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Now that the militants are back home
Finally the amnesty deadline has passed. The militants have handed over their weapons (or those they cannot hide) President Umaru Musa YarAdua must be having some sound sleep. Lets hope that in two months time, the power situation in Nigeria … Continue reading
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Another Kidnapping in Kaduna? One too many please
Kaduna:gggg What is happening? Thursday the 25th September 2009, another person was abducted … a popular businessman in Zaria city, he is Alhaji Bala Bello. Kaduna has seen so many ˜funny things “ religious conflict, ethnic and religious chauvinisms and … Continue reading
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The boy, malaria and five hundred Naira
Dr Abdullahi Sule Kano is the immediate past President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). He teaches political Science at the University of Sokoto. Of course, he is on strike with all other Nigerian University tecahers. Recently he … Continue reading
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What strategy for Niger Delta
Perhaps President Umaru Musa Yar Adua ought to be told that Had the United States been giving in to demands of armed groups the world would have been very much unsafe .So All I need to do to get a … Continue reading
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World illiteracy level hits 774 million
A Civil Society Organisation (CSO), Global Campaign for Education, has in Washington, said more than 774 million adults were illiterates across the world. The organisation said that 75 million children of primary school age were also outside the classrooms. A … Continue reading
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Harvard University stops fees for the poor
Harvard University announced over late last month that from now on undergraduate students from low-income families will pay no tuition. In making the announcement, Harvard’s president Lawrence H. Summers said, “When only ten percent of the students in elite higher … Continue reading
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Africa in 2009
The dramatic year 2008 has finally come to an end. We are now into the year 2009 and, unlike this time last year, there is more fear than enthusiasm. For us in Africa, 2008 has been a year of unmitigated … Continue reading
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Pupils fall and jerk like felled tree in Abuja
When the authorities of the Federal Government College (FGC) at Kwali, a suburb of Abuja decided to fell some trees in the school premises in attempt to keep the environment clean, little did they know that they were in for … Continue reading
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Combating HIV/AIDS in Nigeria
The HIV/AIDS infection prevalence data officially issued by the Federal authorities show, not surprisingly, a tripling infection rate. The first AIDS case was formally reported in 1986. In 1993 the infection rate was 1.8%, then 3.8% in 1994, 4.5% in … Continue reading
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