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A pilgrimage to Soyinka’s home in Ijesha forest

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By Theophilus Abbah The two coaster buses that conveyed our team from the charming and luxurious Conference Hotel in Abeokuta sailed and scaled across an overhead bridge, snaked through the noisy Itoku market in Kuto area, famous for merchandize in Yoruba traditional adire. The buses sped up the hill on the dark, glossy, smoothly tarred […]Continue Reading
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The Petrol Price Gap: Why Nigerians are Paying More Despite Falling Costs

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By Emmanuel Kwada Recent reports indicate a significant decline in the landing costs of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, amidst rising accusations from the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) regarding price inflation by marketers. As of November 8, 2024, the estimated cost of petrol landing in Nigeria has dropped by 20.34%, falling to […]Continue Reading
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Yobe: Rescued Christian Girl Vomits Concoctions in Church, Centre Issues Ultimatum

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By Emmanuel Kwada A disturbing report has emerged from Damaturu, Yobe State capital, Northeast Nigeria, revealing that a rescued underage Christian girl, abducted and converted to Islam by a group linked to the Islamic Religious Affairs ministry, vomited concoctions in church. According to a statement by the Centre for Justice on Religious and Ethnicity in […]Continue Reading
Gwoza, Boko Haram
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Gwoza attacks: Why Boko Haram chooses females for suicide bombing

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Key Points: Boko Haram uses more female than male suicide bombing How the sect persuades women to become suicide bombers Gwoza still under Boko Haram control Borno residents worry as government ‘pampers’ repentant Boko Haram fighters ‘Government must defeat Boko Haram before granting them amnesty’ By Theophilus Abbah Boko Haram terrorists choose women for suicide […]Continue Reading
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[Explainer] Why Nigeria is experiencing food scarcity

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By Theophilus Abbah Scarcity, not caused by an increase in fuel price and devaluation of the Naira Crop production dipped since 2023 due to the activities of bandits Farmers in Plateau, Kaduna, Zamfara, Kaduna, Kogi Katsina prevented from planting and harvesting Irish potatoes, yam, rice, tomatoes, pepper, maize Waters from Bakalori dam, previously utilized by […]Continue Reading
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Aliko Dangote’s Noble Quest for Africa’s Self-Sufficiency and Prosperity

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Key Points: Local manufacturing, key to Africa’s growth Africa now exports raw materials but import poverty Dangote invested $25bn in Africa in 7 years Plans to supply refined products to West, Central and South Africa By Abiodun Alade Africa is a resource-rich continent but relatively poor in terms of the manufacturing of goods. According to […]Continue Reading
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Chief (Architect) Gabriel Yakubu Aduku (1944-2024): An icon departs with passion for humanity

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By Theophilus Abbah Not desperate, never agitated, not rebellious, not a mischief-maker, Chief (Architect) Gabriel Aduku exited this world of desperation, agitations, rebellion, and mischief on March 10, 2024, few weeks after his 80th birthday. He was an unexplored treasure to humanity, a rare human resource and a man with a candle that shone in […]Continue Reading
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Nigerians turn to unregulated local herbs for treatment as essential drugs remain unaffordable

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… Saw Palmetto cancer drug price surges from N65,000 to N200,000 in just one year. Key points: Patients now result to use of unregulated drugs Essential medicine scarce, out of stock Major health crisis looms as prices of drugs prices soar How GSK’s exit complicates Nigeria’s drug problem Government need to promote localization of pharmaceutical […]Continue Reading
2023 election
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Governorship election: How did Kogi Central produce shocking 300,000+ votes?

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Key points: IReV, data reveal frauds in 2023 Kogi governorship election Results make nonsense of N105bn investment in BVAS, IReV Figures at variance with those of previous senatorial and governorship polls What Electoral Act says about over-voting ‘INEC must arrest, investigate and prosecute officials who compromised’ Theophilus Abbah The data on the INEC Result Viewing Continue Reading
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Migration is not the West’s problem, it is Africa’s

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A ZAM TRANSNATIONAL INVESTIGATION By Elizabeth BanyiTabi (Cameroon), Theophilus Abbah (Nigeria), Emmanuel Mutaizibwa (Uganda), Ngina Kirori (Kenya) and Brezh Malaba (Zimbabwe) A new ZAM transnational investigation into migration from five African countries shows that, in many cases, the urge to leave is so desperate that migrants consciously risk extortion by smugglers, Continue Reading
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