: the Shell Petroleum Development Company's own procedures have not been…

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Japheth Omojuwa: Becoming the next Abati – Part 1 (Y! FrontPage)

by Japheth Omojuwa Let us face it, you cannot defend any government in the world as a spokesperson and not tell at least half-truths. Whether they are outright lies or…

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Mina Ogbanga: Addressing the menace called youth unemployment! (Y! FrontPage)

by Mina Ogbanga  ....clutching academic papers without early job placements,would often still lead to lower wages and the odds of future joblessness. In recalling a survey in 2012, there were claims…

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Alkasim Abdulkadir: After Maibasira, it’s time to have a real Youth Minister (Y! FrontPage)

by Alkasim Abdulkadir With the increasing unemployment and frustration in the country, young people who make up 70 percent of Nigeria’s population need not only participate actively in politics, but must…

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Japheth Omojuwa: Nigeria – Power to the gangs (Y! FrontPage)

by Japheth Omojuwa  If the people truly elected president Goodluck Jonathan, why is he more afraid of what governors would do to his chances than he is afraid of what his…

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Alkasim Abdulkadir: Taraba – An appalling sense of déjà vu (Y! FrontPage)

by Alkasim Abdulkadir This decision to advice the governor to return the United States for further medical examination and treatment should be supported by all men and women of goodwill and…

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Hauwa Gambo: Why it is (now) difficult to feel sympathy for Suntai (Y! FrontPage)

by Hauwa Gambo No man, or group of people, has the right to punish an entire people simply because he wants to hold on to the trappings of office. We…

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Japheth Omojuwa: Nollywood and brand Nigeria – When is the evolution going to happen? (Y! FrontPage)

by Japheth Omojuwa I am of the belief – like many other Nigerians and foreigners I have spoken to - that Nollywood can do more in shaping the perception of…

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Japheth Omojuwa: Princess Stella Oduah – One thing to thank Jonathan for (Y! FrontPage)

by Japheth Omojuwa They are forced to live in the shadows of the successes of the 2nd term performances of the Obasanjo years when Nasir El-Rufai and Oby Ezekwesili made…

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