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Tuesday, September 9th, 2014
By Prof. R.A. Ipinyomi, University of Ilorin, Nigeria Neither the dreaded Boko Haram nor the now getting popular Dr Stephen Davis from Australia who apparently came to negotiate the release of the Chibok girls but failed need any further introduction. However what are pieces of news are the claims and counter claims, the true mission […]
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Tuesday, September 9th, 2014
Adewale Olanrewaju Giwa is a United States correspondent of Daily Newswatch Newspaper. In this interview with in Washington, DC, the Nigerian -born journalist expressed his mind why some journalists are being treated unjustly by policemen in Nigeria while discharging their duties and others. Excerpts Can you tell us about your experience since you have been […]
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Saturday, September 6th, 2014
Akintokunbo A Adejumo, (akinadejum@aol.com) “Ex-Governor Storms Capital; Declares Intention to Return to Government House” By the way, the above caption is mine. But I will not be surprised if many newspapers have this as their caption anytime. Yes, former Governor of Oyo State, Otunba Dr Adebayo Alao-Akala “stormed” Ibadan, the Oyo State capital recently, 4th […]
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Saturday, September 6th, 2014
By Prof. R.A. Ipinyomi, University of Ilorin, Nigeria My father taught me that while a hunter is still in the tick jungle hunting it is a fruitless effort if he should be clearing the dust and bush rubbish in the hair. The hair will still gather more of the same rubbish as he proceeds further […]
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Sunday, August 31st, 2014
Written by Obinna Akukwe The Boko Haram insurgents have finally chased away the predominantly Christian community of Gwoza and hoisted their black and white flag in the conquered territory. Succinctly put, they have captured the Christian community of Gwoza and declared it an Islamic state. This is just the beginning. There are reports that they […]
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Saturday, August 30th, 2014
Saturday Xtra: By Oyewale Oyelola In less than six months to 2015 general elections, reports have been made of the various groups endorsing President Goodluck Jonathan second tenure ambition. One of the latest is the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) led by its National President, Comrade Yinka Gbadebo. NANS endorsement was made this week […]
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Friday, August 29th, 2014
By Tajudeen Balogun, Head, Nigeria Bureau, Lagos The reality of the contextual idiomatic expression – ‘when stay at the convenience is overdue, infection by plagued flies is abound’ is presently staring Nigeria at face. In the past, various sections of the country have been under siege of sectarian, communal and inter – tribal onslaughts, orchestrated by different militia groups. The Nigerian communities […]
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Tuesday, August 26th, 2014
By Professor R.A. Ipinyomi, University of Ilorin, Nigeria The proclaimed leader of Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, released in a video clip on Sunday August 24, 2014 that the Islamic sect has captured Gwoza and has turned the Local Government Area as part of their intended Islamic Caliphate in North East Nigeria. In a quick reaction […]
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Saturday, August 23rd, 2014
By Oyewale Oyelola The 2015 general elections is just six months away. Expectedly, the political parties and gladiators contesting different elective positions are on the march again. Similarly, the build up that will give birth to frenzy and engaging political activities has started unfolding. Many of the political office holders including President Goodluck Jonathan have […]
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Friday, August 22nd, 2014
By Prof. R. A. Ipinyomi, University of Ilorin, Nigeria On Friday August 1 2014 I arrived at the premises of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) Ikotun Lagos Nigeria at about 5 pm to have a weekend fellowship and rival with the team at SCOAN. The central attention man remains the very founder of […]
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Friday, August 22nd, 2014
By Tajudeen Balogun, Head, Nigeria Bureau, Lagos Mass failure in some periodic and public examinations is not totally strange. Still, what may be peculiar to each of the poor performance on records are the factors, respective solutions and most importantly, the alarming rate of the disastrous showing in recent times. In the late 80s – during […]
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Thursday, August 21st, 2014
Oyewale Oyelola The exit of former Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and defunct Action Congress on Nigeria, Presidential Candidate during 2011 Presidential election, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu from All Progressives Congress (APC) has altered the political calculation in Adamawa State. Ribadu dumped APC to PDP to pursue his governorship ambition after Independent National Electoral […]
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Tuesday, August 12th, 2014
By Prof. R. A. Ipinyomi, University of Ilorin, Nigeria Terrorism simply refers to any act of violence, intimidation, terror campaign from any source, bombing and all similar insurgencies. To that effect we can assert that Nigeria has got her plates very full of any class of violence right now in the society. Boko Haram has […]
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Saturday, August 9th, 2014
By Prof. R.A. Ipinyomi, University of Ilorin, Nigeria Developing an appropriate model for the spread of this deadly virus called Ebola will be useful in different frontiers of its upsurge, possibility of its containment or eradication. We need to be able to describe, explain or forecast the conception and distribution of the virus so that […]
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Saturday, August 9th, 2014
By Tajudeen Balogun, Head, Nigeria Bureau, Lagos ‘How time flies’ the saying goes. The four years constitutionally recognized tenure of the current democratic dispensation of Osun State, South Western Nigeria gradually winds up. This has automatically kick started yet another frenzy and multi – dimensional political activities. So far, the politicking by the gladiators, power brokers, party stalwarts other machinery and apparatus have been […]
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Monday, August 4th, 2014
By Prof. R.A. Ipinyomi, University of Ilorin, Nigeria On Saturday August 2, 2014 President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria went to campaign for the PDP governorship candidate, Senator Iyiola Omisore along with the Vice President and many PDP governors and their party officials. Their outfit was attractive and flamboyant but the opposition party and incumbent governor […]
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Sunday, August 3rd, 2014
Sunday Special: By Oyewale Oyelola The outcome of June 21, 2014 governorship election in Ekiti state has redefined the act of persuading voters in a keenly contested election. Such inducement is simply tagged “stomach infrastructure.” The All Progressives Congress and outgoing Ekiti state governor Kayode Fayemi after losing to Fayose with a wide margin accused […]
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Saturday, August 2nd, 2014
Saturday Xtra:: By Oyewale Oyelola In Nigeria when you are upright, diligent, unique, rugged, fearless and above all to stand alone when majority are going other way, people will call you names and even describe you as a controversial person. Pastor Tunde Bakare is a trained lawyer and the serving Overseer of Latter Rain Assembly […]
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Saturday, August 2nd, 2014
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Since its inception in August, 1973, the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM), a Nigerian indigenous Pentecostal Christian religious body, has been synonymous with signs and wonders, such as healing the sick and liberating people from all manner of spiritual captivities. Suffice it to say that these tremendous breakthroughs and spiritual upliftments of […]
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Friday, August 1st, 2014
By Tajudeen Balogun Nigeria is a big country with people of diverse ethnic and religion background. These to a large extent, determine its complexity as well as the citizenry. No doubt, Nigerians are diligent, brilliant, productive black people. Despite this, the nationals of this part of the globe can be sometimes terrible and difficult to […]
