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RETHINKING OUR CONSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
RETHINKING OUR CONSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE The reason why we are so full of cynicism and nihilism is because we have not been able to dig deeply into what afflicts us and propound lasting solutions to our problems. All the solutions we have at this time were hurriedly foisted on…
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THE GREAT ILLUSION: ESSAY ON RACISM AND TRIBALISM BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
THE GREAT ILLUSION: ESSAY ON RACISM AND TRIBALISM BY DR AUSTIN ORETTETHE GREAT ILLUSION: ESSAY ON RACISM AND TRIBALISM BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE Empirical observations have led me to the notion that, in any society, the proponents of separatism are those who are least developed in consciousness. When the…
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PRESIDENT TINUBU APPOINTS BOARD MEMBERS FOR NCC AND USPF
STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENT TINUBU APPOINTS BOARD MEMBERS FOR NCC AND USPF President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has constituted the boards of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF), both agencies under the supervision of the Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy. Idris Olorunnimbe was appointed Chairman of NCC, while…
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PRESIDENT TINUBU DEPARTS ABUJA ON A TWO-NATION VISIT
STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENT TINUBU DEPARTS ABUJA ON A TWO-NATION VISIT President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Thursday, August 14, for a two-nation trip to Japan and Brazil. The President will stop over in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, before proceeding to Japan. In Japan, President Tinubu will attend the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on…
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THE LAST JIHAD PART 5 BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
To Thine Own Self Be True. This is not an endorsement of any leader in Nigeria. I was in Nigeria recently and observed that Nigerians have formed a subculture of always complaining as a means of coping with the realities. I now see these complaints as a quarrel amongst thieves. They robbed a bank and…
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THE LAST JIHAD PART 5A BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
“If you cannot question or interrogate it, then it is a lie “Of all the religions in the World, Islam is the only one that you cannot interrogate. Those who do are violently killed by adherents of Islam, who proclaim they are fighting for Allah. My question to the preachers of Islam has…
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THE LAST JIHAD PART 5B BY DR AUSTINE ORETTE
THE LAST JIHAD PART 5B BY DR AUSTINE ORETTE “For everything under the sun, there is time. There is time for peace and there is the time for war’’. They will always lie to you. The Fulani Muslim will raise his right hand and put his left hand on the Quran, look you in eye…
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THE LAST JIHAD PART 4 BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
“Know everything about your enemy and you will watch him dig his own grave. “ I have wanted to use this part to discuss how to fend off the Fulani menace, but I am going to digress to explore their methods and how a power far away from…
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THE LAST JIHAD PART 3 BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
THE LAST JIHAD PART 3 BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE The Fulani are the problem of Nigeria. They got to this preeminent position by subjugating the Hausa that they colonized. The Fulani are colonizers. They torture and subjugate the indigenous people and teach them to hate themselves and their neighbors. They dominate by killing the…
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THE LAST JIHAD PART 1 BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
It has become a culture for Northern Nigerian politicians to erupt into subterfuge and engage in effusions of caustic language against their imaginary enemies. In their orgy of hatred, they always speak in hyperboles. In a democracy, we expect our politicians to debate the issues and point the way…