Tag: Country
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SYRIA: Bashar al-Assad finally admits his country now in the hands of terrorists
Bashar al-Assad said Monday that Syria is in the hands of terrorism, the former president’s first statement since his ouster. Assad his departure from Syria was not planned and that Moscow requested his evacuation from a military base that was under attack. “My departure from Syria was neither planned nor did it occur during the…
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Nigeria drops from 95th to 102nd world’s happiest nation – Report reviews
Nigeria ranked 102nd happiest nation in the world with 4.881 points, according to the latest edition of the World Happiness Report released Wednesday. This represents a drop of seven places from 95th in the 2023 report by Sustainable Development Solutions. According to the report, released annually to mark the International Day of Happiness, designated by…
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Small but mighty Trinidad and Tobago freed after 464 years – By Owei Lakemfa
IT was like a seamless gathering. Diplomats and academics. Practitioners of two assertive professions: lawyers and journalists. Cultural ambassadors and traditional chiefs. It was evening in Abuja on Monday, August 22, 2022. We were gathered for the pre-independence 60th anniversary of Trinidad and Tobago, T&T which comes up on August 31. The representative of the…
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No country like Nigeria, By Owei Lakemfa
WATER is life. Yet it gets scarce. Deserts are advancing. Although floods are causing havoc in some parts of the world,
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A Dirge For My Beloved Country, By Cornelius Afebu Omonokhua
Cornelius Afebu Omonokhua Oh God, you remained forever blessed for you are the source of all blessings. You hate evil and no sinner is your guest. From age to age you are victorious in battle. We cry to you like Rachel who weep for her slaughtered children. She refused to be consoled. Her voice could…
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I want a new country, not another one – Owei Lakemfa
By Owei Lakemfa. Many Nigerians want to leave. That is why a citizen would gather a lot of money and pay a human trafficker to be taken through the horrors of the desert with the possibility of dying of thirst, arriving in unfriendly countries where he can be enslaved and then making the perilous journey…
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There was a country called Libya By Owei Lakemfa
By Owei Lakemfa Saif al-Islam Ghaddafi, P.hd, London School of Economics, and the best known son of Muammar Ghaddafi was set free this week. He had been detained for six years since November 19, 2011 when following the Libyan ‘Civil War’ he was captured by the Abu Bakr al-Sadiq Brigade while attempting to flee to…
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FG will release calendar of festivals across country in 2017 – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said on Thursday the Federal Government would in the new year release a calendar of festivals across the country. Mohammed made this known in Offa, Kwara State at the 2016 Edition of the ”Íjakadi Festival”, a traditional wrestling event, which started in the 14th century. The…