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Until a few years ago, the classic portrait of the Fulani herdsman around Nigeria was of a shy, distant, staff-wielding shepherd, dutifully tending his animals. He went from town to …
In a riveting rendition that stirred the emotions of music lovers around the world, Julie Covington, in 1977, celebrated the compassionate and glamorous life of Eva Peron, former first lady …
Meet Engr. Aliyu Aziz from Taraba State. He is the Director General of National Identity Management Commission (NIMC). Aziz was first appointed to the position in 2015 and reappointed in …
Since March 2020, starting weeks before the Covid-19 lockdowns, public universities in Nigeria have been shut down. Reason: Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has been on strike following disputes …
When I studied American democracy in graduate school in the U S, in the early 80s, it was pretty much settled that the stability of American democracy is hinged on …
Let me guess: Now that the over 300 teenage boys abducted from their boarding school in Kankara, Katsina State, have regained their freedom, Nigerians will jump for joy, slap each …
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has designated the world as a hungry planet with more than two billion people worldwide without sufficient access to food. This is even as …
“The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch the evil doers, in silence.” Albert Einstein. We live in troubling times. A …
Ghana’s former President, Jerry John Rawlings, was seen as both a champion of the people as well as controversial, as his personality and style of leadership generated varying degrees of opinion both in Ghana and in the international community.
Rev. AL. Shapton in his sermon at one of the memorial services conducted in honour of the slain George Floyd in U.S.A said inter alia, that “the black man has …
