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Studying and understanding Tompolo, Otuaro and borders

Studying and understanding Tompolo, Otuaro and borders

By ENEWARIDIDEKE EKANPOU Borders are the plagues of any society; borders are also the joys of any society. Border-management strategies intentionally mapped out do produce results that become either destabilising or beneficial when viewed through the lens of man’s struggle for self-actualisation and social belonging in a society where identity-building is all. However, society is structured; […]
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Nigeria, PDP and the democratic imperative

Nigeria, PDP and the democratic imperative

Nigerians are known to disagree on issues, however, there seems an agreement on the democratic imperative as a non-negotiable value to be pursued and sustained by participants.

The Igbo as a Blessing to Nigeria

The Igbo as a Blessing to Nigeria

On the 15th of August 1945, the axis nations fighting in the Pacific theater defeated imperial Japan and two weeks later, Japan formally surrendered to allied forces led by the U.S. General, Douglas McArthur, who formally accepted the signed articles of surrender.

Don’t stifle diplomatic practice

Don’t stifle diplomatic practice

President Muhammadu Buhari entered the Aso Rock, Nigeria’s seat of power unencumbered. His election was also devoid of the rancour that characterised past elections in Nigeria. As a result of this, the problem of legitimacy did not arise at all. What a lucky president.

Hijab and its unending controversies

Hijab and its unending controversies

THE several statements put out by various Christian associations in Osun and Lagos state on the judgments held by the courts in the cases for or against the ban of hijab in public schools, have been predictably insensitive, somewhat chauvinist, but unsurprising in a country where religion romances politics.

NDDC: Can this Board make the difference?

NDDC: Can this Board make the difference?

Amid allegations of mismanagement at the Niger Delta Development Commission, NNDC, government  sacked the last Board  and appointed a sole administrator to run the place. However, there is a renewed hope that the Federal Government has realized its past mistake and has decided to turn a new leaf in the management of the NDDC. It […]