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A blast from Nigeria’s colonial past: Obed-Edom C. Azikiwe, Great Zik’s...
On this day of another day of FAKE DEMOCRACY EXERCISE that can lead Nigeria to no positive forward motion necessary to arrest its under-development, insecurity AND corruption despite great human...
View Article“The world will not respect Africa until Nigeria earns that respect”– Nelson...
[This essay first appeared here on December 28, 2013, and has continued to prove so popular that its viewership has continued to increase in the last 3 years: 2017 – 506; 2018 -750 & 2019 – 150 for...
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Obit: Pius Adesanmi, Scholar, Writer, Activist, dead in Ethiopian Airlines...
Professor Adesanmi [Credit: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation] As Professor Pius Adesanmi, scholar, writer, activist is being mourned on multiple continents, especially in Nigerian – country of...
View ArticleKaduna, P/H, Enugu & Lagos variously served as Nigeria’s capital; why would...
This timely essay shines informed light on the place of Lagos, the old capital of Nigeria, and still its economic and commercial capital. The recent elections have led to idle talks of the city not...
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2019 Òjé-Ibadan &Òjé-Ẹdẹ Market Days – Tọla Adenle
Dear friends, Here we are at last – almost Easter, and I finally got my hands on a copy of this [near] far-gone year’s market days for 2019! I’m sure you’ll agree that this is a case of better late...
View Article2017 Yoruba Aṣọ Òkè: Òjé- Ibadan &Òjé-Ẹdẹ Market Days – Tola Adenle
THIS ESSAY WAS ORIGINALLY [ERRONEOUSLY] POSTED HERE ON FEB. 6, 2017 UNDER ANOTHER YORUBA CATEGORY Hi, Friends, Here are the schedules for the two main Yoruba Aṣọ Òkè markets for this New Year. The...
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How cattle breeders come by AK 47 is a question for Nigeria’s security...
This essay was first posted here on January 23, 2018 but erroneously posted under another category. TOLA, April 4, 2019. “… Today with the arms [AK 47] at their disposal, some Fulani breeders choose...
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Washington’s Tidal Basin comes alive as the Cherry Blossom Trees bloom to...
By the time you read this, The Cherry Blossom Festival, which runs every year from March to April, and commemorates the gift of approximately 3,000 cherry trees which bloom with the arrival of Spring,...
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Saying goodbye to the blogging life, & top posts, viewing countries, et...
Before saying goodbye to weekly essay writing for The Nation on Sunday which had metamorphosed from The Comet on Sunday in an essay copied to this blog on –...
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