BY ENYINNAYA APPOLOS Today is the 119th birthday of Nnamdi Azikiwe, Owelle-Osowa-Anya of Onicha, affectionately called Zik of Africa, a remarkable figure in Nigerian and African journalism and political history.
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In Nigeria’s politics, the north holds the trump card – an inconvenient reality. By the inexorable contrivance of the divine, the northern region is a chief decider of the nation’s
Delivered at the 10th anniversary of Zik Lecture Series, Nnamdi Azikwe University, Awka, Anambra state on Tuesday, November 16, 2021. I would like to start by paying tribute to and
Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, says Nigerians are more attracted to President Muhammadu Buhari than first republic leaders like Nnamdi Azikiwe and Obafemi Awolowo. In an article on Thursday entitled, ‘The
The fear of ethnic domination is as old as Nigeria. Mutual recriminations and suspicion have been the scourge of Nigeria’s
Those plunking for secession and advancing hate for the north may not know that the region was once a convenient
We need new alliances – political, social, and humanitarian concordat. But we must start from a foreground of truth to
One detraction to the national rapport is the hackneyed lies. Lies told and retold many times as truth. Lies told
Hurray! Nigeria is 60 years old! Fireworks! On this day, in 1960, Nigeria was conceived as it officially gained independence
We often tell ourselves a lot of beautiful lies in Nigeria. One of my favourite is the saying: “This is
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