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Gàmbàrí pa Fúlàní… By Lere Olayinka
In Yorubaland, there is this popular saying that, “Gàmbàrí pa Fúlàní ò lẹ́jọ́”, meaning “there is no case, if a Hausa person kills a Fulani person.”
In those days, the Yoruba people of Southwest Nigeria as well as some parts of the!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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Hunger: Northern Nigeria takes its mother to the sky, Festus Adedayo
Late Afrobeat superstar, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, in his early musical ensemble days as Africa ‘70, recalibrated a folklore that told the story of food shortage and hunger. The folklore, which Fela entitled Alujanjankijan brims with the motif!-->…
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Ogboni duality in Betta Edu and T.B. Joshua, By Festus Adedayo
The “Edan” is a Yoruba Ogboni cult insignia, an emblem of membership in the Ogboni society. It is a cylindrical duality of male and female brass figures with iron stems attached to it. Mostly joined at the top by an iron chain, the!-->!-->!-->…
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Monica Dongban-Mensem: In God’s Name, Go! – By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
Nearly one year after the country began voting in February last year, Nigeria’s Supreme Court is still casting the final votes in the 2023 elections. It has been a long, tortured and traumatic election season. First the people voted.!-->!-->!-->…
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Justice Dantijjo, public opinion and the rumble in Supreme Court’s jungle, By Festus Adedayo
Is there any connect between law and public opinion or judgments and public opinion? Before Justice Musa Dattijo Muhammad’s (rtd) valedictory speech at the Supreme Court last Friday, the connect or disconnect between those two had!-->!-->!-->…
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Ambassador Tuggar: A Diplomat Has Come To Four Ds of Diplomacy, By Kosi Ejiofor
Since Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, assumed office as the Minister of Foreign Affairs, a new positive direction appears to be beckoning at the ministry.
The way Nigeria is perceived abroad is so very important to President Bola!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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Admissibility and Enforceability of Foreign Court Judgments in Nigeria – By Usman Abdulsemiu…
Introduction
In today’s interconnected world, international trade, commerce, and legal disputes often involve parties from various jurisdictions. When a judgment is obtained from a foreign court, the question of its admissibility and!-->!-->!-->…
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Ifá and the new Sọ̀ún of Ògbómọ̀sọ́, Pastor Afolabi Ghandi Olaoye
By Lere Olayinka
I still do not understand why some people are struggling to run away from the fact that IFÁ is a major factor in the selection of Kings and Traditional Chiefs in Yorubaland.
Another fact is that for you to be picked!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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OPINION: Imperative of Women’s Involvement in Tinubu’s Administration
By Akanji Ismail
Gender equality and women's empowerment have emerged as crucial issues in contemporary society. Despite significant progress, women continue to face numerous challenges in various spheres of life,!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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Who’s Afraid Of General Buratai?
By Biodun Adeniyi
Nigerian political landscape is full of intrigues and brinkmanship. It's full of the proverbial 'banana peel' and 'pull him down syndrome' which has become the trademark of some political jobbers, always seeing their!-->!-->!-->…
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