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Azuka Onwuka With the death of the iconic Reggae musician, Majek Fashek, last week, the population of the community of Nigerian musicians was further depleted. Fashek was one of the people who popularised reggae music in Nigeria. Before 1987, reggae music was not domiciled in Nigeria as a genre that attracted Nigerian musicians. Despite the release of the album, Lamentation for Sodom, in 1984 by Tera Kota, there was a feeling that only Jamaicans could make a success of reggae as musicians. I was a teenager in secondary school in 1987 when The Mandators (Victor Essiet and Peggy Umana) released…

Tayo Oke George Floyd, an African-American man murdered by a white police officer, in broad daylight, in the middle of the street in Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA, on May 25 2020, is being laid to rest today in his hometown of Houston, Texas. Four police officers were involved in his arrest, one of whom, Derek Chauvin, was filmed pressing his knee on Floyd’s neck as he was pinned to the ground. The other three officers; Thomas Lane, J Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao, stood by and watched as Floyd was pleading for his life: “I can’t breathe”, he muttered repeatedly. By…

*PSG’s Mbappe world’s most expensive, Messi 21st, Ronaldo 70th Lille’s forward, Victor Osimhen, 21, has been rated as the costliest Nigerian player at the moment. In the biannual list from the International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES) Football Observatory featuring footballers from top five European Leagues: the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga, and Ligue 1, Osimhen was valued at 64 million Euros and in the 66th spot. The only other Nigerian player in the Top 100 is Leicester City enforcer, Wilfred Ndidi who is valued 49.5 million Euros and in the 94th place. Osimhen is currently on the…

“In city after city, officers are openly flouting any attempt at democratic restraint in an effort to assert authoritarian power.” American schoolchildren learn at an early age that the federal government has three branches intended to check and balance each other: legislative, executive and judicial. Over the past two weeks, we have witnessed a fourth unelected branch assert its supremacy over all others: the police. The protests that have swept U.S. cities began as a denouncement of police brutality. But what is happening in our streets has become a political power struggle over the legitimacy of democratic government itself. On…

Global outrage at the killing of George Floyd expresses the abiding international conviction that the U.S.’ self-promoted image is at odds with its reality. Thousands of people around the world are sending a dual message to Americans as they protest the death of George Floyd, the latest casualty of the systemic violence against Black residents of the U.S. Their message: We see your pain ― and we see your country for what it really is. To those outside America’s borders, the nation’s state-sanctioned racism stands in stark contrast to its proudly proclaimed ideals of liberty and equality in the more…

By Ayo Akanji “National security is a serious matter and I do not think it is proper to discuss such details in a public forum.”—Indian PM Narendra Modi Asymmetric warfare against terrorism is one of the most difficult, challenging and complex wars of modern times. Fighting unconventional enemies conventionally is not a piece of cake. It’s not the kind of war that can not be completed within the shortest duration of time. One needs to understand the enemy, its strategy and tactics. Besides, unconventional enemies have no rules of engagement. Unlike professional armies, they don’t care about putting innocent…

Having a healthy level of self-confidence can help you become successful in your personal and professional life. No matter how confident a person may seem, we must remember that nobody is born with limitless self-confidence. It is understandable that everyone struggles with confidence issues at one time or another. We all have to deal with our inner critic of self-doubt that constantly tells us that we are not good enough. If you are looking to boost your confidence level, then this article is for you. Here are six things you can do to build up your self-confidence. Visualise yourself the way…

• Omo-Agege denies ordering EFCC to investigate Akpabio Stakeholders, including the Niger Delta Forum for Equity and Justice, Niger Delta Activists Group and Excellent Leadership Foundation, and the Niger Delta Enterprise Initiative (NDEI), have insisted on the forensic audit of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and investigation of the committees on Niger Delta Affairs in the two chambers of the National Assembly. They accused some federal lawmakers of plotting to truncate the inventory ordered by President Muhammadu Buhari, noting that the “current moves by the National Assembly to institute multiple probes of the commission” were distractions that could prove to…

Former Super Eagles Goalkeeper, Abiodun Baruwa, believes the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has done the Super Eagles a world of good by insisting that Coach Gernot Rohr must win the Cameroun 2021 Nations Cup and also excel at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Speaking at the weekend from his base in London, Baruwa said the target given to Rohr was a clear signal that the federation expected better from him than his past performance in his new contract. He said, “I don’t think the Nations Cup target will put Rohr under unnecessary pressure as some people have said. “The federation…

Eze Onyekpere In the last three months, there has been an increase in the reported cases of sexual and gender-based violence against women and girls in Nigeria. The word “reported” is used decidedly considering that for every single report made to the police or in the media, there are tens of unreported cases that no one may ever hear of. These SGBV crimes include murder, rape, battery, defilement of minors, etc. This discourse reviews state obligations to ensure that women and girls are free from any form and manifestation of violence and its implications for public finance management, especially in…