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Preventing military coups in Africa: Attention, Nigeria
By Tonnie Iredia Two recent military coups in neighbouring Niger and Gabon have heightened discussions in Nigeria of the possibility of military intervention in the politics of…
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Ethnicity Is No Barrier To National Unity
BY TONNIE IREDIA The common saying that when a problem is identified, it is half-solved is valid only when it is the identified problem that people…
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Sex-for-grade: of the randy lecturers and students’ ‘misbehaviors’
Dorcas Egwuje Nigeria’s citadel of learning is currently distressed with many issues such as hike in school fees, lack of infrastructure, and strike on the part…
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Japa: The ignorance of Nigerian Youth and the dearth in intellectual property.
Dorcas Egwuje Japa’, a Yoruba word for “to run, flee, or escape,” has become a buzzword for the aspiration that young Nigerians have to leave the…
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Bbnaija: How Nigeria’s Economy Failed Professionals, encouraged Youth Participation in reality shows
Egwuje Dorcas It is no longer news that the Nigeria’s educational system with its various anomalies just shun out graduates in their thousands with “certificates” and…
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Flooding, A Disaster that has come to stay
Egwuje Dorcas Nigeria, despite her economic, political and financial prowess still battles with flooding, a disaster that is no longer news as every year, the government,…
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Why competence, seniority within the EFCC hierarchy should be considered in appointing the next chairman
In 1999, when Obasanjo was to appoint the Inspector General of Police, I wrote that credibility, competence and seniority should be the consideration in his choice…
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Group call on Igbos to rekindle their kindred spirit, inventiveness and their survival consciousness as anti-Igbo agenda may dominate Tinubu regime
Igbos have been advised to copy the fighting pattern of the Hyenas that fight and confront in groups if they must survive the rumoured anti-Igbo agenda…
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Plans to incapacitate Igbos economically, militarize South East unveiled: El-Rufai, Kwakwanso, FFK to lead anti-Igbo crusade
The 2023 general election has come and gone, but the dust it raised will last a time. A close source of the President-Elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu…
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Census 2023: Nigerians expect more than assurances
By Tonnie Iredia The lofty gains which experts say a nation can reap by premising its development on population figures probably leaves some people, especially foreigners,…