Thursday, November 7

Looking Ahead with Bayo Oluwasanmi

Fifty-two communities have so far benefitted from the World Bank-assisted social projects in Enugu State, an official said. Dr Dons Eze, the Operations Manager of Enugu State Community and Social Development Project (CSDP), said this in an interview with
15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments
Looking Ahead with Bayo Oluwasanmi

Fifty-two communities have so far benefitted from the World Bank-assisted social projects in Enugu State, an official said. Dr Dons Eze, the Operations Manager of Enugu State Community and Social Development Project (CSDP), said this in an interview with

It would be interesting to know what Playwright and Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka had seen when he affirmed" "God moves in a mischievous way". Quite anachronistically, in a related remark , the Physicist and Nobel Laureate Albert Einstein had opined" God does not play Dice with the Universe" Here I make use of the Chinese Calendar. History seems to be repeating itself in a subtle manner. (more…)
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Nigeria Will Rise Again: Part 1
15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments
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Nigeria Will Rise Again: Part 1

* Thoughts on Goodluck Jonathan and the Nigerian Goliath Nigeria is a great country with great people. A country endowed with natural resources and blessed with educated men and women. A country whose technocrats and experts in various fields are respected and sought after (more…)
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Marriages at a Time Like This
15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments
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Marriages at a Time Like This

By Kayode Fasua For me, today broke with a heartchilling tinge of unusual alliteration, in the hallowed realm of zodiac configuration. This day 11 years ago, Yetunde and I were at the Agege Registry in Lagos, where we tied the nuptial knot, (more…)
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Iroko Stands Tall at 57
15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments
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Iroko Stands Tall at 57

By Kayode Akinmade ‘Count your blessings and name them one by one’ was that memorable quote by John Oatman Jr. (1897). Blessings have great significance, even unto God. It is recorded in the Bible that there were so many people blessed by (more…)
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Foreign Campaigns
15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments
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Foreign Campaigns

David Remnick In his salad days, Muammar Qaddafi was a professorial friend and vigilant protector of his colleagues in tyranny. At the World Revolutionary Center, in Benghazi, a desert Deerfield for dictators, Qaddafi trained Blaise Compaoré, of Burkina (more…)
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Obama Has Made Assassinations Cool Again
15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments
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Obama Has Made Assassinations Cool Again

Mark Whittington It has been a long time since President Gerald Ford, under pressure of the Church committee, issued an executive order prohibiting assassinations of foreign leaders such as Fidel Castro. In the 1970s, assassinating enemies of the United States was considered uncool. (more…)
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The New Libya’s First Mistake
15Mar By Felix ShammahNo Comments
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The New Libya’s First Mistake

By Christopher Hitchens Muammar Qaddafi should not have been killed, and his surviving son should be captured Surrendering to a feeling of deep impotence and slight absurdity, I borrowed an iPad on Thursday afternoon and used it to send my first-ever message by this means. It was addressed to one of those distinguished Frenchmen (more…)
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