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The Aburi Accord (also known as the Aburi Agreement) represents one of the most consequential yet tragically unfulfilled diplomatic efforts in modern Nigerian history. Held in January 1967 amid escalating ethnic and political tensions, it was a high-stakes meeting of Nigeria’s military leaders aimed at averting civil war. Far from a mere footnote, the Accord …
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What makes you laugh? If you don’t laugh you may cry, my Lord has a sense of humour to make me laugh at just about everything. His creatures are funny looking, Trump is fun to laugh at, a toddler being a head of state. Reform UK Ltd being taken seriously as a political party is …
From email scams to oil spills and charlatan Pentecostal preachers, it's clear that Nigeria has something of an image problem. While the outside world's perception of Africa's most populous country hasn't always been overwhelmingly positive, there's plenty more to this nation than its unsavory associations. With its vibrant culture, sense of humor and adaptability, Nigeria …
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“Judge not, that you be not judged. For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged….” Bible, Matthew 7:1-2 (NKJV) In the first six months of 1986, Nigeria’s Supreme Court delivered two judgments with far reaching consequences for the lives and careers of two senior judges of the High Court. If the facts were …
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In the war the US launched on the Islamic Republic, the US secretary of war, as he prefers to be called, likes to talk about how the Christian God is on his side. During an interview with CBS News that aired Sunday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Iran should not doubt US resolve because it is …
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