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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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Kachikwu, NNPC and the need for continuity

PROPONENTS of restructuring in the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, to divest Ibe Kachikwu of his double-barreled position of minister of state for petroleum and group managing director of the corporation have, at last, had their way.

Celebrating Okowa @ 57

WHAT fitting birthday present can one possibly give His Excellency, Dr. Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa, the Executive Governor of Delta State, a rare politician who turned 57 today if not to salute his professional touch in a state that pride itself as the finger of God? I have come to respect His Excellency since the day I first met him. By virtue of his background in medicine, Governor Okowa would appear to be professionally programmed to be cautious, painstaking, detailed and meticulous.

The Lagos ban on street trading; Ambode tempts fate

“An unjust law is no law at all” St. Augustine 2011 was the year of reckoning for Arab dictators and the rise of people power in the Arab world. The ordinary people stood up to their leaders and said “enough was enough”. The revolution swept out decades old dictators in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Yemen and […]

Urhobos and primogeniture tradition

THE tradition of primogeniture entails the total non-negotiable handing over of power of attorney over properties, titles, positions, etc to the eldest son. This is a very common practice all over the world. The eldest son and not the eldest daughter is looked upon as the pretender to the throne. And as soon as the king dies he is crowned as the next king. He is always regarded as the king in waiting.

Nigeria: Working to live, not living to work

Working to live, not living to work: New global research throws out conventions on millennials in the workplace and a thirst for personal success motivates entrepreneurs in South Africa and Nigeria

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