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Nigeria declares war on COVID-19: Buhari’s Blueprint
ADDRESS BY H.E. MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE COVID- 19 PANDEMIC SUNDAY 29TH MARCH, 2020
Fellow Nigerians,From the first signs that Coronavirus,…
Common expressions, coinages in Nigeria’s COVID-19 pandemic communication
Nneka Nwangwu
Did you ever imagine that 2020 would ever turn out this way? I mean, who would have thought that they would be at home all day doing nothing but eating, sleeping, visiting…
Best way to protect ourselves against COVID-19- Okowa
PRESS STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY, SENATOR, DR IFEANYI OKOWA, GOVERNOR OF DELTA STATE, TO THE PEOPLE OF DELTA STATE ON THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
Fellow Deltans,
As you are aware, the…
Can Africa Keep Coronavirus Under Control?
By Bunmi Makinwa
The map that is emerging of the global situation of
coronavirus disease, better named as COVID-19, is strange and surprising.
Take a map of the world with all-white…
Onitsha Coastal Rail: All eyes on President Buhari
By Simon Njoku
In October last year( 2019), President Muhammadu Buhari assured the South East of a third bridge project, a coastal rail. Work on the project is expected to commence this…
Why Southwest will support Southeast for 2023 presidency
By Simon Chinedu Njoku
Southwest Nigeria, populated mainly by the Yoruba ethnic group, like their Southeast brothers, is noted for her strong stance on justice, equity and fairness. In…
Why Arewa will support South East for 2023 presidency
By Simon Chinedu Njoku
In this piece Arewa refers to the Northern part of Nigeria. This is the region that has dominated political power in the country for the greater part of the post…
NDLEA secures release of Nigerian wrongly held in Saudi for Drug Trafficking
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has secured the release of a Nigerian, Ibrahim Abubakar, wrongly held by Saudi Arabian authorities for drug trafficking.
Following the…
Whither the Biafran youths
By Osita Chidoka
Biafra became the first black nation to successfully hijack a
Plane.At the height of Nigeria-Biafra civil war, it took the lion hearts of
three Biafran youths, Mark…
The Real Amotekun Is Yet Ahead
By Bunmi Makinwa
The sound of “Amotekun”
has drowned out all other issues in the Nigerian public space for many days,
and there is a great likelihood that the Yoruba word will have…
We must tread with caution (Part 3)
It is quite unfortunate that, on daily basis, it seems that our fears in this country are becoming real and our pains are becoming deeper. Yes, on daily basis, we wake up with the news of…
FORGET THE BROUHAHA: WHO IS MORE PDP THAN GOVERNOR UMAHI?
The headline that has recently sold several papers in millions has been: Umahi PDP, PDP Umahi; Umahi APC, APC Umahi. Many have held firm that the governor of Ebonyi State, Engr. David…
Junaid Mohammed’s Echo Chamber and the Amotekun Civil War
By Reno Omokri
First published in my column, #TheAlternative, in Sunday ThisDay of January 26, 2020.
Recently, the firebrand ex Second Republic member of the House of Representatives,…
MAIDEN BROADCAST TO THE PEOPLE OF IMO STATE.
Nd’Imo ndi nwem, I greet you all.
It gives me great pleasure to address you today. A few days ago, precisely on Wednesday January 15, it pleased God Almighty for me to be sworn in as the…
Àmọ̀tẹ́kùn As a Game Changer For 2023
By Reno Omokri
First published in my column, #TheAlternative, in Sunday ThisDay of January 19, 2020.
A lot has been written about the introduction of the region wide security outfit for…