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Senegalese historian and anthropologist Cheikh Anta Diop ©Jeune Afrique montage, all rights reserved Born almost a century ago on 29 December 1923, in Thieytou, Senegal, the researcher went to Paris to study and provoked a scandal in academic circles by publishing, in 1954, Nations nègres et culture (Negro Nations and Culture), the doctoral thesis for which he …
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Jeffy Joy A 48-year-old Nigerian woman, Jeff Joy, who was one of the few women on Italy’s 100 most wanted criminal list, has been extradited to Italy. Joy had been on the list of the 100 most dangerous fugitives since 2010 and had a leading role in the illegal transporting of Nigerian girls to Italy, …
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ENIOLA AKINKUOTU, who was in Zungeru, Niger State, writes about the sorry state of the historic monuments and relics in the place that should attract tourists and generate revenue Notable individuals from Zungeru include:[3] Nnamdi Azikiwe, first President of Nigeria Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, leader of secessionist state Biafra David Mark, President of the Senate Sitting …
CBN governor Godwin Emefiele and Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari… PHOTO: Twitter/NigeriaGOV President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration has a duty to apologise to Nigerians for the failure in implementing the redesign policy of the naira and swapping old currencies with the new N200, N500 and N1000 notes. The government has an even more sacred duty to apologise …
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In modern-day democracy, elections into various national political offices came into manifestation through the instrumentality of the law. Both the electoral institution and its processes are governed by legal framework. Every democratic state across the world elects their political leaders through direct or indirect electoral system which is supervised by electoral body guided by relevant …
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Centre for Nigeria Progress 