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Desperate Crowds and Foods of Death
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow (Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Monday, 23 December 2024). I died one bright day in 1969 – yes, died: crushed by a motorcyclist. It happened on Ileya Day (Eid el Kabir) in my hometown. I did not know, and still do not […] More
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Tribute: How I saw General Godwin Abbe – By Chris Osa Nehikhare
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow It is with profound sadness that I write to honour the life and legacy of General Godwin Abbe, an extraordinary leader whose impact on our lives and our nation will never be forgotten.As a soldier, politician, and mentor, he embodied the principles of […] More
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Fubara’s Governance with a Humane Heart
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow .A few weeks ago, I walked into the office of Elder I.O. Samuel, Director-General of Rivers State Pensions Board (RSPB), and everyone was in a jubilant mood; they were grinning from ear to ear, virtually summersaulting, and exchanging robust handshakes and bear hugs. […] More
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Nigeria and a Poet’s Crystal Ball
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Poetry has been referred to as “language of the gods”. It is said that the source of the art is in the void, the complex cosmos of consciousness, which is in the mysterious hands of the multi-Omni Divine. The rhymes and rhythms of […] More
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Happy Birthday to My Friend, Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow GEJ, you are a true democrat in the truest sense of the word. More than eight years after you left office, many Nigerians are still yearning for your kind of humane and purposeful leadership that shunned discrimination, tribalism, sectionalism, prebendalism and cronyism. Nigeria […] More
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Onnoghen, Free at Last
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow “Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor, it must be demanded by the oppressed” (Martin Luther King, Jnr). Justice Walter Onnoghen who was unfairly disgraced out of office presumably as a crook by a former dictator President, General Muhammadu Buhari, has just demonstrated […] More
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Curbing Youth Restiveness in an Era of Social and Economic Uncertainty
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow from Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello IntroductionI am honoured to stand before you, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, to address you on the menace of youth restiveness in Nigeria, a relevant topic that will examine the root cause of the recurring social crisis that has thrown […] More
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One CJN, Two Oaths?
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow INTRODUCTION In a historic moment that has echoed through the corridors of Nigeria’s judicial history, President Bola Tinubu, on Friday the 23rd of August 2024, administered the oath of office to Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun as the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). This […] More
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Unraveling The Enigma, Esama Igbenidion
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow INTRODUCTION In the heart of Nigeria, nestled in the ancient city of Benin, lives a great name that resonates with power, resourcefulness, entrepreneurship, influence, benevolence, generosity, philanthropy, altruism, social conscience, public-spiritedness and exemplary leadership. “Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, […] More
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Chief Kanu Agabi, Thy Name Speaketh for You
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow “Greatness is not measured by what a man or woman accomplishes, but by the opposition he or she has overcome to reach his goals.” -Dorothy Height In my little way and from my very small window and little corner, I enjoy celebrating people […] More
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Aremo Segun Osoba: The Journalists’ Journalist
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow Crafting a tribute to someone as towering as Aremo Olusegun Osoba is akin to navigating a labyrinth of accolades where every path seems well trodden. Whether you aspire to extol Baba Osoba as a Journalist, a Politician, a Statesman, or as the embodiment […] More
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in OpinionMinimum Wage, Maximum Rage
Follow ( 0 Followers ) X Follow E-mail : * Follow Unfollow INTRODUCTIONNigerian President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on 18th July 2024, in the presence of the president of the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, Joe Ajaero, and the Trade Union Congress, TUC president, Festus Osifo, approved a minimum wage of 70, 000 Naira for every Nigerian […] More
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