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Friday, June 17th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – On the occasion of his 80th birthday, Benson Idonije, who is arguably Nigeria’s most informed analyst of jazz music and an enthusiastic promoter of popular culture and music has released for public review and consideration an absolutely well-informed biography of Fela, the Afro-beat music maestro. The book is a useful contribution […]
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Tuesday, June 14th, 2016
By Ridwan Adeola Yusuf BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Abdul-Nasir Oluwatosin Adarabioyo (Manchester City) The lanky defender joined City at the little age of five and signed his first professional contract upon turning 17 in September 2014. The 18 year old’s confidence and leadership skill did not go unnoticed by youth team boss Jason Wilcox […]
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Tuesday, June 14th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Government refused to pay workers, Minimum Wage in 2011. The then Executive Governor, Sullivan Chime had in response to workers agitations, won or bought over some labour leaders in the state and intimidated then Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Chairman, Chumaife Nze who refused to sell out. The […]
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Sunday, June 12th, 2016
This day, June 12 will always be remembered by those who have defied the culture of silence and conspiracy against a significant moment in Nigerian history, to remind us of how today, 23 years ago, the battle against the exit of the military from power was fought at the ballot by a determined Nigerian people. […]
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Friday, June 10th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Today, the World Champion, Mohammed Ali will be laid to eternal rest. Exactly a week ago, the greatest sportsperson ever, was eternally knocked out. He was the world champion on and off the ring fighting and winning bouts against injustice, racism, religious discrimination and warmongering. He became the very symbol of what was […]
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Tuesday, June 7th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – I visited Vienna, Austria some years ago. After five days of going round the city, it occurred to me that I had not come across a single policeman. Yet everything seemed orderly including traffic. I raised my observation with a resident whose acquaintance I had made. She laughed and pointed at […]
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Sunday, June 5th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Muhammad Ali, who died late Friday evening aged 74, was one of the greatest icons of the 20th century, one of the world’s greatest boxers of all time, and certainly in his time, and during the era that he dominated the ring, the greatest among his contemporaries, the inimitable master of […]
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Saturday, June 4th, 2016
The Mediterranean Sea for three days last week claimed over seven hundred lives. The extent of this tragedy, was enough for the United Nations to call an emergency Security Council meeting. But no serious reaction came from those who claim to be protectors of the human race. On Wednesday, May 25, a boat carrying about 600 persons capsized. The […]
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Friday, June 3rd, 2016
By Tajudeen Balogun, Head, African Examiner, Nigeria Bureau When President Muhammadu Buhari assumed office Friday, May 29, 2015, some Nigerians felt that the political mood in some States of the Federation will tilt towards another direction. Among of the States on the list were Akwa Ibom, Ekiti and Rivers. A whole lot of Nigerians felt […]
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Friday, June 3rd, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No one should be surprised by the loud and widespread support that has attended the latest call by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar that Nigeria needs to be restructured. In his words, “our current structure and the practices it has encouraged have been a major impediment to the economic and […]
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Thursday, June 2nd, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The much advertised dubious plans of Oyo state government under the leadership of Senator Abiola Ajimobi could not hold on June 1, 2016 as planned courtesy of patriots and good citizens of the state who trooped to the venue at government secretariat and ensure it did not hold. Right from […]
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Tuesday, May 31st, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The recent horror testimony by a self-confessed intended assassin of former Governor of Kogi State, Captain Idris Wada is a clear demonstration that politics in Kogi State has entered a dangerous trend. The leaked information initiated by the commissioned agent is disgusting especially coming at a time that the Kogi State […]
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Tuesday, May 31st, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – What many people may not know is that there are certain persons who ganged up to see the ouster of Emeka Mba as DG of the NBC. The original scheme hatched by this group intent on the removal of Mr Mba ostensibly due to disagreements over his handling of the […]
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Sunday, May 29th, 2016
My compatriots, It is one year today since our administration came into office. It has been a year of triumph, consolidation, pains and achievements. By age, instinct and experience, my preference is to look forward, to prepare for the challenges that lie ahead and rededicate the administration to the task of fixing Nigeria. But I […]
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Sunday, May 29th, 2016
By Olawale Rasheed Amidst harsh economic condition, the one-year-old administration of president Muhammadu Buhari has been receiving hard knocks and praises from friends and foes alike. It has not been a bed of roses for either the administration or Nigerians. With blame game still high in the political space, Nigerians are struggling to understand what […]
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Sunday, May 29th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – George Zimmerman, a 32-year old American murdered a black boy, Trayvon Benjamin Martin. He is set free, and decides to further profit from his crime, by selling the murder weapon. He pockets $250,000 from the weapon sale, smiles to the bank having first become, famous or infamous for his crime, and now […]
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Thursday, May 26th, 2016
By Eze Chukwuemeka Eze PREAMBLE My good friend and political leader, Minister of Transportation, Rt Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, who piloted with other great Nigerians the ousting of the last looting PDP Administration under the watch of Dr Goodluck Jonathan that ruined and brought our country to her knees, will by this Friday, May 27, […]
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Thursday, May 26th, 2016
One of the major news items in circulation has been the scarcity of tomato. Incidentally, Nigeria is (was) the 14th largest producer of tomato in the world and the second largest producer in Africa, after Egypt, but our country hardly produces enough to meet the local demand of about 2.3 million tonnes, and lacks the capacity […]
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Thursday, May 26th, 2016
B Leo Igwe After reading Carmel Cassar’s article on Witchcraft Beliefs and Social Control in Seventeenth Century Malta, one could easily conclude that magical beliefs and occult claims are actually a thing of the past in this country. This is because Cassar analyzed witchcraft belief as if it were merely a phenomenon that manifested centuries ago, not […]
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Wednesday, May 25th, 2016
By Charles Ibekwe The position of the Rational Choice Theory (RCT) of crime is that persons intentionally choose to commit crimes as opposed to being compelled by external factors or influences, and the reason that they choose to commit crime is that they think it will be more rewarding and less costly for them than […]
