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Rumblings from the South 

By Dakuku Peterside The amalgamation of Southern and Northern Nigeria protectorates in 1914 to form the Nigerian state seems unfinished. Since this union, there has been constant and continuous agitation for a national debate, under different brand names, to discuss…

Lessons for Nigeria from EPL

By Femi Adesina Manchester City football club was on Tuesday confirmed winner of the 2020/2021 English Premier League (EPL). For those who follow football keenly, whether it is played in the dusty fields of Ajegunle, in Lagos, the La Liga…

They should let us breathe

By Femi Adesina Don’t asphyxiate us, let us breathe. Remove your knees from the neck of Nigeria, and let the country be. What do we owe you, that you make it seem we must never have peace? That was the…

Lessons from Chad 

By Dakuku Peterside On Monday 19th April 2021, the world woke up to the news that the long-serving President of the Republic of Chad, Idriss Deby, had died. His death marked the end of an inglorious chapter in the history…

Zion train is coming our way

By Femi Adesina A quiet revolution took off on April 8, 2021, by 11.05 am. It was  unheralded, without ostentation, almost unsung. But it was something that would have great impact not only on today, but also on tomorrow, and…