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The Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 general elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has called on concerned authorities to see to the amicable resolution of ...
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Obi Feels For Affected Students, Seeks Amicable Resolution Of Dispute Between AMCON And Enugu School
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At Last, Buhari Fires Service Chiefs, Appoints New Ones
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Bloody Clash In Imo Leaves Many Dead, Buildings, Vehicles Razed
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Biafra: IPOB Hits Iwuanyanwu Hard
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NGF, Miyetti Allah Endorse Akeredolu’s Quit Notice As Herders Begin Registration
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Midnight Fire Guts Sunday Igboho’s House
Politics
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Why The West Is Morally Bound To Offer Reparations For Slavery
Kwame Akoto-Bamfo’s sculpture dedicated to the memory of the victims of the Transatlantic slave trade on display in Montgomery, Alabama. Raymond Boyd/Getty Images Rhoda E. Howard-Hassmann, Wilfrid Laurier University The ...
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Anambra 2021: APGA Will Remain In Power — Aforka
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PDP Has No Moral Justification To Rule Anambra Again — Adinuba
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Opposition Not Strong Enough To Uproot APGA From Anambra — Obiokoye
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Anambra Gov Election Holds Nov 6
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Anambra 2021: I’m Not Interested In Being Deputy Governor — Odili
Business
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Fidelity Bank Hosts National Capacity Building Webinar For SMEs
…maiden Enugu edition to empower entrepreneurs Fidelity Bank Plc, top Nigerian lender, is set to organise a National Capacity Building Webinar For Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the country. ...
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Telcos Submit 43 Million NINs To NIMC For Verification
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Shell Nigeria Gas Seals 20-Year Gas Distribution Deal
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PIB: We Need To Produce Largest Oil Volumes Possible At Cheaper Costs, Says Osinbajo
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Osinbajo Welcomes Microsoft’s Offer To Support Nigeria’s Economic Sustainability Plan
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Lamentations As FG Hikes Electricity Tariff By Over 50%
Editorial Review
Opinion
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Nigeria Needs The Peace Serum Of Restructuring
By Atiku Abubakar Nigeria needs to be restructured. Just look at Nigeria today. This truth is staring us in our collective faces. The current ethnic and religious clashes bedevilling Nigeria ...
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Akeredolu And Miyetti Allah Empire
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COVID-19: Do Wise Men Still Come From The East?
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Senator Akpabio And NDDC Scavengers
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Leave Bishop Kukah Alone
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Soludo: An Eye Ahead Of Time
World News
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How China Is Controlling The COVID Origins Narrative — Silencing Critics And Locking Up Dissenters
John Garrick, Charles Darwin University and Yan Bennett, Princeton University Just over a year has gone by since the novel coronavirus first emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan and ...
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Joe Biden Sends A Clear Message To The Watching World – America’s Back
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Let’s End This Uncivil War, New US President, Joe Biden, Urges Americans
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History As Biden Takes Over From Trump Today
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Trump Is Out, But US Evangelicalism Remains Alive And Well In Africa
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US House Impeaches Trump
Health&Fitness
Africa’s COVID-19 Case Fatality Rate Surpasses Global Level
Africa’s coronavirus case fatality rate has risen alarmingly to 2.5%, higher than the global level of 2.2%, the head of the continent’s disease control body said on Thursday. Earlier in ...
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COVID-19: How To Reduce Risk In The Holiday Season
Many Nigerians are expected to travel during the Christmas holiday season. Photo by Benson Ibeabuchi/AFP via Getty Images Doyin Odubanjo, Nigerian Academy of Science During the festive season, travel and ...
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Where COVID-19 Has Left Nigeria’s Health System
The Nigerian government struggles to contain COVID-19 while other diseases suffer some measure of neglect Photo by Kola Sulaimon/AFP via Getty Images Doyin Odubanjo, Nigerian Academy of Science Over nine ...
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Childhood Sex Education Reduces Risky Sexual Behaviour: A Nigerian Case Study
Getty Images Aloysius Odii, University of Nigeria and Nkechi G. Onyeneho, University of Nigeria The World Health Organisation has marked significant improvements in some aspects of adolescent sexual and reproductive ...
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Going To The Cinema In Lagos Isn’t Just About The Movie That’s Showing
Nigerian director Kunle Afolayan speaks with passengers aboard a flight during the premiere of his film, The CEO. Florian Placheur/AFP/Getty Añulika Agina, Pan Atlantic University Going to the movies is ...
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The Perils Of Mixing Music And Politics In Nigeria
Nigerian pop star D’banj performing on stage in London. Robin Little/Redferns/Getty Garhe Osiebe, Rhodes University Musicians play a prominent role in Nigeria’s dynamic political landscape, especially since the country became ...
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Video Vixens And Cash: How Nigerian Hip Hop Music Objectifies Women
Nigerian rapper Olamide makes music focused on women. Emmanuel Arewa/AFP/Getty Paul Onanuga, Federal University, Oye Ekiti Music is a reflection of the society within which it is produced. As a ...
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African Science Fiction: Rereading The Classic Nigerian Novel The Palm-Wine Drinkard
Shutterstock Nedine Moonsamy, University of Pretoria In 1952 The Palm-wine Drinkard became the first West African novel written in English to be published internationally. That it was written by Amos ...
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When Football Clubs Are Less Successful, Fans Are More Loyal To Each Other
Fans of less successful clubs form more of a bond with each other. Motortion Films/shutterstock.com Martha Newson, University of Oxford Football fans tend to be highly loyal to their group, ...
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Lineker, Pele, Ronaldo, Others Pay Tribute As Maradona Dies At 60
Tributes were paid to Diego Maradona on Wednesday after the Argentinian football legend died aged 60. The World Cup winner suffered a heart attack at home just a fortnight after ...
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How Transfers Negatively Affect Nigerian Footballers’ Families
Nigerian striker Kelechi Iheanacho celebrates after scoring in a European football game. Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Chuka Onwumechili, Howard University In Nigeria, a large number of players move from one club to ...
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Angry Fans Slam Super Eagles Coach For Poor Performance Against Sierra Leone
Super Eagles fans have slammed the national team coach Gernot Rohr and his team following their lethargic performance against Sierra Leone in Friday’s 2022 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier at ...
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