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By Chimezie Anaso The Permanent Orientation Camp of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) in Anambra, sited in Mbaukwu/Umuawulu, Awka South Council Area which started in 2014, will be completed by the end of September this year. Gov. Willie Obiano gave this assurance during 2019 World Youth Day celebration held at
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By Chijioke Okoronkwo At the two-day presidential retreat that preceded the inauguration of new ministers, President Muhammadu Buhari apprised the appointees on the enormity of the tasks ahead. The president told them that Nigerians were anxiously waiting for their services; hence they could not afford to fail on their mandates.
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Four centuries ago, the first 20 documented African slaves arrived on the shores of Virginia. In the years that followed, millions more were shipped in dehumanizing conditions across the ocean and enslaved. Slavery had, of course, existed before. But this indicated the beginning of a mechanized trade that saw human beings
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Read the full address of President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Retreat for Ministers -Designate and Presidential Aides held Monday at the State House Abuja. I welcome you all to this meeting whose purpose is firstly, to familiarize ourselves with our colleagues with whom we shall be working closely for
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By Frank Itodo In the annals of the Nigerian Army, it has never been this tough. The crisis in North-East Nigeria is taking its toll, and this calls for concern from all critical stakeholders. That we have managed to stay secured remains a mystery because the Nigerian Army has been
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By Salisu Na’inna Dambatta It is interesting that a new Revenue Sharing Formula by the Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) will be worked out soon to replace the 20-year old existing version. The Chairman of the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission, Mr. Elias Mbam said that in addition
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By Orji Sunday The tapping noise from Ima Nwachukwu’s footsteps breaks the solemn silence as the 49-year-old rabbi walks among worshippers draped in white robes, prayer shawls and yarmulkes at a synagogue in Port Harcourt, Nigeria’s third-largest city. “Remember you are not the only one persecuted. Jews all over the world
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It is exactly one week since I lost a bosom friend of immeasurable value and affection. My relationship with the late Mallam Tijjani Yusuf has transcended friendship. It metamorphosed from mere friendship into brotherhood. Oga Tijjani as I used to call him (he also used to call me Oga
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By Sunday Orinya Recently, the leadership of the United States of America has significantly intensified efforts to increase its influence in Africa. The objective is to draw the states of the region into cooperation in various fields. To this end, working visits of government officials, business representatives and non-governmental organizations have
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In the early 50’s, two nagging issues tormented Elizabeth Ivase as Nigeria approached independence: what would be the fate of her minority Tiv ethnic group in the giant Northern Region dominated by the Hausa Fulani? Secondly, as a woman, what would be her place in a society like the north which
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