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553EDITORIALQuestions about the ‘Ruga’ Affair
The federal government has set social media and a large part of the nation on fire with its plan to build “Ruga”...
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620OPINIONBuhari’s Ruga Insult
By LASISI OLAGUNJU On October 18, 1990, the United States, in a National Intelligence Estimate (NIE), predicted the end of a country...
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525DEVELOPINGPatience Jonathan Forfeits $8.4m, N9.2bn to FG
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Monday ordered the forfeiture of former First Lady Dame Patience Jonathan’s $8.4 million and...
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1.4KLIFESoyinka’s Son on Respect for Elders
Olaokun Soyinka writes Tonye Cole, originator of a recent debate on social media Dear Mr. Cole I am writing to thank you...
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490DEVELOPINGUN Mission Facilitates Dialogue to Reduce Herdsmen-Farmers Crisis in the Middle Belt
Abuja, June 28, 2019 – As part of efforts to mitigate the herdsmen-farmers crisis in some parts of Nigeria, the United Nations...
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496OPINIONMr. President, It Is Time to Act
By ABBA MAHMOOD In 2015, it took President Buhari three months to make his first appointment of his key aides. It took...
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553DEVELOPINGArmy Chief, Governor Shot Dead in Ethiopia’s Aborted Coup
An attempted coup on Saturday claimed the lives of four top Ethiopian leaders. The army chief of staff, General Seare Mekonnen, and...
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1.1KHAPPENING SOON...History Returns to Nigerian Schools
History as a subject has, after at least 25 years, been restored to Nigerian schools, the outcome of sustained attacks on the...
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1.9KENTERTAINMENTShata: 20 Years After
By IBRAHIM SHEME As another day crawled in by 30 minutes only, a man lay sick in the bed of the University...
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815DEVELOPINGKen Tadaferua Dies
Writer and journalist Ken Tadaferua is dead. He died in Lagos this Sunday afternoon after a five-year struggle with prostate cancer. Mr...