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Give Up Social Media For Some Time, Read - Chimamanda

Give Up Social Media For Some Time, Read – Chimamanda

October 9, 2022 4:57 am

Popular Nigerian multi-award-winning writer, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, has called on youths to give up social media for some weeks, and channel their efforts toward imbibing the culture of reading.

The novelist made this disclosure yesterday while speaking at the at the Harvard Centre Honors, Massachusetts, US, where she received W.E.B Du Bois Medal honour.

Adichie said, ‘And so for you young people, I just want to make a very small suggestion, how about you give up social media for you know, two weeks, three weeks, a month, and read, read, read.’

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The Unresponsiveness And Nepotism Of Nigerian Leaders

The Unresponsiveness And Nepotism Of Nigerian Leaders

April 17, 2020 3:42 pm

This video clip attached right here is just a glimpse of how corrupt Nigeria is now due to the greed and nepotistic governance of the country’s political leaders.

Nigeria is supposed to be the richest black country in the world but with the level of corruption and callousness, her political leaders often enmesh themselves in, apparently the country has nothing to show for the abundant natural resources domiciled in her particularly from the southern part of the country which have been providing her with enormous economic benefits thus far.

For how long can this wanton treatment on the Southerners …

Igbo Leaders Haven’t Learnt Any Lesson From Civil War

January 28, 2020 12:45 am

Junaid Mohammed, elder statesman and Second Republic House of Representatives member in this interview with TEMIDAYO AKINSUYI, speaks on latest developments in the polity especially the recent Supreme Court rulings, lessons from Nigerian Civil war and other issues. Excerpts:

The Federal Government and the six governors of South West states last week agreed to formalise the South West Security Network, Operation Amotekun. What is your perspective on this?

In politics, there is always the possibility of give and take. If there is mutual understanding among political actors, the sooner they come together, understand and address the concerns of what …

Amotekun, Ploy By Yoruba Leaders To Create Oduduwa Republic

January 19, 2020 6:28 am
A former governor of old Kaduna State, Balarabe Musa, has said that the main reason the leaders and governors of the Southwest region set up the new security outfit, Operation Amotekun was to create Oduduwa Republic.

NAN reported that Governors in the South West region had established and inaugurated the security outfit to curb the menace of herdsmen attacks in their region.

But Musa, in an interview with the Sun, warned that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government must not allow the operation of such security network, adding that it falls out of the established laws of the country.

He

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What Atiku Told PDP Leaders About Elections On Friday

January 17, 2020 2:22 pm
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has proposed to the national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to set up a committee to review recent elections in the country.

Abubakar gave the advice in a remark at the 87th emergency National Executive Council (NEC) of the PDP on Friday, in Abuja.

He said that the party should not disregard the role of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and security agencies in the recent elections.

Abubakar noted that the PDP governed Nigeria well from 1999 to 2015, and as a true democratic party handed over power to the All

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Nigerian Leaders Are Armed Robbers, Says Owie

December 23, 2019 9:33 am

A former Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Roland Owie, yesterday described the Nigerian ruling class as “armed robbers” who will “rot in hell.”

He added that they were “wicked and selfish.”

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Owie spoke with journalists in Benin on Sunday at the graduation ceremony of the School of Faith and Leadership of the Catholic Church, where he had recently completed a four-year course.

He condemned what he described as the “criminal and greedy acquisition of wealth” by some persons in authority, to the detriment of the vast majority.

“What …

Akpeyi Saves Penalty As Leaders Kaizer Chiefs Escape

December 22, 2019 4:27 pm

Kaizer Chiefs goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi saved a penalty as the South African league leaders survived a second-half onslaught from Maritzburg United to force a 1-1 draw Sunday.

The 33-year-old Nigerian dived to his right and used both hands to push a Daylon Claasen spot-kick onto the post and away to safety midway through the second half.

Both goals came before half-time at Harry Gwala Stadium in eastern city Pietermaritzburg with Lebogang Manyama putting Chiefs ahead and Judas Moseamedi equalising.

Chiefs, seeking a first trophy in five seasons, go into a mid-season break with 35 points from 14 matches, seven …

B/Haram: Northern Leaders React To Execution Of Aid Workers

December 16, 2019 4:30 am

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has condemned in strong terms the killing of aid workers by Boko Haram terrorists in Borno.

The aid workers were abducted by terrorists in July 2019 on their way to a remote community in the northeast to provide humanitarian support to victims of Boko Haram violence.

A statement by ACF National Publicity Secretary, Muhammad Ibrahim, in Kaduna on Sunday, said ACF was shocked and saddened by the sad news of yet another killing of four aid workers including a woman by the Boko Haram terrorists in Borno.

“It would be recalled that sometimes last year …

Boko Haram: Northern Govs Call For Investigation Into Allegation

2023 Presidency Splits Northern Leaders

December 14, 2019 3:36 am

Northern leaders and groups championing the interest of the region are currently divided over power rotation and the 2023 presidency, just as some elders under the banner of Northern Elders Forum have called an emergency meeting for next week to manage the cracks and explore the possibility of presenting a common position.

One of such cracks is in the ranks of Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), the northern socio-cultural mouthpiece as the Acting Chairman and Secretary General of the  Forum (ACF), Alhaji Musa Liman Kwande and Anthony Sani have respectively disagreed over the region’s position to produce the nation’s president …

Bayern Down To Seventh After Defeat At Leaders Gladbach

December 7, 2019 4:09 pm

Bayern Munich dropped to seventh in the Bundesliga Saturday after Ramy Bensebaini’s injury-time penalty fired leaders Borussia Moenchengladbach to a 2-1 win over the reigning champions.

A second straight league loss puts pressure on Hansi Flick, who has been put in charge until January and was tipped to see out the season as interim boss after winning his first five games.

Bayern, now seven points adrift in the title race, went ahead at Borussia Park when Ivan Perisic fired home just after the break, but defender Bensebaini headed Gladbach level with an hour gone.

The Algerian then struck his decisive …

‘Brain Dead’ NATO’s Summit Dominated By Leaders’ Feuds

December 4, 2019 2:27 pm

The leaders of the world’s most powerful military alliance clashed over personality and policy on Wednesday as NATO’s summit ended with an effort to paper over their sharp divisions.

Meeting outside London to mark the 70th year of the Atlantic alliance, the members vowed to stick together against threats from Russia and terrorism and recognised the challenge of a rising China.

But the bad blood continued to the end of the two-day get together, with US President Donald Trump branding Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau “two-faced” after a group of allied leaders were caught on video at a Buckingham Palace …

Why Nigerians Are Not Connecting With Political Leaders

November 27, 2019 12:23 pm

GOING by the wisdom of the sage, great leaders are characterized by their ability to create positive impacts on the lives of their subjects. They achieve this feat by placing heavy emphasis on the understanding that the economy would look after itself if democracy is protected; human rights adequately taken care of, and the rule of law strictly adhered to.

In effect, their nation’s affairs are centrally planned over a period of time with their actions spelt out for both normal and contingency conditions. By contrast, for Nigeria, like other nations with not-too-impressive leadership, in addition to non-possession of …

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