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As schools prepare to reopen during COVID-19, are the kids alright?
A seven-year-old boy waits at the bus stop in Dallas, Ga., for the first day of school on Aug. 3,…
On the Death of Senator Buruji Kashamu: A preliminary comment by Reuben Abati
I am completely heartbroken. Senator Buruji Kashamu was my political mentor. Now he is dead at the relatively young age…
Buruji’s legacy of shame: Happy to choose death to US jail
The death of late Senator Buruji Kashamu, formerly representative of Ogun East in the National Assembly, has continued to generate…
Nigeria’s local languages as endangered species
Twenty nine Nigerian minor languages have become extinct, while another 29 are in danger of extinction. Three Nigeria’s major languages…
Igbo, Hausa, Yoruba don’t own Nigeria, they are Nigeria’s problems
Nigeria is the collective heritage of about 200 million people of diverse ethnic backgrounds and tongues. There are over 250…
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Lessons from two pan-African giants on how to achieve genuine nuclear disarmament
Hiroshima after the US military dropped the atomic bomb on 6 August 1945. Peace Memorial Museum Joelien Pretorius, University of…
In Nigeria, the more things change the more they stay the same, By Victor Ikhatalor
There is a French expression – plus ca change, plus c’est la meme chose – which means, the more things…
Between Hushpuppi and Hushpoliticians, By Chido Onumah
The last one month has witnessed a celebration of crime and corruption in Nigeria, from Ramoni Olorunwa Abbas, a.k.a Ray…
NIGERIA AND MODERN DAY SLAVERY
The prevailing poverty is driving the slave trade While Nigeria is the most populous country on the continent, it also…
Nigeria’s modern-day slavery
The British Broadcasting Corporation has this to say about slavery in Africa: “The Transatlantic slave trade began during the 15th…
