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Opinion: Ojukwu Was a Prophet – Femi Adesina

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Opinion: Ojukwu Was a Prophet – Femi Adesina

I tell you, Ojukwu was a prophet, and like most prophets, he had no honour in his own country. In December 2009, I was at Aburi, while holidaying in Ghana. We Nigerians call it A-b-u-r-i, but the Ghanaians pronounce it as E-b-r-i. For those who have read widely about the civil war that we fought between 1967 and 1970, Aburi is a significant place. This was what I wrote about Aburi, after returning from that journey: “Aburi. Beautiful, serene Aburi, set daintily atop a hill. It is home to a botanical garden that is 119 years old. But for us in Nigeria, Aburi goes beyond just nature and its preservation. It is the town where General Yakubu Gowon and Odumegwu Ojukwu met, to try and avert the Nigerian Civil War that lasted between 1967 and 1970. They came out with Aburi Accord, which lat...

Nigeria: Nigeria’s Dawn is About to Break, We Will Turn Things Around – Buhari

According to President Muhammadu Buhari, times may be hard in Nigeria, but the country’s dawn is about to break. Buhari also said that the change his administration promised would not be easy to attain, but it would be achieved eventually. The president, represented by his political adviser, Senator Femi Ojudu, made the comments on Thursday, August 18, 2016, during the South West Conference of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ibadan, Oyo State. “You all may well know, the darkest part of the night is the period before dawn. Nigeria’s dawn is about to break. We are determined to turn things around,” Buhari said. “Change is not easy, but we are not relenting until we achieve a better life for all Nigerians. The change we advocate will be irrevocable when we are finally done...

World: Lindsay Graham and His Bid for Presidency

Discussing the issue of Lindsey Graham and his bid for presidency has been on for a while now. It first started as a joke, and then it became a serious issue. With everyone waiting for June 1, when he is expected to make his formal declaration, the issue has shifted from whether or not he is indeed planning to run for office to how qualified he is to occupy the office of the President of the United States. As with all matters regarding choice, there are those for and those against. To put it mildly, Senator Lindsey Graham is official now under the microscope. Running for the loftiest position in the United States is something that unleashes the investigator in many citizens. His past statements, views, voting patterns in the senate and even his personal life will and in fact has been pu...