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Aro roots of Ikwerre, Igbo Identity crisis by Chidi Osuagwu

Aro roots of Ikwerre, Igbo Identity crisis by Chidi Osuagwu

Prof Chidi Osuagwu of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo State, at this year’s Ezumezu Lecture, a colloquium organized by the Obowu Development Association (Federated), on the 16th of August, in Obowo, discuses identity crisis with its debilitating effects in Africa and Nigeria.

Seeds of hope and harvests of despair (3)

Seeds of hope and harvests of despair (3)

THE entire hall was overcast with gloom until our Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy doused the tension: She vigorously denied that she ever said that the Nigerian economy will shut down by September if the National Assembly failed to pass President Goodluck Jonathan’s amendment proposals to the 2013 budget.

Oil: The conspiracy that robs Nigeria of billions of dollars

Oil: The conspiracy that robs Nigeria of billions of dollars

Nigeria is in dire straits. This statement summarizes the response of a top security official familiar with the large scale theft of crude oil that is going on at the nation’s oil terminals and as well as other locations en-route.

CRUDE OIL THEFT: Doom Looms as govt loses N365bn in July

CRUDE OIL THEFT: Doom Looms as govt loses N365bn in July

N365billion is a lot of money. Worse, N365billion is a lot of money to lose in just one month. In any currency, in any clime, under any circumstance and for any people, that amount is huge. To put it in proper context, consider this: N365billion naira is the equivalent of not less than $2.25bilion.