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Umaisa Sadik Badamasi, the 9-Year Old Kano Victim of Rape and Murder

Posted By: adminon: September 03, 2024In: LifeworldTags: BBC, Kano City, Kano State Government, media, Minors, Murtala Muhammed Hospital, RapeNo CommentsViews:
Umaisa Sadik Badamasi, the 9-Year Old Kano Victim of Rape and Murder

By Saleh Bature Rape, as rampant as it is in our society, is a difficult topic to write about because of its sensitivity to the victims. The stories of girls, mostly underaged, in their teen... Read more

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Is Yakubu Aliyu Answering General Hassan Usman Katsina’s Question?

Posted By: adminon: February 19, 2024In: LifeworldTags: 'News from nowhere', Abdulmalik Addy, BBC, Dr. Stanley Macebuh, General Hassan Usman Katsina, NUK, Oxford University, ‘Democracy in Action’No CommentsViews:
Is Yakubu Aliyu Answering General Hassan Usman Katsina's Question?

By Adagbo ONOJA It is a phenomenon to be theorised: Mallam Yakubu Aliyu’s reclusivity. Of course, he is entitled to his privacy but it is debatable if that right can be granted someone... Read more

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Fake Cough Syrup Scandal in The Gambia Sends Fears Across West Africa, Especially Huge Nigeria

Posted By: adminon: October 09, 2022In: World From AfricaTags: BBC, Egypt, Garri, NDLEA, NIGERIA, Semovita, The GambiaNo CommentsViews:
Fake Cough Syrup Scandal in The Gambia Sends Fears Across West Africa, Especially Huge Nigeria

The BBC is reporting what could become another public health crisis in West Africa given the similarity of attitudes, pharmaceutical network and institutional norms across the region. It is... Read more

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Away With the Distraction of Impeaching President Buhari

Posted By: adminon: August 11, 2022In: Policy & GovernanceTags: ASUU, BBC, insecurity, National Assembly, Niger Republic, NNPC, Trust TelevisionNo CommentsViews:
Away With the Distraction of Impeaching President Buhari

By Mike Kebonkwu Esq General Muhammadu Buhari did not become a president by accident, having failed after several attempts in previous elections.  He was very well though deceitfully package... Read more

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So, What is Terminally Ailing NIIA, NIPSS, IPCR and Other State Owned Think Tanks in Nigeria?

Posted By: adminon: February 12, 2021In: SpectacleTags: BBC, CDD, Chatham House, ECOWAS, FASS, IPCR, NIIA, NIPSS, NISERNo CommentsViews:
So, What is Terminally Ailing NIIA, NIPSS, IPCR and Other State Owned Think Tanks in Nigeria?

It has become a badge of some reference to be invited from Nigeria to utilize the Chatham House platform in London. Most politicians and intellectuals of statecraft who manage to get invited... Read more

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Jonas Gwangwa, Another Anti-Apartheid Icon Goes Down in South Africa, Given State Burial

Posted By: adminon: January 31, 2021In: LifeworldTags: ANC, BBC, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, Hugh Masekela, Morwa, Oliver Tambo, ZANU-PF, ‘Order of Ikhamanga’No CommentsViews:
Jonas Gwangwa, Another Anti-Apartheid Icon Goes Down in South Africa, Given State Burial

Perhaps, lost in her own troubles, Nigeria has not been able to catch on with the death of Jonas Gwangwa, South African jazz musician and anti-apartheid fighter. But the BBC did not miss it,... Read more

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Amazon Now Greatest Beneficiary of Coronavirus Pandemic

Posted By: adminon: March 18, 2020In: FlashbackTags: Africa, Alibaba, BBC, Digital Capitalism, Europe, FAANGs, USNo CommentsViews:
Amazon Now Greatest Beneficiary of Coronavirus Pandemic

Amazon, the online global supermarket has, in a totally unplanned manner, emerged the biggest beneficiary of the Coronavirus pandemic. It is such that it is paying its employees £2 an hour e... Read more

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Between Adamu Adamu and Abdullahi Baffa Bichi

Posted By: adminon: January 24, 2019In: De-EscalationTags: BBC, ES, TETFundNo CommentsViews:
Between Adamu Adamu and Abdullahi Baffa Bichi

Saleh Ibrahim Bature, the author of this piece, introduced himself as an Acting Director and North East Zonal Coordinator of National Gallary of Art. He also sent his phone number along with... Read more

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UI Retains Nigeria in 2018 World University Ranking, Reactions Across the World

Posted By: adminon: September 06, 2017In: BookspaceTags: 2018 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, BBC, NDTV, Professor Louise Richardson, Sir Leszek BorysiewiczNo CommentsViews:
UI Retains Nigeria in 2018 World University Ranking, Reactions Across the World

The University of Ibadan (UI) has retained Nigeria on the 2018 Times Higher Education, (THE) World University Rankings released earlier yesterday. It is the only Nigerian university on the l... Read more

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Wahala in Buhari’s Kitchen Cabinet

Posted By: adminon: October 16, 2016In: De-Escalation, Policy & GovernanceTags: Aisha Buhari, BBC, Hausa, Muhammadu Buhari, NIGERIANo CommentsViews:
Wahala in Buhari’s Kitchen Cabinet

By Oyeronke Oyewumi Reproduced below is one of the numerous interventions circulating online on the controversies Aisha Buhari’s recent interview has generated. Written by a scholar in the D... Read more

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