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Book Review: OKUNI LEGACY: Understanding Olulumo History, Culture & Language

June 21, 2016 Admin 12 Comments

AUTHOR: Effa Imoh Okim YEAR OF PUBLICATION: 2015 PAGINATION: 136 REVIEWER: DAN AMOR Every traditional setting or what we now know as ethnic nationality in Nigeria had thriving traditions of literature and way of life before it came in contact with European or Arabic influence. Presently, most of these traditions, like the traditional societies that created them, have atrophied or…

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The Travails Of Ben Ayade

June 9, 2016 Admin 1 Comment

Reading recent media reports that Cross River got minus N824 million from the federation account for the month of April sent me into depression. That means Cross River is indebted to the tune of 82 million naira which apparently will be deducted from the next allocation. I wept for governor Ayade, I wept for my…

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The Dishonest Innocence Of Two Fighting Brothers

April 14, 2016April 14, 2016 Admin 1 Comment

There often will be very little innocence in the fistful desire of two fighting brothers; one strong, the other stronger. Amazingly, the strength they flaunt is not like scriptural Samson’s, but strength conceieved and soaked in the murky waters of politics where only atrocious advantages are held up in the end. I think too that…

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Photo Speak!

January 23, 2016January 23, 2016 Admin No Comments

**Group photograph of Yala Women in Calabar and the Commissioner for Women Affairs, Stella Oreme Odey , when the women paid the Commissioner a courtesy visit in Calabar recently.** *Photo Credit: Roseline* *Ochuole* *Obojor-Ogar*

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Christmas Was Just For One Day!

January 13, 2016 Admin 1 Comment

The engine cranked to life at exactly 2.45am. It gave out a sound that pierced the silence of the wee hours and made sleep quite a wrestle. As I lay in my bed, faint voices could be heard beneath the sound of the engine and then, timed splashes of water as the engine did the…

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Nigeria: Leadership, Attitude And The Biafran Model

January 6, 2016January 6, 2016 Admin No Comments

Nigeria as one nation remains the hope the African Continent, one that all of Africa has waited on for too long to lead the African renaissance. This hope and frustration have been expressed by several African leaders past and present, including Nelson Mandela, Uhuru Kenyatta, Atta Mills etc. Our huge population, our geographical location, and…

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