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The Nigerians in Adeboboye’s novel

The Nigerians in Adeboboye’s novel

"Must there be an evil force behind our ordeals? Are there evil people out there whose happiness stems from making others sad through fetish means?"   Some days ago, I found myself searching for my

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The president’s son 

The president’s son 

They are trained to defend the territorial integrity of their nations and not to lead. No wonder they are always a failure. Military rule is an aberration and it will always remain so   Yoweri

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What Nigeria needs 

What Nigeria needs 

'What the nation needs is partnership built on respect, not paternalistic force. Nigeria must chart its own path to stability, drawing strength from unity and reform, not from interventions that history has proved disastrous' .

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Shades of theft

Shades of theft

Even in a world scarred by displacement and misunderstanding, the possibility of healing endures.   Africa’s most recent Nobel laureate in Literature, Abdulrazak Gurnah, returns with another powerful work, Theft. True to his literary reputation, Gurnah

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History and Oyetayo’s book

History and Oyetayo’s book

Adeshina Oyetayo’s ‘Behind the Streets’ is more than a book; it is a journey through time that deserves a firm place in our History curriculum. Within its pages, students will not only rediscover the past,

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Can Baba Iyabo keep shut?

Can Baba Iyabo keep shut?

Can Baba Iyabo do us a favour and keep shut about his attempt for a third term? We have heard his denials, including his claim that he would have gotten it if he had wanted,

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Why South Africa doesn’t excite me 

Why South Africa doesn’t excite me 

The good things I saw in South Africa, including the factory shops where we bought new clothes and shoes for next to nothing, were overshadowed by the treatment at the airport and the 'mess' at

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Echoes of terrorism 

Echoes of terrorism 

Terrorism has brought nothing but pain to Nigeria. It has killed, maimed, and incapacitated thousands, leaving families and communities shattered. We must act decisively to curb it and urgently too. Yes, it is a global

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Dele Giwa: Thirty-nine, thirty-nine

Dele Giwa: Thirty-nine, thirty-nine

Those who killed Dele Giwa failed. Woefully. They only succeeded in taking his soul. His spirit continues to live and in this, we find the best of journalism and with that, we continue to speak

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The changes we need

The changes we need

We can’t demand a just Nigeria while practising injustice in our daily lives. We can’t call for reforms while upholding dysfunction. I believe that a new Nigeria must begin with a new mindset. It starts