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The Role Of The Writer In Troubled Times—Kole Omotoso
Naron And The Judiciary—Asoamata Othuke
Not A Country! —Wale Adebanwi
Contemplating Nigeria’s Future
Rape: The Female And The Society

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Opinion : The Role Of The Writer In Troubled Times—Kole Omotoso
2 days ago

Coming as I do from a country without a state (Nigeria) and living in a state without a country (South Africa) I must have a unique luck for being in the mainland area of Chaoskan, the state and country of chaos players, awon arije nidi ‘daru: those veritable amaphithiphithi, inhabitants of isiphithiphithi.
“During the …

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Opinion : Naron And The Judiciary—Asoamata Othuke
3 weeks ago

There can be nothing more perturbing in a democracy than a judiciary which offers no hope of justice to members of the society. It has been established over time that a loss of faith in the judiciary is a portent for dictatorship, totalitarianism, anarchy, pandemonium and all that run on a parallel line with democracy. …

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Opinion : Not A Country! —Wale Adebanwi
3 weeks ago

It is not unlikely that you have heard the story before. The Queen of England, President Bush and President Obasanjo all died and at the Gate of Heaven they were all refused entry and were sent to Hell. After a few months in Hell, they requested to check how their subjects – in the case …

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Opinion : Contemplating Nigeria’s Future
4 weeks ago

The state authoritarian tactics in handling the festering crisis over environmental degradation, underdevelopment, resource control against the advice of its general staff to the effect that it is a political problem, which requires a political solution and not military, could lead to an all out war that might unhinge the huge joke called Nigeria.
Over a …

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Opinion : Rape: The Female And The Society
4 weeks ago

By Akunna Ejim
Simply put, rape is forcing someone to perform the sexual act against his/her will. It is pertinent to note that rape can be committed against both male and female. Though the issue of male rape is no less gruelling than that of the female, it occurs with far less frequency than that of …

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