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Barely three weeks after a journalist was kidnapped, gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have again abducted a man and his brother-in-law at Gbazango extension, Kubwa, Abuja. The fully-armed five-man gang ...
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Gunmen Invade Abuja Community Again, Abduct 2
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Soludo Promoters Forum Boat Berths In Nanka
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Insecurity: APC Govt At All Levels Have Failed, Says Ganduje’s Aide
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‘Zamfara Schoolgirls’ Abductors Invaded School In Their Hundreds Without Much Challenge’
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Gunmen Attack Police Station In Imo, Set It Ablaze
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COVID-19: Senator Abiru Gives Financial Support To 1,200 Second Batch Beneficiaries
Politics
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History Of Divisive Ethnic Identities Shows It’s Time Nigeria Admits Its Role In Enforcing Them
Artificial identities created by colonialists must be deconstructed to attain unity. Jorge Fernández/GettyImages Muhammad Dan Suleiman, University of Western Australia and Benjamin Maiangwa, Durham University The Nigerian state, as with ...
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Obi, Obiano Hostilities Resurface As Anambra Gears Up For Gov Election
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Anambra Gov: I’m Not Afraid Of Any Aspirant, Says Umeoji
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Anambra: Behold The Idemili Political Eclipse Of The Opposition By Soludo Promoters Forum
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Anambra 2021: Journalist Dares Soludo, Ezeemo, Ozigbo, Okonkwo, Others
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Why Ndigbo Should Rally Round APC — Ejidike
Business
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Our Solar Power Initiative Is A Game Changer, Says Osinbajo
Designed to boost ongoing efforts to fix Nigeria’s energy supply challenge, the 5 million homes solar installation plan under the Buhari administration’s Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP) will be a game-changer ...
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Poor Rural Infrastructure Holds Back Food Production By Small Nigerian Farmers
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Okonjo-Iweala In The WTO Top Job: Breaking The Glass Ceiling Is A Win For All Women
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Nigeria’s Post-Privatisation Energy Sector Is A Mess: Here Are Some Solutions
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Shell Reacts To Interim Freeze Order On Its Bank Accounts
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Nigerian Economy Exits Recession
Editorial Review
Opinion
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Anambra Guber: The Fire Next Time
By James Eze Aspirants jostling to take over Anambra State from Governor Willie Obiano must come prepared. Anambra has had long glimpses of paradise. Ndi Anambra will not settle for ...
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Why Nigeria’s Religious Leaders Should Learn More About Climate Change
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From Kankara To Kagara: A Nation Under Siege
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Fani-Kayode And APC: An Unfinished Business
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Miracle Of The Brain
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Negotiating With Bandits Is Corruption
World News
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Myanmar Military Slams Aung San Suu Kyi With Bizarre Charges
…accuses her of illegally importing 10 walkie-talkies Two days after Myanmar’s military seized power in a coup, the scope of its formal allegations against the country’s civilian leader, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, ...
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Coup In Myanmar As Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Is Detained
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Museveni Has Failed To Win Over Young, Urban Ugandans: Why He’s Running Out Of Options
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How China Is Controlling The COVID Origins Narrative — Silencing Critics And Locking Up Dissenters
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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
Health&Fitness
Alcohol Use Is Worryingly High Among Nigerian Students: Here’s Who Is Most At Risk
Used bear bottles in a factory in Nigeria. Stefan Heunis/AFP/Getty Images Samson Femi Agberotimi, North-West University Many young people drink alcohol – whether it’s out of curiosity, ignorance, peer pressure ...
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What It Will Take To Produce Vaccines In Nigeria: Money’s Just The First Step
Nigeria can resuscitate its vaccine production laboratory with money recently released by its government for local production of COVID-19 vaccine. Leon Neal/Getty Images Daniel Oladimeji Oluwayelu, University of Ibadan The ...
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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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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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How Former Super Eagles Defender, Sofoluwe, Died Of COVID-19
Former Super Eagles defender, Yisa Shofoluwe, breathed his last at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital on Tuesday night. The former Golden Eaglets’ assistant coach, according to close relatives died of ...
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Africa At The Football World Cup: 10 Defining Moments
Cameroon’s Roger Milla held aloft at the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy. RENARD eric/Corbis via Getty Images Wycliffe W. Njororai Simiyu, University of Texas at Tyler Growing up in ...
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Obi, Ex-Rangers Stars Pay Last Respects To Nwabueze ‘Bulldozer’ Nwankwo
The Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, Mr Peter Obi, on Friday, February 5, 2021, joined family, friends and well-wishers of Ex-Rangers great, ...
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Rohr Owed Five-Month Salary, Alloy Agu 22 Months
The Nigeria Football Federation president Amaju Pinnick says his administration is working to settle the debts they owe Super Eagles players and coaches despite the difficulties caused by the coronavirus ...
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