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Alika Ogorchukwu was not one to go looking for trouble, his wife insisted In our series of letters from African journalists, Ismail Einashe writes that many black people in Italy feel that racism is not taken seriously. For Italian-Eritrean filmmaker and podcaster Ariam Tekle, there is no doubt that the recent killing of a disabled …
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People who have read me in the past few months know that I am unambiguous in my support for ASUU's 6-months-plus-old strike even though I am personally affected by it because I have siblings and cousins that I support financially in Nigerian universities. While the strike is justified and deserves the support of all who …
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Minced beef, onions, carrots, and potatoes in a curry-spiced sauce. Serious Eats / Maureen Celestine For the Beef Filling: 1 tablespoon (8g) cornstarch 3 tablespoons (45ml) vegetable or other neutral cooking oil, divided8.8 ounces (250g) ground beef, at least 20% fatKosher salt1/2 small yellow onion (1.7 ounces; 50g), finely diced 2 small Yukon gold or yellow potatoes (4.2 …
Once upon a time, I actually looked up to a number of older Nigerians. Call it childhood naivety, youthful idealism or a need to believe in something, but for a long time I believed that the line in Nigeria’s national anthem that goes “The labour of our heroes past shall never be in vain,” actually …
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Do me a favour before you start reading this article. Go to YouTube and search for an animated satire show called “Headcases.” It’s been cancelled now, but back in 2008, it was one of my favourite things on television. Having grown up under General Abacha and (retired) General Obasanjo, the experience of watching a primetime …
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Centre for Nigeria Progress 