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OUR RELIGIOUS ALBATROSS BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
OUR RELIGIOUS ALBATROSS BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE If we aspire to be a multi-religious and multi-ethnic society, we have to remove religion from the centrality of our politics. We must decentralize governance. We have too many religious holidays and none of the religions is indigenous. Religion should have no place in our public lives. The…
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WHERE IS OUR HISTORY? BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
WHERE IS OUR HISTORY? BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE We must teach our history. I cannot find any reason why Nigeria’s history is not being taught in Nigerian schools. This is a terrible mistake. What are we afraid of? Whose idea is it, that teaching Nigerian history will be unhealthy to our nation? This…
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THE PROBLEM WITH NIGERIA BY DR AUSTIN ORETTE
THE PROBLEM WITH NIGERIA BY DR AUSTIN ORETTETHE 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…
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PRESIDENT RAMAPHOSA VISITS PRESIDENT TINUBU IN JOHANNESBURG, UNDERSCORES NEED FOR STRONGER PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN SOUTH AFRICA AND NIGERIA
STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in Johannesburg, South Africa, held a private meeting with President Cyril Ramaphosa. Before the closed meeting, which was held at Radisson Blu Hotel in Johannesburg, President Ramaphosa thanked President Tinubu for honouring the invitation to attend his inauguration for a second term in office. “Thank you…
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PDP To Revisit Rivers State Caretaker Committee List.
April 17, 2024 Press Statement PDP To Revisit Rivers State Caretaker Committee List. The issue of Rivers State Caretaker Committee List was raised at the meeting of PDP Governors and the PDP National Working Committee (NWC) and it was resolved that a political solution should be applied to resolve all the issues related thereto. Consequently,…
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Okere-Urhobo royal families rebuke Louis Okumagba, seek IGP’s Intervention
Move to prevent monumental communal war between Itsekiri and Urhobo Royal families in Okere-Urhobo have condemned the role of Chief Louis Okumagba in the 30 plots released by the Delta State government to the Olodi, Oki and Ighogbadu families of Warri in the Okere – Urhobo kingdom of Delta State. They described it as…
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Alhaji Nureni Oluwatoyin Animashaun is dead
Alhaji Nureni Oluwatoyin Animashaun is dead. The top Lagos leader died on Tuesday, July 19, 2022 in Surulere. He was 76. A totally detribalized Nigerian, Animashaun was known for being outspoken and for not shying away from the truth. Tributes from relatives, friends and neighbours have described him as a straightforward and a deeply committed…