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THE SIMILARITIES BETWEEN IGBO AND FULANI BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
THE SIMILARITIES BETWEEN IGBO AND FULANI BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE The more things look different, the higher the chances of finding similarities if we look closely. Those at the opposite end of the spectrum are mirror images. If we move too quickly, we are subjected to the parallax effect where everything is moving except…
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THE PROBLEM WITH NIGERIA BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
Is President Bola Tinubu the cause of Nigeria’s problem? Some time ago, I wrote that I did not endorse Tinubu because he will reduce the misery index of Nigeria. I did not endorse him because he will stop corruption and other ills that plague the Nation. I did not endorse him because he is…
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OKPE UNION DISOWNS DELTA ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBER, EX-PDP STATE SECRETARY, OTHERS
OKPE UNION DISOWNS DELTA ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBER, EX-PDP STATE SECRETARY, OTHERS The oldest registered ethnic union in Nigeria, Okpe Union, on Wednesday disowned the 1st Deputy President General of the Urhobo Progress Union and former Secretary of the Delta State Chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Isaac Itebu , member of Delta State…
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A QUESTION OF JUSTICE BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
A QUESTION OF JUSTICE BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE There is no development if it is done at the expense of the rule of law and the confiscation of people’s properties. The greater part of development is the upholding of the rule of law and justice. Since I can remember, successive Nigerian governments have…
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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 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 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…