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Dear All; I have the greatest pleasure to inform you that after a considerable amount of work, my website is going live.
Zaria’s harmony stores and memories of teenage years
I spent last weekend in Zaria. I’ve always had an ambiguous relationship with that city, but the visit allowed me a wonderful
A Metamorphosis Of The Motorcycle
Two weeks ago, the Borno State Government banned the use of motorcycles in Maiduguri and a neighbouring region of the Borno State
The commentator’s burden
IN my column of Thursday, June 24, 2011, entitled “Boko Haram: Even with the bombings, there is no alternative to dialogue”, I
A voice for the restitution of history
Last week, Mr. Sam Amuka came to Abuja. I met him in the company of Alhaji Samaila Isa Funtua, and as has
Amnesty for Boko Haram militants
The decision by the new governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima, to explore dialogue with an amnesty for members of the Yussufiya
Lessons of the historical process
IF a word captures the central content of the responses I got to my first piece last week, it would be “vitriol”.
Labour And The Poor Have Many Reasons To Strike
“President Goodluck Jonathan’s decision to withdraw the national minimum wage is illegal. Under the labour law it is the federal government that
We Must Re-Energize The Spirit Of Voluntary Organizations
Two separate but remarkably related events have inspired the piece this week. Last Thursday saw the first anniversary of the re-introduction of
The Dialectic Of The Personal And The Social
This is a very important week in my life. You’re reading these lines on Thursday; but in three days time, on Sunday
MAURICE IWU: ALI BABA IS GONE, LONG LIVE THE 40 THIEVES
A few months ago, Maurice Iwu came on a charm offensive to the Media Trust corporate headquarters in Abuja. The backdrop was