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Tompolo’s ‘manumission’ mission, the ironies and the joys of life

Tompolo’s ‘manumission’ mission, the ironies and the joys of life

By ENEWARIDIDEKE EKANPOU The state of being swept into oblivion after a sacrificial engagement to free a people from developmental enslavement sounds retrogressive and meaningless. It sounds retrogressive and meaningless because it has no historical bequest to inspire and guide the next generations away from the path that once convulsed their entire existence like the deadly […]
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T.B. Joshua: Murder in the church (part 1)

T.B. Joshua: Murder in the church (part 1)

A few weeks ago I tweeted that I would write an essay about the bombing of a building at Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua’s Synagogue Church Of All Nations (SCOAN).

On the Obaseki 192 aides

On the Obaseki 192 aides

It is easy to quickly dismiss the Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, as one who doesn’t get his priorities right when you consider the news that he has appointed 192 Special Assistants from all the 192 wards in the 18 local government areas of the state to “serve as representatives of the government at the grassroots”.

Emir of Kano and the aborted Tsunami

Emir of Kano and the aborted Tsunami

The last of drums of war’s beating in the Kano Emirate might not yet be over. It is only time that shall speak and interpret the political schemings of the Kano Emirate

Untapped treasure of the treasure base of Nigeria

Untapped treasure of the treasure base of Nigeria

Successive governments of the State had been incredibly far away from harnessing the natural endowments and rich tourism potentials that abound in the environment in relation to its name