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October 7 has become for Israel what 9/11 was to the United States. A day to remember. It was the day a great power let down its guard The post …
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‘Sometimes’ and ‘sometime’ are two different words though both are, in most cases, adverbs of time. This means that they modify verbs. Their meanings are, however, different. So, they should …
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Anyone who read the book titled “The Peter Principle,” by Laurence J. Peter and Raymond Hull will be conversant with the management principle of Hierarchiolgy which postulates…“every employee tends to rise …
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Now that more regional development commissions have been created by the Federal Government, pray there would be expedited development activities across the country. The post Development commissions and funding burden …
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The transmission of four bills that aim to overhaul Nigeria’s tax system to the National Assembly two weeks ago by President Bola Tinubu has sparked debates in the polity about …
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From the performances of our national teams in international competitions, especially in the past four Olympic Games, to all the shenanigans that marked various ministerial administrations of sports from 2015 …
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On October 1, former U.S. president Jimmy Carter (1977-1980) turned 100 years old. Though he won the Nobel Peace prize in 2002 for his peacemaking efforts and promoting democracy, development …
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Ordinary or marginalised Nigerians are in pain, concerned middle-class Nigerians are confused but the politicians are happy with how the economy works. So, whether the economic policies are working or …
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These days, the level of stress we are forced to cope with is significantly higher than at any other time in our history as a people. We are trapped between …
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