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TODAY’S ANIMAL FARM By Tony Ekata
Read More: TODAY’S ANIMAL FARM By Tony EkataMy son has just put Matric behind him, and I am very happy – perhaps happier than him. For one, the haunting spectre of having to cough up some seven thousand rands (about 500 US dollars) to re-enrol the National Senior Certificate examination, if he had failed, has been put to rest. In addition to…
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NIGERIA: PARADISE LOST? By Tony Ekata
Read More: NIGERIA: PARADISE LOST? By Tony EkataFirst published January 5, 2017 The tale is told Not by a few About days of yore When our land was covered with dew And with milk and honey. The days when money was not our problem but how to spend it: When a few naira flew you to New York and back. The…
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South African Hawks Committed to Fighting Serious Crime
Read More: South African Hawks Committed to Fighting Serious CrimeThe National Head of South Africa’s Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI), Lieutenant General Godfrey Lebeya, this week assured South Africans that the Hawks, as the directorate is known, are committed to the mandate of “investigating, preventing and combating national priority offences”. Lebeya was speaking during a media briefing to outline progress and milestones achieved during…
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The National Identity Scheme: The more you look the less you see – By Tony Ekata
Read More: The National Identity Scheme: The more you look the less you see – By Tony EkataThe National Identity Scheme: The more you look the less you see (First published December 30, 2020) The Nigerian government has extended the deadline for telecommunications companies to block SIM cards not integrated with national identification numbers (NINs) to 9 February 2021 at the latest. This is no breaking news. The extension was agreed on…
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Who Needs a President That Can Fight Corruption?
Read More: Who Needs a President That Can Fight Corruption?WHO NEEDS A PRESIDENT THAT CAN FIGHT CORRUPTION? I don’t know whether we know how idiotic it sounds when people keep chorusing that Nigeria needs a president that can fight corruption. I do know, however, that people in saner climes would be laughing at us for seeking someone to teach us what we already know.…
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Trump’s approval rating sinks in latest poll as more become concerned about the power he wields
Highlights • Trump’s approval rating is currently at its lowest level since the start of his second term • The latest Reuters/Ipsos poll found that just 42 percent approved of Trump’s performance as president, compared to 43 percent three weeks before • Issues on which Americans disapprove of Trump’s performance include inflation, taxation, immigration,…
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Where is the C-IN-C?
Benue is burning Plateau in pain Sorrow courses through arteries of the South-South, the South-West and the South-East. Imported and local non-state actors Continue to stage in the Northwest, Northeast, and North-Central regions Sinister plots scripted, produced, and directed by some state actors, unrestrained and undeterred. The Law that should deter is in bed with…
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The Morning After: Ugonma’s Decision By Nneka Ukachukwu
Ugonma woke up late as usual, but, this time, too lazy to get out of bed. The school had closed for the semester break, and she was enjoying the holidays at home with her parents and siblings. Feeling happy that her parents had gone to work and would not hound her to do the…
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