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Africans are celebrating Nelson Mandela seven years postmortem
Africa has been significantly shaped. by the charisma, principles and politics of its leaders. There are many African leaders that have impacted the continent on many levels, but the former…
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Nigerians react to Wizkid’s tweet on Buhari and Trump
Throughout history, we've seen the magic that happens when the masses express their individuality outside of the oppressive oversight, systematically placed on them by the ruling class. If there is…
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Facebook celebrates centenary of Nelson Mandela’s birth by inspiring global community to take action
Facebook is celebrating Nelson Mandela International Day on 18 July—which this year marks 100 years since his birth—by inspiring its global community to reflect on Mandela's legacy of compassion, justice…
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Reno Omokri: The lesson Ndi’Igbo taught Jonathan and future leaders
by Reno Omokri By now, I am sure my readers have read the very disparaging comments against former President Goodluck Jonathan which were credited to the leader of the Indigenous…
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Opinion: South Africa: Xenophobia or ‘Afro-Asiaphobia’?
by Jideofor Adibe The recent upsurge in anti-immigrant attacks in South Africa has renewed concerns about the episodic wave of what some people call xenophobic attacks in that country.…
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Dele Momodu: Before everything falls apart
By Dele Momodu Fellow Nigerians, something big is about to happen in our dear beloved country. I wish I could foretell a pleasant development. I truly wish. But what I…
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Femi Fani-Kayode: Head bloodied but not bowed (Pt. 1)
by Femi Fani-Kayode Permit me to begin this contribution with an apology for my disappearance from the literary and political scene for the last one month but this was due…
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Nelson Mandela on fighting white supremacy, apartheid in his first ever TV interview (WATCH)
Former South African President, Nelson Mandela was well known for his anti-apartheid revolution in South Africa which led to his imprisonment for 27 years. Mandela lent his voice against the…
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Douglas Imaralu: Rethinking the Nigerian youth
The potential of Nigeria’s youth population is arguably contradictory: on one side, pockets of shinning stars; on the other, a largely untapped resource. But there is growing evidence that young…
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PDP wants Buhari to be like Mandela
by Azubuike Azikiwe In reaction to Buhari's comment that he will not forgive those who perpetrated killing and violence during the election in Rivers state, the National leadership of the Peoples…
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Opinion: Nigeria’s problems cannot be solved by just voting Buhari
by Abiola Adebanjo The President-elect will need us very much in his quest to sanitise Nigeria if we truly desire a CHANGED Nigeria. We know some cannot wait to see…
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Opinion: Why Buhari must emulate Mandela
by Azuh Amatus Government globally is a continuum, so Buhari is expected to further rev up the engine wherever Jonathan stopped. Let me start by saying a very big congrats…
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Leonard Shilgba: Enough of the apologies, South African companies deserve to be sanctioned
by Leonard Shilgba While white minority rule prevailed in South Africa, black migrants were not slaughtered on the streets of that country for “taking away jobs meant for black South…
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Must Reads: Nelson Mandela’s former PA is a ‘racist’, How expensive it is to be poor + more
Appaz, Nelson Mandela's former PA is a 'racist'. IoL News Poetry: Who needs it? NYTimes How expensive it is to be poor. NYTimes Thomas Friedman: Say it like it is.…
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Omawumi and Linda Ikeji featured as Pride Magazine Nigeria launches [DETAILS]
by Kolapo Olapoju A new magazine comes into the Nigerian publication landscape, Pride Magazine Nigeria, a Celebrity, Fashion, Lifestyle and Leisure guide for the modern Afropolitan soul. The magazine…
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Opinion: Nigeria – We have reached the nadir of despair
by Theophilus Yahaya It is apparent you are not ready to bring back our girls, you all have failed us. Let someone who can do that; but before then,…
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#BringBackOurGirls: Why I missed Patience Jonathan’s meeting – Borno first lady
by 'Jola Sotubo The First Lady of Nigeria, Patience Jonathan, recently expressed her displeasure at the conduct of the Borno First Lady, Nana Shettima after the latter missed a meeting…
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‘You have to step up, this is beyond politics’ – 2face Idibia tells FG (WATCH)
by Zara Mustapha Nigeria's king of music 2face Idibia has spoken up about the abduction of Chibok schoolgirls by the dreaded Boko Haram sect in Borno state. The singer urged…
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#BringBackOurGirls: Seun Kuti, Waje, Debola Williams, others protest Chibok schoolgirls abduction in Lagos (See Photos)
by Akan Ido Several people including celebrities have taken to the streets of Lagos to protest the abduction of over 200 schoolgirls in Chibok, Borno State. The protest which has…
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Theophilus Ilevbare: The value of missing school children in Nigeria and South Korea
by Theophilus Ilevbare Here is the part that Nigerian leaders never get: "As the prime minister, certainly, I had to take responsibility and resign." That is a man of honour. A…
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#BringBackOurGirls: Oby Ezekwesili leads protest in Abuja over abducted schoolgirls (See Photos)
by Zara Mustapha A peaceful protest was staged today earlier today in Abuja to sensitize the Federal Government on the plight of the 234 schoolgirls abducted at the Government Girls' Secondary School,…
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Opinion: 13 things Mandela would have done if he was a Nigerian
by Darasimi Oshodi He would have tried (and might have succeeded) to tinker with his country’s constitution to elongate his time in office perpetually. Was Nelson Mandela a man from…
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Opinion: It’s high time Nigerian doctors started advertising
by Usha Anenga Nelson Mandela, the former president of South Africa in all his majesty lay in intensive care for several months, entrusting his life in the hands of home-trained…
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Opinion: Dear Mandela, you should be ashamed of yourself
by Chris Nwogodo With all due respect, sir, you should be ashamed of yourself. Dear Madiba, I can’t tell you how disappointed I was by the recent disclosure that you…
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Opinion: Muhammadu Buhari – But why always him?
by Sabiu Zaranda The worst part of the campaign to tarnish Buhari’s image is the one recently plotted by associating his candidature with the power rotation imposed by PDP between…
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Opinion: Fifty shades (and lights) of Nelson Mandela
by Dolapo Aina Nelson Mandela had a quote about him, not being a saint. He had reason not to see himself as such. So you would have to understand that,…
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Send Rivers police commissioner to fight Boko Haram – Soyinka tells Jonathan
by 'Jola Sotubo The crisis in Rivers has been analyzed by Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka and he puts the blame squarely on the shoulders of the state police commissioner, Mbu…
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Tunde Fagbenle: Conversations with Nelson Mandela
by Tunde Fagbenle NM: Wasn’t it your Chief Obafemi Awolowo, by the way, one of Africa’s greatest political thinkers, though unappreciated sufficiently in his lifetime, who said: “It isn’t life…
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Nelson Mandela, Margaret Thatcher, Chinua Achebe & other deaths that shook the world in 2013
by Rachel Ogbu We wonder what Christmas in heaven will be like this year. On earth, while we celebrate the birth of Christ, we also mourn the passing away of…
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Photo of the Day: Indians use Morgan Freeman’s face on giant billboard tribute to Nelson Mandela
by Oge Okonkwo How big a mistake can this be? Well, if its concerning the late legend, Nelson Mandela, your guess is a s good as ours. The billboard was…
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- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
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- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy
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