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Farooq KperogiWike

Wike’s weak, wild, wicked week

By Farooq Kperogi In Nigeria, elite oppression and callousness are often mostly abstract. Most people at the lower end of the social scale think and feel that many people in…

Tinubu-for-life. For where?

Tinubu-for-life. For where?

Rivers after Ibok-Ette Ibas: What Next? 

Rivers after Ibok-Ette Ibas: What Next? 

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Finally UAE lifts visa ban on Nigerians
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Finally UAE lifts visa ban on Nigerians

Salute to Soyinka, Osoba and Obaigbena - By Reuben Abati 
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Salute to Soyinka, Osoba and Obaigbena – By Reuben Abati 

Spain beat England to become champions of Europe again
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Spain beat England to become champions of Europe again

Attempt on Trump’s life fails as shooter is killed
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Attempt on Trump’s life fails as shooter is killed

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