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The reality about national integration

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SIR: There are many forces that threaten the existence of National Integration in our society.  One of them is the strong feeling we harbour about our tribes or religion, which often clash as a result of manipulation by some...
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Opon Imo yet to be launched

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letter-to-editorSIR: Having read through the article written by one Ayo Aluko-Olokun in The Punch of Thursday 16th of May, 2013 titled ‘Osun: Why Launch Opon Imo in Lagos?’, I came to the sad conclusion that the writer does not have the slightest clue of what...
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Support President On Emergency Rule

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SIR: The declaration of a state of emergency in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states by President Goodluck Jonathan is timely and in the right direction, towards safeguarding the country from recurrent attacks by terrorists.

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Save Us From Afonka Policemen

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Letters-to-the-Editor_copySIR: We, the residents of Akowonjo, Egbeda and Shasha are groaning under the heavy arms of the Police at Afonka Station. Police, they say, should be our friend but these ones are like angry lions, and we are afraid of them. Even at the time the...
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Terror and the endgame strategy

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SIR: The Nigerian people, government, Muslims, Christians and press must stand by the nation’s military and intelligence as they seek to put an end to the carnage and de-civilisation being engineered, driven and executed by terrorists. These...
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What manner of minister?

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SIR: It is time once again to check the excesses of the present Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, who has remained very ignorant in his actions considering his dignified position. Or how else can one explain the present executive...
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To fight plagiarism properly

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LetterSIR: It was reported of recent that Vice-Chancellors are set to tackle plagiarism with technology in Nigerian universities. Going by the rate at which Nigerian universities produce unemployable thesis writing graduates and “good boy” political...
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Afenifere’s strange bedfellows

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SIR: I was alarmed but later bemused when I read about Afenifere’s press conference in the media recently. Seated with Afenifere’s chieftains were Senator Iyiola Omisore and Mr. Yinka Odumakin. Odumakin was the vocal spokesperson of the group...
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Paralysing moments in Nigeria

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Letter_writingSIR: The events of the last two weeks or so in Nigeria have been quite scary and paralysing. The unacceptable murder of police officers doing their job to make the country safe in Nasarawa State, the killing of law enforcement agents in Bama, the...
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