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NIGERIAN WOMEN IN POLITICS TODAY

Over the years, there has been a change in the role of women in the contemporary African society. The days of women...

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The Left and Nigeria’s 2019 election

In late 1978, or early 1979, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, one of Nigeria’s frontline political leaders and the leader of the newly-proclaimed Unity...

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Nerve gas attack: New global security threat

Russia is having it rough with the West. Every day, it is in the news for wrong reasons. And there are no signs...

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You only fail when you stop trying – Benjamin Aiwonodagbon

Tell us about your educational background? My educational journey has been pretty interesting so far. I attended multiple schools in the semi-urban...

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Gbemisola Ope: After 8 years waiting to conceive…

I was already taking ivf drugs when i found out i was pregnant Gbemisola Ope, President of the Association of Professional Party...

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Oluwo, Yoruba Imams at war over Waziri title

The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Adewale Akanbi and the League of Imams and Alfas in the South-West, Edo and Delta states are...

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Apprehension As Governors Turn Senate To Their Retirement Home

Some governors have indicated interest in the 2019 senatorial election after their tenure. Currently, there are 15 ex-governors in the Senate,...

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WHO WANTS TO SABOTAGE BUHARI’S RE-ELECTION BID?

Presidential spokesperson, Mr. Femi Adesina, last week, treated an already wearied voting population to some comic relief, when he said the reason...

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10 POWERFUL POWERS OF PORNOGRAPHY, EVEN IN THE CHURCH?

I am aware most, if not all of the readers of this post know somebody who has struggled and is still struggling...

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My daughter, Iyabo, won’t take nonsense from anyone – Obasanjo

About four years after Iyabo Obasanjo wrote an open letter to his father, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, the former President has described his...

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Fact-checking Osinbajo and Jonathan

It is not entirely clear why Vice President Yemi Osinbajo chose the occasion of Monday’s 7th Quarterly Business Forum to, as it...

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‘I’ve Learned to Open My Mind to New Ideas’

Hon. Hakeem Olaogun Dickson is no doubt a man of many parts – he is an accountant, seasoned administrator, entrepreneur and above...

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As herdsmen turn “landlords” in Delta State

UNBELIEVABLE! That was the reactions of most Nigerians when Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State recently told the Assistant Inspector-General of Police...

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Olubadan versus new kings: When kings fight dirty in Ibadan

DESPITE a court intervention in the face-off between the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Adetunji and his Obas-in-Council over the elevation of...

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Why The Growing Rate Of Suicides In Nigeria Is High

The death by suicide of one madam Uzoaku (66) over the weekend in Anambra State has brought to the fore the growing...

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How Saraki is commanding loyalty, maintaining vice-hold grip on Senate

While his emergence as senate president proved a mastery of political manoeuvrings and cunningness, his manner of control of Nigeria’s upper legislative...