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The Itsekiri Moment

By Michael Tidi History occasionally presents a people with moments they cannot afford to waste. Such moments are often disguised as anniversaries, festivals and celebrations. They arrive with colour and pageantry, yet beneath the excitement lies a more enduring question: Will this generation merely celebrate its inheritance, or will it enlarge it? The Itsekiri nation has […]
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Last Letter To God: The Personal Diary Of Kikaose

The journey to the last institution of learning ,university of Birmingham that Kikaose attended before her sudden and avoidable demise, was torturing mentally. But it was inevitable, as my wife and l were required to do so in order to trace the events that lead to Kikaose’s unfortunate death.

Can APC rescue Anambra?

Ikemba would not have wished for Ndi Anambra to be engrossed in Eke Awka or Otu Nkwo politics as alternative to mainstream politics

Ending famines and chronic hunger requires good governance

The United Nations’ urgent call in February for hunger relief for 20 million people in South Sudan, Somalia, Yemen and Nigeria has drawn the world’s attention to the connection between conflict and hunger. While there is no doubt that armed conflicts are a main driver of these hunger crises, more mundane problems such as bad governance and poor public policies also leave many with insufficient access to food and demand attention. Food shortages in peaceful places such as Malawi and Zimbabwe illustrate that good governance, like peace, is a precondition for preventing famine.

Simon Lalong and the Price of Peace on the Plateau

Before the advent of the new millennium, Plateau State lived up to its slogan “Home of Peace and Tourism” as many tourists thronged the north central state of Nigeria to behold and be bewildered by the beautiful sites nature has bestowed on the highly endowed state.

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